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    {{Distinguish|Apogender|Apagender}}
    [[File:Aporagenderflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The aporagender flag.]]
    [[File:Aporagenderflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The aporagender flag]]
    '''Aporagender''' is a [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] gender defined as being "a gender separate from male, female, and anything in between, while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling". Aporagender people are not a combination of male and female, like [[androgyne]], and still have a strong gendered feeling, unlike [[agender]].
    [[File:Aporagender2.png|thumb|220x220px|An alternate aporagender flag]]
    [[File:Original aporagender symbol.png|thumb|The aporagender symbol]]
    [[File:Aporagender symbol.png|thumb|Alternate aporagender symbol.]]
    [[File:Aporagender alt flag.png|thumb|Another alternate aporagender flag]]
    [[File:Alt aporagender flag 2.png|thumb|Another alternate aporagender flag]]
    '''Aporagender''' is a [[non-binary]] [[gender]], or group of genders, defined as being separate from [[male]], [[female]], and anything [[liaspec|in-between]], while still being a strong and specific [[allogender|gendered]] feeling. Aporagender individuals are not a combination of [[binary]] genders (unlike [[androgyne]] individuals), yet still have a strong gendered feeling (unlike [[agender]] individuals).


    Aporagender is similar to [[neutrois]], and in some ways they are synonyms, depending on an individual's definition of neutrois. Aporagender is also very similar to [[maverique]], with the main difference being that aporagender can be used as an umbrella term that can potentially encompass many genders, whereas maverique is a single, specific gender.
    Aporagender can be used as an [[umbrella term]] or as a gender on its own. It may sometimes be a synonym of [[neutrois]], depending on the definition of neutrois used (such as [[neugender]] or [[neutral]] [[comgender]]). It is very similar to [[abinary]], and all aporagenders are inherently abinary, however aporagenders are also very commonly [[atrinary]] (but do not have to be). [[Maverique]] is a well known example of an aporagender.

    The gender quality associated with aporagenders is [[Aporine|aporinity]].


    == History ==
    == History ==
    Aporagender was coined on the Tumblr blog Aporagender some time in 2014, around the same time that maverique was coined.
    Aporagender was coined on the Tumblr blog Aporagender some time in 2014, around the same time that maverique was coined. The individual who coined the term made it as an alternative to [[aliagender]], due to concerns that aliagender might be "racist or appropriative."


    == Flag ==
    == Flag ==
    The aporagender flag was designed by Hyaenahart on the Aprogender blog. The color meanings are as follows: Blue and pink, representing maleness and femaleness, have been put on either end of the flag to show that this gender is separate from them. Purple represents feeling in between male and female, and possibly represents the spectrum of aprogender identities. Yellow represents how the gender is nothing like being female, male or both. It is placed close enough to blue, purple and pink to show that it’s still connected strongly to some sort of gender. It also represents how it’s a non-binary identity.
    The aporagender flag was designed by Hyaenahart on the Aprogender blog. The color meanings are as follows:


    An alternate aporagender was designed by Mod Lune on the Tumblr blog wedontcareaboutyourbinary on July 3, 2018.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/175489605783/aporagender-flag-suggestion-its-recently-come-to Alternate flag}}]</ref> They were dissatisfied with how strongly the original flag focuses on the binary gender and “betweenness”. Yellow and green were chosen as they are strongly associated with non-binary identities that are completely separate from a female/male (pink/blue) point of reference. Teal represents aporagender identities that may seem similar to maleness/masculinity or femaleness/femininity, but are distinctly their own separate gender feelings. The black diagonal stripe is in opposition to white, which frequently references lack, absence or void. Black represents the presence of a specific gender feeling. Its diagonal orientation refers to the existence of these genders on a plane completely distinct from the binary.
    Blue and pink, representing maleness and femaleness, have been put on either end of the flag to show that this gender is separate from them.


    Two more alternate flags were created by FANDOM user [[User:MimiRat|MimiRat]] on August 25th, 2021.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Aporagender?commentId=4400000000000185086 Alternate flags}}]</ref> The meanings for these flags are the same as the meaning of the original flag.
    Purple represents feeling in between male and female, and possibly represents the spectrum of aprogender identities.


