Monogender
Monogender or Unigender is the experience of identifying as only one gender, the prefix 'mono' meaning “One, Only, Single”, and 'uni' meaning “One” and is used as a compound word. [1]
The described gender can be any gender as long as it is only a single gender. Individuals that experience gender fluidity can also be monogender, as long as they only experience one gender at a time. Combinations of genders can sometimes also be considered monogender, such as androgyne (a gender between man and woman), in comparison to bigender that involves two genders (where one might be both a man and a woman).
History
It is unclear when monogender was first coined, but may have been incidentally coined by various individuals due to the common understanding of the prefix 'mono'.
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multigender | Opposite | The experiencing of identifying as two or more genders. | Multigender is the opposite of monogender. |
Prefixes and Suffixes
| Label | Prefix / Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monoflexile / Uniflexile | -Flexile | Primarily identifying as one gender, but occasionally identifying as two or more genders.[2] | RoseletFluxile (formerly RoseletEnby) |
Flags and Symbols
The first Monogender flag was made by Tumblr user thesagasaurus and posted by Tumblr user beyond-mogai-pride-flags on January 16th, 2018. It has no known meanings.[3]
The second Monogender flag was made by arco-pluris and posted by Deviantart user pride-flags on March 24th, 2021. It has no known meanings.[4]
The third Monogender flag was made by Reddit user u/Agreeable-Finish-376 on September 19th, 2022. The color meanings are: dark grey for "all genders as one", dark blue for masculine genders, light pink for feminine genders, and light green for non-binary genders.[5]
Monogender (arco-pluris)
Resources
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- ↑ "Screenshot_20230323-092143". PostImage, https://postimg.cc/hfDfCFTw. Accessed on 24 Aug, 2023.
- ↑ beyond-mogai-pride-flags. "Monogender Pride Flag". Tumblr, 16 Jan, 2018, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/169793140245/monogender-pride-flag.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Monogender (1)". DeviantArt, 24 Mar, 2021, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Monogender-1-873300547.
- ↑ Agreeable-Finish-376. "Monogender flag". Reddit, 20 Sep, 2022, https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/xipb42/monogender_flag/.
