Libragender
| Prefix: | Libra- |
|---|---|
| Main Umbrella: | Bigender |
| GxG Format: | A? |
| Gender(s): | Mostly agender and partly another gender. |
|---|
Libragender describes a bigender identity that is mostly agender, but also has a strong connection to another gender identity. This connection may be static, fluid, or fluctuating.[1][2]
Depending on the secondary identity (where agender is considered the primary identity), one might find themselves further identifying with libramasculine/libraboy, librafeminine/libragirl or any other of the near-infinite possibilities.[3]
A synonym of librafluid/flux is agenderflux, both meaning identifying as partly agender and partly fluctuating levels of another gender. The two labels were coined separately, but are widely regarded to have the same meaning.[4]
History
While the coining post for libragender was created on July 10th, 2014, it is evident that the idea of such an identity was floating around for a while before then.[2][5] In fact, it is theorised that the first idea for this term originated at around the same time as that of demigender and bigender identities.
The term itself, however, was formally coined on the Tumblr blog libragender on the 20th of July, 2014, with a brief explanation of the meaning behind the term and two flags.[1] The now deleted coining post explained how the origin of the term derived from the astrological sign Libra, typically depicted as a set of scales.[6] Following this analogy, one would place a gender on one side of the scale, which would be outweighed by the agender on the other side.[1][2]
The coiner would go on to create various more specific terms, and their related flags, over the course of many years after libragender was coined.
Related terms
| Label | Relationship | Definition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenderflux | Synonymous (to libraflux) | Mostly agender, with a strong connection to another fluctuating gender. | None |
| Bigender | Similar | Experiences two genders at once. | Libragender is partly agender and partly another gender, whereas bigender can be any two genders. |
Subterms
| Label | Prefix/Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librabinary[7] | -binary |  [7]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to strictly binary identities. | Libragender |
| Librandrogyne[3] | -androgyne |  [8]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to androgynity. | Libragender, Pride-Flags |
| Librafeminine/-fem[3] | -fem |  [9]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to femininity. | Libragender, Pride-Flags |
| Libraman[10] | -man |  [10]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to manhood. | Libragender |
| Libramasculine/-masc[3] | -masc |  [11]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to masculinity. | Libragender, Pride-Flags |
| Libramaverique[12] | -maverique |  [12]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to maverique identities. | Libragender |
| Libraneutral/-neutrois[13] | -neutrois |  [13]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to neutrois identities. | Leptrois |
| Libranonbinary[3] | -nonbinary |  [14]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to non-binary identities. | Libragender, Pride-Flags |
| Libranull/-nullgender/-gendernull[15] | -null |  [15]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to nullgender identities. | Libragender |
| Librapangender/Panlibragender/
Librapangenine[16] |
pan- |  [16]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to every gender. | Libragender, Imoga-pride |
| Librawoman[10] | -woman |  [10]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to womanhood. | Libragender |
Prefixes and Suffixes
| Label | Prefix/Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librabigender/Bilibragender[17] | bi- |  [17]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to two genders. | Libragender |
| Librafluid[18] | -fluid |  [19]
|
Mostly agender with a strong and fluid connection to another gender. | Anonymous, Libragender |
| Librafluix/-fluidflux[20] | -fluix |  [21]
|
Mostly agender with a strong and fluid/fluctuating connection to more, individually fluid/fluctuating identities. | Anonymous, Libragender |
| Libraflux[20] | -flux |  [21]
|
Mostly agender with a strong and fluctuating connection to another gender. | Anonymous, Libragender |
| Libramultigender[17] | multi- |  [17]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to multiple other genders. | Libragender |
| Librapolygender/Polylibragender[17] | poly- |  [17]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to polygender identities. | Libragender |
| Libratrigender/Trilibragender[17] | tri- |  [17]
|
Mostly agender with a strong connection to three genders. | Libragender |
Flags
The coining post for libragender included two flags,[2] later identified to be associated with librafem[9] and libramasc[11] respectively. The flag for libragender would be uploaded to Tumblr on October 3rd, 2019, by the same user who coined the term five years earlier.[22]
The colours of all Libragender flags are based on the agender flag, with some earlier designs using a slightly darker shade of grey. Occasionally the astrological symbol for Libra (♎) is featured in the middle of the flag, reminding of the roots of the term in Astrology.[23]
Alternate flags occasionally include the symbol for Mars or Venus, symbolising masculinity and femininity respectively.[24][25]
An alternate libranonbinary flag was created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags, on the 27th of June, 2016, of which featured a darker band of yellow compared to the original.[26]
The alternate librafluix and librafluid flags were created by Tumblr user Libragender on the 19th of December, 2019.[21]
The alternate librafeminine and libramasculine flags were created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags on the 26th of August, 2015.[27][28]
Alternate Libranonbinary flag (Pride-Flags)
Alternate Librafluix flag (Libragender)
Alternate Librafluix flag modeled after the new Librafluid flag (Libragender)
Alternate Librafluid flag modeled after the new flag (Libragender)
Alternate Librafeminine flag featuring the Zodiac symbol (Pride-Flags)
Alternate Libramasculine flag featuring the Zodiac symbol.(Pride-Flags)
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Libragender. "Introducing libragender!". Tumblr, 10 Jul, 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20140720024801/libragender.tumblr.com/post/91350082544/introducing-libragender-this-is-a-gender-that-is. Archived on 20 Jul, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 catgirlgore-blog. "Introducing libragender!". Tumblr, 10 Jul, 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106090429/catgirlgore-blog.tumblr.com/post/91351737195/libragender-introducing-libragender-this-is-a. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Libragender. "Libragender Masterlist". Tumblr, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103080152/libragender.tumblr.com/libragenders. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Agenderflux-things. "Definition of Agenderflux". Tumblr, 15 May, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20220124020105/agenderflux-things.tumblr.com/post/160704380653/definition-of-agenderflux. Archived on 24 Jan, 2022.
