Centrgender


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Centrgender, also spelled centergender, is a gender modality that describes someone who feels as though they do not fit into either category of cisgender or transgender. They are both cisn't and transn't.

Centrgender can be used as a specific identity, or as an umbrella term for anyone who isn't cis or trans. Someone could identify as centrgender while also identifying as absgender, for example. This is an all inclusive term that any individual may use as long as they aren't fully cisgender.

A centrgender individual does not identify (fully or at all) with their AGAB, and therefore isn’t cisgender, but does not feel a connection to the label transgender either. They may even feel as though they fall in the middle of these two.

Centrgender can be modified with terms like centercis (where one doesn't identify as cisgender nor transgender, but feels that cisgender fits more than transgender), and centrtrans (where one doesn't identify as cisgender nor transgender, but feels that transgender fits more than cisgender).

Related Terms
If used as an umbrella term, centrgender would include isogender and absgender.

Absgender vs Centrgender
Absgender and centrgender are strongly similar terms in that they both describe not being cisgender nor transgender, but they cannot be described as synonymous. Absgender means beyond, between or removed from cis/trans dichotomy. Centrgender is for anyone who doesn't fit into the categories of trans or cis. Centrgender can be used as its own term or an umbrella term. As un umbrella term, centrgender would include isogender and absgender.

Although these terms are not the same, some centrgender individuals may also identify as absgender, and some absgender individuals may also identify as centrgender.

Isogender vs Centrgender
Isogender and centrgender are strongly similar terms in that they both describe not being cisgender nor transgender, but they cannot be described as synonymous. Isogender is for those who aren't cis or are not fully cis, but trans doesn't seem to fit either. Centrgender is for anyone who doesn't fit into the categories of trans or cis. Centrgender can be used as its own term or an umbrella term. As un umbrella term, centrgender would include isogender and absgender.

Although these terms are very similar, they are different terms. However, some centrgender individuals may also identify as isogender, and some isogender individuals may also identify as centrgender.

History
This term was coined by FANDOM user Rat0Meat on July 28, 2021. They wanted an all-inclusive term for being neither cis nor trans. The subsets, centrcis and centrtrans, were proposed by Reddit user u/hiitsyaz two days later.

Flag and Symbol
The centrgender flag was made by Discord users Asthore and emsydacat on July 31, 2021. It has no confirmed meaning.

The centregender symbol was made by FANDOM user WiiFyneLM on October 28th, 2021 for an LGBT+ symbols poster. It has no confirmed meaning.

Etymology
"Centr" is the Latin route for "center", which is why the term can be spelled both ways.