Graygender

Greygender is an emerging term.Greygender 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.

## Graygender

The graygender flag, as designed by Pride-Flags

## Related terms

### Different from

Agender, graysexual, grayromantic

**Graygender**, also sometimes spelled as **greygender**, and sometimes referred to as **gray agender** or **grey agender**, is a gender identity that describes a feeling of ambivalence towards one's gender. It can also be defined as an identity in which a person feels a weak connection to gender in general.

## Etymology

The use of "gray-" in graygender is intended to be similar to the use of the prefix for graysexual. Instead of feeling a weak attraction as with graysexual, a person who is graygender would instead feel a weak connection to gender.

## Community

### History

The term graygender was first coined by Tumblr user invernom, on March 20th, 2014.

### Flag

The flag for this identity was designed by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt, on August 23, 2015. The meanings for the graygender flag's colors are as follows:

* **Grey**: Spectrum of experiences under this identity
* **Blue**: Graygender as an identity and experience, comparing it to deep ocean waters
* **White**: Purity and validity of graygender people and their unique experiences

### Distinction

#### Agender

Main article: Agender
Agender can sometimes be confused with graygender, but they are distinct in their own ways. Agender is typically defined as having no gender at all. Graygender is about having a weak connection to gender, or otherwise not caring about one's own gender.

#### Graysexual

Main article: Asexual spectrum#Graysexual
Both graygender and graysexual share the same prefix, but they are two different types of terms. Graysexual is a sexual orientation, in comparison to greygender which is a gender identity. A graysexual person is someone who experiences a very weak sense of sexual attraction, or may only feel it on very rare occasions.

#### Grayromantic

Main article: Aromantic spectrum#Grayromantic
Similar to the difference between graygender and graysexual, grayromantic is a romantic orientation instead of a gender like graygender. It simply shares the same prefix as graygender and graysexual, and is defined as a weak or rare sense of romantic attraction.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 invernom: "Identifying As “Graygender”/“Greygender”". invernom.tumblr.com. (Archived version). (Archived on January 23, 2022).
2. ↑ "68 Terms That Describe Gender Identity and Expression". healthline.com. (Archived on November 22, 2022).
3. ↑ "The Gender Identification Flags You Should Know About For Pride Season!" (2019-05-24). thelgbtsentinel.com. The LGBT Sentinel. (Archived on October 25, 2022).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Hardell, Ash. *The ABC's of LGBT+*. Mango Media Inc., 2016. ISBN 9781633534087.
5. ↑ Ash Hardell: "What is Greygender?" (2016-12-17) [Video]. youtube.com. (Archived on November 23, 2022).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Pride-Flags: "Graygender / Gray Agender" (2015-08-23). deviantart.com. (Archived on January 27, 2022).