This page includes emerging terminology that is in use on the LGBTQIA+ Wiki and in parts of the LGBTQIA+ community. These terms have emerged in the 21st century and are not widely known by people who are not part of the platforms or communities where the terms originated. The exact names for these concepts and their definitions may not have stabilized yet. This does not mean that these terms are invalid, but that few people know of these terms compared to those that have spread quickly or entered common usage prior to the current decade or century.
Identity terms[]
Alloromantic[]
- Main article: Alloromantic
Alloromantic is an umbrella term for people who experience romantic attraction or are not on the aromantic spectrum.[1] Alloromantic people regularly experience romantic attraction to other people. The term is not gender-specific. It is possible to be alloromantic but not allosexual, and vice versa.[2]
Allosexual[]
- Main article: Allosexual
Allosexual, sometimes called zedsexual,[3] is an umbrella term for people who are not asexual. Allosexual people regularly experience sexual attraction to others, whether or not they engage in sexual activity. It is possible to be allosexual but not alloromantic and vice versa. This term is not gender-specific[4] and is typically used as a descriptor rather than a label that people identify as.[3]
The term "allosexual" is used in LGBTQIA+ discourse to make clear that not being asexual does not make someone "normal" or the default state; sexuality is not a matter of being either asexual or "normal".[3][5] However, the specific word has been criticized on semantic grounds and for possibly being rooted in clinical sexology, which has a history of erasing and oppressing asexual and aromantic people. "Zedsexual" has been used to emphasize sexuality as a spectrum from A to Z(ed).[3]
Diamoric[]
- Main article: Diamoric
A diamoric pride flag
Diamoric[6]—also known as adonian, adonic, cypric, or dionysian [7]— is generally considered an umbrella term referring to the attractions experienced by non-binary individuals that cannot be described as "same gender" or "other gender",[8] "straight" or "gay".[9][3] As an identity word for non-binary people, it can be used to describe their sexual or romantic orientations, rather than being a specific orientation term of its own, or used to describe their relationships.[3] Some non-binary people use it to emphasize their own gender identity and their attractions or relationships with other non-binary people. For instance, someone who is genderfluid and bisexual might describe themselves as a diamoric bisexual. Diamoric can also describe relationships in which one or more of the partners is non-binary, including relationships where one of the members is binary.[8][3]
MOGAI[]
- Main article: MOGAI
The current MOGAI pride flag
MOGAI is an acronym for Marginalized Orientations, Gender Alignments, and Intersex.[10] MOGAI is an umbrella term for people who are not cisgender and/or heterosexual and/or endosex.[11]
Neptunic[]
Neptunic is defined as "an individual who is attracted to both the non-binary and female genders". Thus, it can also be defined as a person who is not attracted to anyone who is a man, masculine non-binary person, or otherwise is a non-binary person aligned with manhood or masculinity. The phrase can be used in isolation or in combination with other orientations, and can be used by anyone, although it is often seen as being mostly used by non-binary people. It seemingly came into popularity around 2017 on Tumblr, and is a shortened term for the microlabel nomascsexual (i.e. no masc sexual).[12][13]
It can also be seen as an alternative term to nomasexual/nomaromantic, which is defined as "a sexual/romantic attraction to anyone who isn't a man".[3][13] Neptunic itself was coined on August 31st, 2017, alongside the term uranic.[14]
Neurogender[]
- Main article: Neurogender
The neurogender pride flag
Neurogender identity was originally proposed on a Tumblr blog as "a gender feeling that is strongly linked to one's status as neurodivergent".[15] It was further elaborated upon as the following: "Neurogender is a gender feeling that is linked to someone's neurodivergence. It can be both an identity and an umbrella term for genders that are limited to neurodivergent people. Obviously, you have to be neurodivergent to identify as this gender. And no, it is not 'turning neurological disorders into a gender'. Neurogender just means that a person's perception of their gender is influenced by them being neurodivergent."[16] As the meaning of the term "neurodivergent" has been debated, it is unclear which definition was intended.[note 1]
By 2016, "neurogender" had been redefined by others on the Gender Wiki as "an umbrella term to describe when someone's gender is somehow linked to their neurotype, mental illness, or neurological conditions. There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies."[17] This specific redefinition has been cited in at least one print source.[18] In another redefinition from 2018 that was published both online and in print, neurogenders were described as "genders specific to neurodivergent people whose experience of gender relates to their neurotype or who feel they can't fully understand gender due to their neurotype."[19]