    == Symbol ==
    Yellow represents how the gender is nothing like being female, male or both. It is placed close enough to blue, purple and pink to show that it’s still connected strongly to some sort of gender. It also represents how it’s a non-binary identity.
    The symbol was created by Tumblr user z1msoda on August 4th, 2021.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://z1msoda.tumblr.com/post/658593165954187264/octopodesinmybutt-some-gender-symbols-i-invented Symbol}}]</ref>
    An alternate symbol was created by Tumblr user mourningmogaicrew on August 13th, 2021.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://mourningmogaicrew.tumblr.com/post/659420972546490368/new-gender-symbols-introducing-gender-symbols-for Alternate symbol}}]</ref>


    == Etymology ==
    == Etymology ==
    The prefix apora- comes from the Greek word apor, meaning "separate".
    The prefix ''apora-'' comes from the Greek word ''apo'', meaning "separate".

    [[Category:Gender]]
    == See also ==
    * [[Outherine]]
    * [[Aingender]]
    * [[Aiaspec]]

    == Resources ==
    <references/>
    [[Category:Abinary Genders]]
    [[Category:Abinary Genders]]
    [[Category:Outherine Genders]]
    [[Category:Aporine Genders]]

    Latest revision as of 23:25, 14 March 2024

    The aporagender flag
    An alternate aporagender flag
    The aporagender symbol
    Alternate aporagender symbol.
    Another alternate aporagender flag
    Another alternate aporagender flag

    Aporagender is a non-binary gender, or group of genders, defined as being separate from male, female, and anything in-between, while still being a strong and specific gendered feeling. Aporagender individuals are not a combination of binary genders (unlike androgyne individuals), yet still have a strong gendered feeling (unlike agender individuals).

    Aporagender can be used as an umbrella term or as a gender on its own. It may sometimes be a synonym of neutrois, depending on the definition of neutrois used (such as neugender or neutral comgender). It is very similar to abinary, and all aporagenders are inherently abinary, however aporagenders are also very commonly atrinary (but do not have to be). Maverique is a well known example of an aporagender.

    The gender quality associated with aporagenders is aporinity.

    History

    Aporagender was coined on the Tumblr blog Aporagender some time in 2014, around the same time that maverique was coined. The individual who coined the term made it as an alternative to aliagender, due to concerns that aliagender might be "racist or appropriative."

    Flag

    The aporagender flag was designed by Hyaenahart on the Aprogender blog. The color meanings are as follows: Blue and pink, representing maleness and femaleness, have been put on either end of the flag to show that this gender is separate from them. Purple represents feeling in between male and female, and possibly represents the spectrum of aprogender identities. Yellow represents how the gender is nothing like being female, male or both. It is placed close enough to blue, purple and pink to show that it’s still connected strongly to some sort of gender. It also represents how it’s a non-binary identity.

    An alternate aporagender was designed by Mod Lune on the Tumblr blog wedontcareaboutyourbinary on July 3, 2018.[1] They were dissatisfied with how strongly the original flag focuses on the binary gender and “betweenness”. Yellow and green were chosen as they are strongly associated with non-binary identities that are completely separate from a female/male (pink/blue) point of reference. Teal represents aporagender identities that may seem similar to maleness/masculinity or femaleness/femininity, but are distinctly their own separate gender feelings. The black diagonal stripe is in opposition to white, which frequently references lack, absence or void. Black represents the presence of a specific gender feeling. Its diagonal orientation refers to the existence of these genders on a plane completely distinct from the binary.

    Two more alternate flags were created by FANDOM user MimiRat on August 25th, 2021.[2] The meanings for these flags are the same as the meaning of the original flag.

    Symbol

    The symbol was created by Tumblr user z1msoda on August 4th, 2021.[3] An alternate symbol was created by Tumblr user mourningmogaicrew on August 13th, 2021.[4]

    Etymology

    The prefix apora- comes from the Greek word apo, meaning "separate".

    See also

    Resources

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