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'''Conformant''' describes |
'''Conformant''' describes an individual who falls into the expected societal ideals, expectations, or roles for some form of identification. One can be conformant in terms of [[gender]], [[sex]], [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]], orientation, relationships, or other related forms of self-identification. The opposite of conformant is [[variant]]. Individuals can be variant in some areas and conformant in other areas. To specify certain subcommunities, terms like gender conformant, [[attraction]] conformant, [[Pronouns|pronoun]] conformant, etc. can be used. Conformant on it's own can also be used to refer to someone who is fully conformant in all aspects. Most individuals are conformant in one way or another. |
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==Forms of Conformity== |
==Forms of Conformity== |
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Attractional |
=== Attractional Conformance === |
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*[[Suptilic]]: An orientation that is strict, not changing or flexible. |
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**[[Kymenic]]: An orientation that is static, not fluid. |
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**[[Diastimic]]: An orientation that is stable, not fluctuating in intensity. |
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*[[Perioriented]]: When ones sexual orientation and romantic orientation match. |
*[[Perioriented]]: When ones sexual orientation and romantic orientation match. |
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*[[Allosexual]]: Regularly feeling [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]]. |
*[[Allosexual]]/[[Alloromantic|romantic]]: Regularly feeling [[Sexual Attraction|sexual]] and [[Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]]. |
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*[[Ectosexual]]/romantic: Experiencing attraction to individuals other than oneself. The reverse of [[autosexual]]/[[Autoromantic|romantic]]. |
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*[[Alloromantic]]: Regularly feeling [[Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]]. |
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*[[Monoromantic]]/[[Monosexual|sexual]]: Being attracted to one gender. |
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*[[Binian]]: Being only attracted to [[Binary Genders|binary]] individuals. |
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*[[Straight|Heterosexual]]/romantic: Attracted only to people of the “opposite” gender. |
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*[[Duaric]]: Being a man attracted to women (mlw) or a woman attracted to men (wlm). |
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**[[Julietian]]: Being a woman attracted to [[men]] (wlm) |
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**[[Romeric]]: Being a man attracted to [[women]] (mlw) |
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*[[Straight|Straight/Hetero]]: Attracted only to individuals of the “opposite” gender (men exclusively attracted to women or women exclusively attracted to men). |
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**[[Romerion|Romerion/Darcian]]: Experiencing hetero attraction to women. |
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**[[Julietion|Julietion/Bennetian]]: Experiencing hetero attraction to men. |
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Relationship |
=== Relationship Conformance === |
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*[[Monogamous]]/Monoamorous: Only wanting to have a relationship with one individual at a time, no open relationships. |
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*Monoerosous: Only wanting sexual relations with only one individual (not [[polyerosous]]). |
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*[[Monofidelity]]/[[Monofidelitous]]: The mono counterpart of [[polyfidelity]]/[[afidelitous]]. |
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[[Gender Modality|Gender modality]] conformance: |
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=== Gender Conformance === |
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*[[Cisgender]]: Identifying with one's [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]]. |
*[[Cisgender]]: Identifying with one's [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]]. |
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Gender conformance: |
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*[[Monogender]]: Having a single gender. |
*[[Monogender]]: Having a single gender. |
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*[[Suptilian]]: |
*[[Suptilian]]: Having a gender that is strict, not [[Genderfluid|fluid]], and not [[Genderflux|fluctuating]], and is not in a grey area between identities. |
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**[[Kymenian]]: A gender that is static, not fluid. |
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**[[Diastimian]]: A gender that is stable, not fluctuating in intensity. |
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*[[Anthrogender]] or sociegender: Not [[xenic]] nor [[xenogender]]; having a gender that is best described by its relation to masculinity, femininity, androgyny, neutrality, etc.; a term for genders that are not that are defined in relation or disconnect to concepts that the dominant/mainstream society uses to describe gender. |
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*[[Dingender]]: Genders that are defined or determined in nature (as not [[undefined]] or [[uingender]]). This includes [[porogender]]. |
