Exobinary is a term from the alibinary system used to categorize the experiences of some non-binary individuals. It refers to people with identities that are completely outside of or independent of the gender binary or anything related to it. Exobinary may be considered a synonym of abinary. Possible examples of exobinary genders may include:
- Neutrois people
- Agender people
- Stellarians
- Aporagender people
- Any other non-binary gender that does not relate to masculinity/maleness or femininity/femaleness
History
Exobinary was coined on June 25, 2018 by Tumblr user Nbandproud.[1] The term was originally coined in order to talk about issues faced specifically by exobinary individuals. Exobinary issues include:
- Individuals doubting the existence of gender identities that don’t relate to the gender binary in any way
- Individuals doubting or overlooking gender expressions, alignments or dysphoria that don’t fit a “male, female, masculine, feminine, or in-between those” restriction
Flag
The flag was designed by the-gender-collector-emself on Tumblr.[2] The color meanings are currently unknown.