Transneutral[]
Transneutral is defined by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's LGBTQ+ Resource Center as: "a transgender person who identifies with, is transitioning towards, or has transitioned to a neutral gender identity or gender expression."[20] An alternate definition, provided by the Amsterdam Gender Theory Research Team, is as follows: a person who has "made a transition to neutral gender form[sic] a non-neutral gender".[21]
In relation to transneutral, some people may use the acronyms FTN ("female to neutral") and MTN ("male to neutral") to describe their transition.[21][22] However, note that those same acronyms can also be used to mean "female to nonbinary" and "male to nonbinary" respectively.[23]
Uranic[]
Uranic is defined as a person who is attracted to men, masculine and androgynous non-binary people, and basically anyone who is not a woman nor feminine non-binary person. It is most often used by non-binary people, but it is not exclusive to them and can be used by anyone who feels it best describes their orientation.[24] Uranic is sometimes seen as a "masculine equivalent" to neptunic.[12]
It can also be seen as an alternative term to nowomasexual/nowomaromantic, which is defined as "a sexual/romantic attraction to anyone who isn't a woman".[3] Uranic itself was coined on August 31st, 2017, alongside the term neptunic.[14]
Xenogender[]
- Main article: Xenogender
A xenogender pride flag
Xenogender is defined as "a gender that cannot be contained by human understandings of gender; more concerned with crafting other methods of gender categorization and hierarchy such as those relating to animals, plants, or other creatures/things".[25] Xenogender individuals may use ideas and identities outside of the gender binary to describe themselves and avoid binary gendered identifiers, such as using only their first name or the name of an animal.[26] They may feel they cannot place a label on themselves,[27] or feel as though they lack the terms to fully express their gender or identity, something that derives from a lexical gap.[note 2][29] The term "xenogender" itself was designed to help fill the lexical gap by using terms not typically associated with gender or describing gender with metaphors.[29] Since it is a gender identity that is outside the binary concepts of masculinity and femininity, xenogender is a non-binary identity.[26]
Other emerging terms[]
Gender modality[]
Gender modality is the modifier of one's experience for when a person's assigned gender at birth matches what gender that person feels they are. It encompasses both cisgender and transgender as primary modalities.[30][31]
Microlabel[]
- Main article: Microlabel
A microlabel is a label for some form of gender identity or sexual orientation that falls under, or otherwise overlaps with, a broader term.[32][33][34] Microlabels tend to be described as "hyperspecific", meaning that they describe a very specific experience of a gender/sexuality/etc.[33]
A term being a microlabel does not mean that the term is not widely used, nor is the term invalid as an identity. Whether or not a person finds a microlabel personally useful for themselves does not determine whether or not said microlabel is valid as an identity.
Unlabeled[]
- Main article: Unlabeled
A pride flag for unlabeled people
Unlabeled, also known as "no label" or "non-labeled", is a term used by individuals who do not wish to label their identity with more specific terms, such as lesbian, bisexual, agender, and so on. People can have many personal reasons for wanting to forego labeling themselves, such as feeling that current labels do not fit how they feel, or just not wanting to label themselves for the time being. Note that some people who could be 'labeled' as unlabeled may not necessarily use the actual term itself.[35][36][37][38][39]
Notes[]
- ↑ Neurodivergent is a term associated with the neurodiversity movement. Neurodiverse, coined by Judy Singer, is not equivalent to "neurological disorder" or "autistic"; an individual person is not neurodiverse. Neurodiversity is comparable to biodiversity and refers to the neuro-cognitive variability found in all humans, such as mood, learning, attention, social behavior, and other mental traits. The neurodiversity movement is primarily associated with people who are on the autism spectrum, as well as "cousin" conditions such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, learning disorders such as dyslexia, and motor disorders such as dyspraxia and Tourette's Syndrome. The term neurodivergent, coined by Kassiane Asasumasu, refers to neurologically divergent from typical or a brain that diverges. Asasumasu has said it is not limited to neurodevelopmental disorders and includes people with mental illnesses or no specific diagnosis. Others have redefined neurodivergent as specific to neurodevelopmental or neurological conditions, and not mood, dissociative, or personality disorders. Further explanations of neurodiversity versus neurodivergence are available on the Neuroqueer blog.
- ↑ A lexical gap is a word that does not exist in a particular language, although it could exist according to that language's rules.[28]
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