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=== Presentation Conformance === |
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*[[Exipronouns|Exipronominal]]: Using the standard pronouns that traditionally exist in one's language (not [[neopronouns]]). |
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*[[Unipronominal]]: Having a single pronoun set. |
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*Pronoun conformity: Having typical pronoun usage (not [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|pronoun non-conforming]]). |
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*[[Cisvestic]]: Dressing and wearing clothes typical of one's gender. |
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Biosex conformance: |
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=== Sex Conformance === |
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*[[Dyadic|Perisex/Dyadic]]: Not [[intersex]]. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female. |
*[[Dyadic|Perisex/Dyadic]]: Not [[intersex]]. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female. |
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*[[Protosex]]: Not [[altersex]]. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics. |
*[[Protosex|Protosex/Protsex]]: Not [[altersex]]. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics. |
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*[[Cissex]]: Someone who has not medically altered their sex characteristics, and does not wish to do so. |
*[[Cissex]]: Someone who has not medically altered their sex characteristics, and does not wish to do so. |
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*[[Infrasex]]: Not [[parsex]] or [[varsex]]. |
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== Flag == |
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==See also== |
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*[[COGAP]] |
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*[[Cishet]] |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 30 January 2024
Conformant describes an individual who falls into the expected societal ideals, expectations, or roles for some form of identification. One can be conformant in terms of gender, sex, gender expression, orientation, relationships, or other related forms of self-identification. The opposite of conformant is variant. Individuals can be variant in some areas and conformant in other areas. To specify certain subcommunities, terms like gender conformant, attraction conformant, pronoun conformant, etc. can be used. Conformant on it's own can also be used to refer to someone who is fully conformant in all aspects. Most individuals are conformant in one way or another.
Forms of Conformity
Attractional Conformance
- Suptilic: An orientation that is strict, not changing or flexible.
- Perioriented: When ones sexual orientation and romantic orientation match.
- Allosexual/romantic: Regularly feeling sexual and romantic attraction.
- Ectosexual/romantic: Experiencing attraction to individuals other than oneself. The reverse of autosexual/romantic.
- Monoromantic/sexual: Being attracted to one gender.
- Binian: Being only attracted to binary individuals.
- Duaric: Being a man attracted to women (mlw) or a woman attracted to men (wlm).
- Straight/Hetero: Attracted only to individuals of the “opposite” gender (men exclusively attracted to women or women exclusively attracted to men).
- Romerion/Darcian: Experiencing hetero attraction to women.
- Julietion/Bennetian: Experiencing hetero attraction to men.
Relationship Conformance
- Amorous: Desiring a close partnership.
- Monogamous/Monoamorous: Only wanting to have a relationship with one individual at a time, no open relationships.
- Monoerosous: Only wanting sexual relations with only one individual (not polyerosous).
- Monofidelity/Monofidelitous: The mono counterpart of polyfidelity/afidelitous.
Gender Conformance
- Cisgender: Identifying with one's assigned gender at birth.
- Allogender: Having a gender.
- Monogender: Having a single gender.
- Suptilian: Having a gender that is strict, not fluid, and not fluctuating, and is not in a grey area between identities.
- Kymenian: A gender that is static, not fluid.
- Diastimian: A gender that is stable, not fluctuating in intensity.
- Binary: Identifying as a man or woman.
- Anthrogender or sociegender: Not xenic nor xenogender; having a gender that is best described by its relation to masculinity, femininity, androgyny, neutrality, etc.; a term for genders that are not that are defined in relation or disconnect to concepts that the dominant/mainstream society uses to describe gender.
- Dingender: Genders that are defined or determined in nature (as not undefined or uingender). This includes porogender.
Presentation Conformance
- Gender conforming: Presenting in a way typical of your gender (not gender non-conforming).
- Exipronominal: Using the standard pronouns that traditionally exist in one's language (not neopronouns).
- Unipronominal: Having a single pronoun set.
- Pronoun conformity: Having typical pronoun usage (not pronoun non-conforming).
- Cisvestic: Dressing and wearing clothes typical of one's gender.
Sex Conformance
- Perisex/Dyadic: Not intersex. Being born with sex characteristics classified as male or female.
- Protosex/Protsex: Not altersex. Having sex characteristics that are classified male or female, and desires those characteristics.
- Cissex: Someone who has not medically altered their sex characteristics, and does not wish to do so.
- Infrasex: Not parsex or varsex.
Flag
The conformance flag was created by the Tumblr blog conformant-archive on February 4, 2019.[1]