It’s been over a year and a half since I last surveyed nonbinary people to get a general idea of preferences when it comes to language to describe us. In that time nonbinary genders have become more well-known in the media in the UK and the US. It can’t hurt to get a fresher picture, can it?
This time I’ll attempt to improve on the last survey by including some options that were missed out last time. As before, you will not be asked for your name, email address, specific location, legal gender, or gender assigned at birth.
Thank you,
Cassian
PS: Last time we got over 2,000 responses. That made the results really useful and valuable, and it’d be great if we could repeat that. If you would like to help these statistics be as complete as possible with minimal effort, please reblog this post and retweet this tweet.
PPS: I’d like to take this opportunity to note that this is just a Google Forms survey with no extra security. While no identifying information such as names and email addresses will be collected, I cannot be responsible for your privacy. If you have any concerns at all, please be cautious and do what you feel is necessary to be safe.
Intergender: A gender identity under the nonbinary and transgender umbrella terms. Intergender people have a gender identity that is in the middle between the binary genders of female and male, and may be a mix of both. The word “intergender” has been independently coined by different people at different times, resulting in two main differences in meaning:
1. Some of them have given it as an identity label that any person can use, even if they are not intersex (dyadic) themselves. This definition seems to have been coined earlier, at least in the 1990s. (However, there are other terms one could use instead of this if one isn’t intersex, like androgyne).
2. Others have said that “intergender” can only by used by people who are intersex, and that intergender is an identity only for intersex people. Intersex people need words for gender identities that correlate only with intersex bodies. In that case, dyadic nonbinary people should respect intersex people by taking up a different label than intergender for themselves, such as androgyne or bigender.
Term coined by: Unknown
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Color meanings: “I wanted to demonstrate that being intergender is related to being intersex, so I stuck within the same general layout and color scheme as the intersex flag, but I’ve placed the blue and pink (often used to signify the binary genders or sexes) at the extremities of the flag, with purple in the middle. The gradient from blue to pink in the center of the intersex flag is here replaced by a gray stripe, as purple can’t make a gradient into itself. (I had the alternate idea of a gradient where the purple was deeper in the center, but we ended up going with this one. This way everything is about the same brightness and saturation, which I think looks more harmonious.).“
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The GENDER Book second edition is in the works… and we need your help to make it happen!
Hi friends! With COVID-19 turning the world upside down, our illustrator has less work on his plate. The upside is that means more time to (finally!) go back and do some revisions on the GENDER book.
We’re looking to fix all those typos that have been bugging you, add more identities, and generally make the book the best it can be. After all, the world of gender has evolved some since the first edition came out in 2014!
So, if you’re willing, we’d love your sharp eyes and keen minds to help out with the editing process. Just bust out your copy (or grab a pay what you like ebook) and fill out this formwith anything you’d change. This is your chance to be heard! There’s even a spot if you want to be drawn into the next version of the GENDER book.
