Kenochoric refers to a gender that is centered around the idea of kenopsia. It is usually, but not always, a xenogender, and an aesthetigender. Depending on the person it may also be a neurogender. It is an umbrella term, with a similar, non-umbrella variant being neagender. Despite this, kenochoric can be used entirely on it's own as well. It can generally be classified with the following:
- A connection to one, some, or all of the following: liminal spaces, the void, darkness, vast concepts (deep space, deep ocean, etc.), distortion, emptiness, and/or similar.
- A disconnect from gender in some way, or a distinct "empty" or "absent" feeling. This does not have to mean genderlessness, but might mean a distortion of, or just general disconnect with, gender identity.
- Their relationship with gender may be hard to define, fades in and out, or is otherwise "unstable."
- Their relationship with gender may feel eerie, strange, nostalgic, and/or foggy.
Whether these things are tied back to one's neurodivergence can also make kenochoric a neurogender.
Genders that can fall under kenochoric
Etymology
The term kenochoric stems from the word kenopsia. Kenopsia is an eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people, but is now abandoned. It can also be loosely tied back to the word choric, which refers to a chorus, something that may be a part of a kenochoric persons' aesthetics. It was originally called kenocoric, but was changed because kenopsiacore does not currently exist.
Flag
The kenochoric flag was made by Tumblr user pridewiki on November 18, 2020.[1] The stripes have the following meanings:
- Black: Void, absence, emptiness, and darkness
- Dark purple: Disconnect with gender, obscurity and a difficulty to properly define itself
- Purple: Vast concepts and places, such as oceans and deep space.
- Light purple: Liminal spaces, transitional spaces, the "boundary" between what was and what is.