Libragender

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Libragender
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Prefix: Libra-
Main Umbrella: Agiaspec
GxG Format: A?

Gender(s): Mostly agender and partly another gender.


Libragender describes a gender 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, symbolizing 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]

Resources

  1. 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. 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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Kelly, Aliza. "The Personality of a Libra, Explained". Allure, 1 Nov, 2023, https://www.allure.com/story/libra-zodiac-sign-personality-traits.
  7. 7.0 7.1 libragender. "Librabinary Flag Proposal". Tumblr, 8 Jan, 2020, https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/190150336997/librabinary-flag-proposal.
  8. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
  14. 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. 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. 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. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Libragender. "@libragender Tah-dah!". Tumblr, 13 Oct, 2019, https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/188324505436/heckinsneks-libragender-tah-dah-heres-my-take.
  20. 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. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. "♎ Libra emoji". Dictionary.com, 20 Sep, 2021, https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/libra-emoji/.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.