Aporagender

Aporagender is an emerging term.Aporagender is a term that has recently emerged. Although the term may be growing in usage, and is significant and well-sourced enough to warrant inclusion on this wiki, it may still be relatively unknown outside of the platform or community where it originated. The exact definition and name may not have stabilized, and may change significantly as more people identify with it.

## Related terms

### Different from

* Agender
* Maverique
* Neutrois

**Aporagender** is both a specific gender identity and an umbrella term for being a non-binary gender separate from man, woman, or anything in between, while still having a strong and specific gendered feeling.

## Etymology

Aporagender derives from the Greek *apo-*, which means 'separate'.

## Community

### Flag

The aporagender pride flag was created by a person named Lex. The design was made available online as early as August 14, 2015. The pink, blue, and purple lines represent feminine, masculine, and androgynous genders respectively. The centered yellow line (representing gender outside the bounds of femininity, androgyny, or masculinity) is distinct from such genders but still connected to being a specific gender. The yellow line also shows how aporagender may be considered a non-binary identity.

### Distinction

#### Agender

Main article: Agender
An agender person does not have a sense of gender or can be described as being “without gender”, while aporagender means having a strong sense of gender, although that gender different from male, female, or in between

#### Maverique

Main article: Maverique
Maverique is a gender identity that expresses a present feeling of gender that is not female, male, neutral, or any other identities derived from them. Maverique and aporagender were coined at almost the exact same time by different people, and while they do share some similarities, they are each their own distinct identity. Aside from having a distinct community, the biggest difference between the two terms is that aporagender may be used as an umbrella term to refer to various genders, while maverique is a distinct gender of its own. However, some people may identify as both terms.

#### Neutrois

Main article: Neutrois
Although similar, aporagender is not the same as neutrois. Neutrois means feeling no inner sense of gender expression; furthermore, aporagender people are not gender-neutral, while some neutrois describe themselves as such. Many aporagender people feel that neutrois implies a connection or commentary on the gender binary, which they feel no connection to.

### Non-binary

Main article: Non-binary
Although non-binary is an umbrella term that encompasses the term aporagender, aporagender is distinct from other non-binary identities in that they feel very a strong sense of gender separate from any relation to the binary.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hardell, Ash. *The ABC's of LGBT+*. Mango Media Inc., 2016. ISBN 9781633534087.
2. ↑ Mere Abrams: "68 Terms That Describe Gender Identity and Expression". healthline.com.
3. ↑ "» Aporagênero" (October 2016) [pt-BR]. orientando.org.
4. ↑ *Updates on terminology of sexual orientation and gender identity survey measures (fcsm 20-03).*. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, August 2020. (web archive)
5. ↑ "apo-". etymonline.com.
6. ↑ Pride-Flags: "Aporagender" (14-08-2015). deviantart.com. (Archived on June 24, 2022).
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Aporagender". optimistminds.com.
8. ↑ "Aporagender vs. maverique". optimistminds.com.