- ↑ R_1. "2 Cis-group: Cis-Cis and Cis-genderless". The AVEN, 22 Apr, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103081831/www.asexuality.org/en/topic/86589-2-cis-group-cis-cis-and-cis-genderless/. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Kelly, Aliza. "The Personality of a Libra, Explained". Allure, 1 Nov, 2023, https://www.allure.com/story/libra-zodiac-sign-personality-traits.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 libragender. "Librabinary Flag Proposal". Tumblr, 8 Jan, 2020, https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/190150336997/librabinary-flag-proposal.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Librandrogyne". DeviantArt, 27 Jun, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084922/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librandrogyne-617893558. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Pride-Flags. "Librafeminine (1)". DeviantArt, 4 Jul, 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103081921/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librafeminine-1-543925731. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Libragender. "[Image ID: A flag with seven horizontal stripes.". Tumblr, 2 Jul, 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084754/libragender.tumblr.com/post/622579531580145665/image-id-a-flag-with-seven-horizontal-stripes. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Pride-Flags. "Libramasculine (1)". DeviantArt, 4 Jul, 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103082007/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Libramasculine-1-543925737. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Libragender. "Libramaverique Flag". Tumblr, 29 Feb, 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20230604211532/https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/611341746903875585/libramaverique-flag. Archived on 4 Jun, 2023.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 leptrois. "Libraneutral or Libraneutrois:". Tumblr, 27 Oct, 2018, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106083359/leptrois.tumblr.com/post/179487153492/libraneutral-or-libraneutrois-experiencing-little. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Libranonbinary". DeviantArt, 27 Jun, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084640/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Libranonbinary-617893568. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Libragender. "Libranull Flag". Tumblr, 1 Feb, 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106083414/libragender.tumblr.com/post/190593563565/libranull-flag. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 imoga-pride. "Librapangenine Flag". Tumblr, 16 Jan, 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084448/https://imoga-pride.tumblr.com/post/182072473861/librapangenine-flag. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 Libragender. "Multigender Libragender Flags". Tumblr, 30 Mar, 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084321/libragender.tumblr.com/post/614055911177224192/multigender-libragender-flags. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ pride-color-schemes. "Librafluid, Agenderflux". Tumblr, 31 Jul, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084300/pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/tagged/librafluid. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Libragender. "@libragender Tah-dah!". Tumblr, 13 Oct, 2019, https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/188324505436/heckinsneks-libragender-tah-dah-heres-my-take.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Libragender. "I couldn’t find a flag for librafluidflux/librafluix.". Tumblr, 18 Oct, 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084308/https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/188433061361/image-id-an-anonymous-ask-that-says-is-there-a. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Libragender. "Librafluix and Libraflux Flag Proposals". Tumblr, 19 Dec, 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106115740/libragender.tumblr.com/post/189766360101/librafluix-and-libraflux-flag-proposals. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Libragender. "I noticed there wasn’t (or maybe I just couldn’t find it) an overarching libragender flag". Tumblr, 23 Oct, 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084728/libragender.tumblr.com/post/188548359377/image-id-a-seven-horizontal-striped-flag-a. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ "♎ Libra emoji". Dictionary.com, 20 Sep, 2021, https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/libra-emoji/.
- ↑ pride-color-schemes. "Libramasculine". Tumblr, 31 Jul, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106095053/pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/tagged/libramasculine. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ pride-color-schemes. "Librafeminine". Tumblr, 31 Jul, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106095157/pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/tagged/librafeminine. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Libranonbinary". DeviantArt, 27 Jun, 2016, https://web.archive.org/web/20231106084640/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Libranonbinary-617893568. Archived on 6 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Librafeminine (2)". DeviantArt, 26 Aug, 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103081911/www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Librafeminine-2-556263968. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Libramasculine (2)". DeviantArt, 26 Aug, 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20231103081932/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Libramasculine-2-556263928. Archived on 3 Nov, 2023.
