Genderclay is a gender that is changeable, moldable, and/or pliable, that one can shape themself, or be shaped by outside factors.
It is a gender similar to Genderfluid, but has an element of control to it. Compared to Genderfluid, Genderclay has more emphasis on being pliable rather than fluid.
Etymology
The basis of the term came from the characteristic pliability of clay, a type of soil that develop plasticity when wet, but become hard or brittle upon drying or firing.
History
Genderclay was coined by tumblr user Noname-Nonamorous on August 22, 2021.[1] The term originated from the coiner's feelings toward how Genderfluid is close but still does not quite fit them. Sometime around December 2020, the coiner had an idea about using clay instead of fluid, and then some months later officially coined the term based on the idea.
Flags
The Genderclay flag was posted alongside the term coining on August 22, 2021. It was also made by the same person who coined the term (Noname-Nonamorous). The flag itself is reminiscent of the Genderfluid flag, the flag having three main color stripe and two very light and very dark stripes between the other three. The three color stripes (dark cream, brown, and red-ish brown) represents clay and the diversity of genderclayness, coming from the different colors clay can look like. The grey-tinted white can represent clean clays that are factory made, genderclayness that feels “newer”, or genderclayness that feels like its still very pliable and never been baked. The dark grey-ish brown can represent natural clays that came directly from the earth, genderclayness that feels “older”, or genderclayness that feels like its been baked and turned solid.