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[[File:4863EC7E-B8BF-407D-9B15-596409EA6BB0.png|thumb|220x220px|The egogender flag.]] |
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[[File:Egogender1.png|thumb|The original egogender flag]] |
[[File:Egogender1.png|thumb|The original egogender flag]] |
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[[File:Egogender2.png|thumb|An alternate egogender flag]] |
[[File:Egogender2.png|thumb|An alternate egogender flag]] |
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'''Egogender''', also known as '''charagender''', is a [[xenogender]] where the only way to describe one’s gender is simply as oneself. |
'''Egogender''', also known as '''charagender''', is a [[xenogender]] where the only way to describe one’s gender is simply as oneself. One's gender can only be described as themselves and is therefore unique to them. It can be combined with other genders, such as ego[[Woman|girl]], ego[[Man|boy]], or ego[[Non-Binary|nonbinary]]. |
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== History == |
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Egogender was coined by deactivated Tumblr user queerspike on July 10, 2014 when they were inspired by a list of prefixes.<ref name=":0">[https://genderdefinitions.tumblr.com/post/91400840744/sometimes-i-look-through-lists-of-prefixes-and-get queerspike Reblog by genderdefinitions on Tumblr: sometimes i look through lists of prefixes and get inspired]</ref> |
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== Flags == |
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The primary egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user pastelmemer on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Egogender-Charagender-1-555595107 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (1)]</ref> The flag's color meanings are currently unknown. |
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The original egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user Helkie-three on November 4, 2014.<ref name=":1">[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Egogender-Charagender-2-558940036 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (2)]</ref><ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/helkie-three/art/Egogender-flag-492577656 Helkie-three on DeviantArt: Egogender flag]</ref> The flag's color meanings are currently unknown. |
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The alternate flag was designed by an unknown user on or before May 8, 2021.<ref name=":1" /> The flag's color meanings are currently unknown, but it can be assumed that this flag is based on the egogender flag by Helkie-three. |
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== Etymology == |
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The prefix ''ego-'' translates to "self" in multiple languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego- Wiktionary: ego-]</ref> The prefix ''chara-'' may have been taken from the word "character." |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Xenogender]] |
[[Category:Xenogender]] |
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Revision as of 06:19, 10 July 2021
Egogender, also known as charagender, is a xenogender where the only way to describe one’s gender is simply as oneself. One's gender can only be described as themselves and is therefore unique to them. It can be combined with other genders, such as egogirl, egoboy, or egononbinary.
History
Egogender was coined by deactivated Tumblr user queerspike on July 10, 2014 when they were inspired by a list of prefixes.[1]
Flags
The primary egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user pastelmemer on or before August 23, 2015.[2] The flag's color meanings are currently unknown.
The original egogender flag was designed by DeviantArt user Helkie-three on November 4, 2014.[3][4] The flag's color meanings are currently unknown.
The alternate flag was designed by an unknown user on or before May 8, 2021.[3] The flag's color meanings are currently unknown, but it can be assumed that this flag is based on the egogender flag by Helkie-three.
Etymology
The prefix ego- translates to "self" in multiple languages.[1][5] The prefix chara- may have been taken from the word "character."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 queerspike Reblog by genderdefinitions on Tumblr: sometimes i look through lists of prefixes and get inspired
- ↑ Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (1)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pride-Flags on DeviantArt: Egogender / Charagender (2)
- ↑ Helkie-three on DeviantArt: Egogender flag
- ↑ Wiktionary: ego-