Compassgender
| Prefix: | Compass- |
|---|---|
| Main Umbrella: | Noungender |
| Gender(s): | Any of the four cardinal directions |
|---|
Compassgender is a xenogender identity for individuals that identify with the four cardinal directions, or with cardinal directions in general.[1][2] It is also an umbrella term for xenogenders related to any specific cardinal directions, that being north, south, west, and/or east.[1]
Possible Interpretations
Compassgender can be a gender that is:
- affected by cardinal directions;[3]
- related to the symbolism of cardinal directions and what they represent;[3]
- connected to what direction an individual or thing is located or facing;[3]
- changing directions from north to west, south to north, etc.[4]
History
On the 19th of February, 2017, an anonymous submission to ask-pride-color-schemes was published that referred to northgender, southgender, eastgender, and westgender as genders that had been coined at some point previously. That submission coined compassgenders as an umbrella term, compassfluid for identifying as multiple compassgenders, and also described several designs for flags they had discussed with other compassgender individuals.[2]
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploragender | Similar | An individual whose gender changes to the gender they just read about, or to the gender they just explored. | Compassgender specifically relates to the cardinal directions. |
| Locogender | Similar | A gender connected to a location or place in some way. | Compassgender specifically relates to the cardinal directions. |
| Placegender | Similar | A gender that changes depending on the location one is in. | Compassgender specifically relates to the cardinal directions. |
| Worldgender | Similar | A set of genders with such complex relationships and subgenders that it feels like the genders make up an entire world or planet together. | Compassgender specifically relates to the cardinal directions. |
Subgenders
| Label | Prefix / Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgender | East- |  [5]
|
A xenogender related to the direction of east or to the symbolism it represents.[5] | anonymous, pastelmemer |
| Northgender | North- |  [3]
|
A xenogender related to the direction of north or to the symbolism it represents.[3] | anonymous, pastelmemer |
| Southgender | South- |  [6]
|
A xenogender related to the direction of south or to the symbolism it represents.[6] | anonymous, pastelmemer |
| Westgender | West- |  [7]
|
A xenogender related to the direction of west or to the symbolism it represents.[7] | anonymous, unknown |
Prefixes and Suffixes
| Label | Prefix / Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compassfluid | -fluid | 
|
When one's gender is fluid between any two or more compassgenders.[4] | anonymous, pastelmemer[4] |
Flags and Symbols
The first compassgender, compassfluid, northgender, southgender, eastgender, and westgender flags were created by an anonymous individual and published by ask-pride-color-schemes on the 19th of February, 2017.[8]
An alternate compassgender flag was designed by anonymous and published by pride-color-schemes on the 14th of June, 2017.[1]
Compassgender (pride-color-schemes)
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 pride-color-schemes. "Compassgender". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/hiraM. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ask-pride-color-schemes. "viewing posts filed under: #compassgender". Tumblr, 19 Feb, 2017, https://archive.ph/Qmjyy. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 pride-color-schemes. "Northgender". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/mwVbb. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 pride-color-schemes. "Compassfluid". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/5xBVJ. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 pride-color-schemes. "Eastgender". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/GEdsI. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 pride-color-schemes. "Southgender". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/cQe0A. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 pride-color-schemes. "Westgender". Tumblr, 14 Jun, 2017, https://archive.ph/j8R5r. Archived on 2 Jul, 2023.
- ↑ ask-pride-color-schemes. "mentioning the google doc here, i got curious and decided to". Tumblr, 19 Feb, 2017, https://archive.ph/alchO. Archived on 7 Jul, 2023.
