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'''Aldernic''' is an [[umbrella term]] for individuals who have, or wish to have, a body that deviates from what is expected in society or typical human notions. Aldernic may refer to fictional characters who have a different type of body from humans, but it may also be used by people who desire a body that does not match any existing body or a body that is not possible by human standards. |
'''Aldernic''' is an [[umbrella term]] for individuals who have, or wish to have, a body that deviates from what is expected in society or typical human notions. Aldernic may refer to fictional characters who have a different type of body from humans, but it may also be used by people who desire a body that does not match any existing body or a body that is not possible by human standards. |
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Usually this term will define people who do not feel as though they fit into a |
Usually this term will define people who do not feel as though they fit into a [[müllerian]] or [[wolffian]] body (though there are exceptions to this, such as people who [[Salmacian|desire both male ''and'' female sex characteristics]]), and instead desire an [[Expression Ambiguous|ambiguous]], nonhuman, or other non-traditional body. It may refer to someone's “true” body, whether because of [[alterhuman]]ity, [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender nonconformity]], [[xenic]] identity, or anything else. It can also define someone's physical body, internal identity, or both. |
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Aldernic is not connected to being [[intersex]], and does not make someone “between [[perisex]] and intersex”; aldernic and intersex are separate from each other and should not be conflated. |
Aldernic is not connected to being [[intersex]], and does not make someone “between [[perisex]] and intersex”; aldernic and intersex are separate from each other and should not be conflated. |