Paragender
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Paragender is a gender identity in which one feels very close to being a certain gender, but encompasses another gender or genders that prevents them from being fully that gender.
Paragender individuals are in the range of feeling 51-99% of a connection to specific gender, and 1-49% another gender or other genders.
History
Paragender was originally coined by user queerspike on Tumblr on or before July 10th, 2014. The earliest known reblog of paragender's coining post was made on this date by Tumblr user genderdefinitions.[1]
Related Terms
| Term | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demigender | Similar | Demigender refers to someone who partially identifies as one gender. | Demigender doesn't specify a singular percentage. |
Sub Genders
| Term | Flag | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraboy |  |
Describes one who identifies mostly as a boy/man and that takes up 51-99% of their gender. | Pridearchive[2] |
| Paragirl |  |
Describes one who identifies mostly as a girl/woman and that takes up 51-99% of their gender. | Pridearchive[3] |
| Paraflux |  |
Paraflux is an umbrella term for paragenders that fluctuate in intensity. | Ryanyflags[4] |
| Paranonbinary |  |
Describes one who identifies mostly as non-binary and that takes up 51-99% of their gender. | Idrisney29[5]* |
*Note that it could be considered that the main Paranonbinary flag was the flag created by pridearchive that has now been taken up as the predominant Paragender flag.
Flags
The paragender flag was created by pridearchive on Tumblr on July 24th, 2014. The gray stripes represent partial gender, the white stripes represent a lack of gender, and the yellow stripe represents non-binaryness. The green stripes are used to represent the closeness of the gender because green is near yellow on the color wheel, it was called in its original post however Paranonbinary and it is unknown if they intended to have it be the general flag as it mentions non-binaryness.[6]
Paragender (Strwbryfemme)
Resources
- ↑ Genderdefinitions. "a place to catalogue all these cool new genders". Tumblr, https://archive.md/rGf4o. Accessed on 21 Jul. 2024. Archived on 28 Jan. 2019.
- ↑ Pridearchive. "Paraboy Pride". Tumblr, 24 Jul. 2014, https://pridearchive.tumblr.com/post/92689891146/paraboy-pride.
- ↑ Pridearchive. "Paragirl Pride". Tumblr, 24 Jul. 2014, https://www.tumblr.com/pridearchive/92689899026?source=share.
- ↑ Ryanyflags. "Paragender flags (pt.3)". Tumblr, 13 Dec. 2021, https://ryanyflags.tumblr.com/post/670440912036446208/paragender-flags-pt3-i-made-some-more-flags-in.
- ↑ "Paranonbinary". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Paranonbinary. Accessed on 22 Aug. 2025.
- ↑ Pride Archive. "Paranonbinary Pride Flag". Tumblr, https://archive.md/2YImX. Accessed on 21 Jul. 2024. Archived on Nov 14. 2021.
