Neurogender identity is specific to neurodivergent[note 1] people whose experience of gender or how they understand gender is related to their neurodivergence.[1] The term can be a standalone gender identity or an umbrella term for other neurogenders.[2] A potential trait of some forms of neurodivergence is not relating to or understanding the social construction of binary genders.[note 2] Some neurogender people also identify as non-binary.[1]
Etymology
The Tumblr user aflutteringlaney contributed the term "neurogender" to the now-defunct MOGAI-archive blog by July 30, 2014,[3] and it was further described on aflutteringlaney's blog by August 12, 2014. [4]
Flag
In addition to the term, aflutteringlaney designed the neurogender flag. The colors are red, green, blue, and purple; they represent a rainbow or spectrum of gender identities and neurotypes that neurodivergent people have. The infinity sign is used to represent neurodiversity and is black to represent the aromantic and asexual spectrums.[4] Along with the flag, aflutteringlaney designed a button, scarf, and banner; the images were subsequently collected in the Pride Archive blog.[5]
Misconceptions and Controversy
According to aflutteringlaney, who coined the term, neurogender does not mean "turning neurological disorders into a gender". It indicates that a "person's perception of their gender is influenced by them being neurodivergent", not that their neurodivergence itself is a gender.[4]
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Notes
- ↑ Neurodivergent is a term from the neurodiversity viewpoint, with neurodiversity referring to neurological variations, such as mood, learning, attention, social behavior, and other mental traits. Neurodivergence refers to differing from what is regarded as neurologically typical ("neurotypical"). It is neither pathological nor inherently disabling. However, some neurodivergent people may benefit from accommodations.
- ↑ "Binary gender" refers to "man" or "woman".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spectrums: Autistic Transgender People in Their Own Words, "I'm trans and autistic, and yes (for me), they're related", by corbin, endever* with Maxfield Sparrow (ed.). Published 2020 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 9781787750142
- ↑ Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities, "At the intersection of trans and disabled", by Harner, Vern and Johnson, Ian M. with Shanna K. Kattari, M. Killian Kinney, Leonardo Kattari, and N. Eugene Walls (eds.). Published 2021 by Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780429443176
- ↑ "neurogender" (original link down) on mogai-archive.tumblr.com (backup link not available) (archived reblog)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Neurogender is... (untitled post)" (original link down) by aflutteringlaney on aflutteringlaney.tumblr.com (backup link not available) Reblogged at: "Neurogender is... (untitled reblog)" on metapianycist.tumblr.com. Published 2014-08-12 (Archived on January 22, 2022).
- ↑ "Neurogender Pride" by Lyric on pridearchive.tumblr.com. Published 2014-08-13 (Archived on September 2, 2018).