Floofgender

## Description

Floofgender is a xenogender where an individual feels that their gender is connected to or represented by the concept of all things floof. This can mean the idea of floof, fluff, fuzz, softness, poof, etc. This ranges from anything to fur to fabrics.

## Types

There are two types of floofgender, animate and inanimate. Animate floofgender is connected to floof things that are present on living things. Inanimate floofgender is connected to floof things that are present on/as inorganic or nonliving objects.

### Animate Floofgender

This type of floofgender tends to be in many ways close to xenogenders like catgender, though it is not the same. It is more about the aspect of floof in connection with living things, whether animals or plants. So things like fur, fuzz, down, feathers, wool, hair, and so on. For example, you could identify as mouse floofgender. This would mean you identify with the idea of a mouse's floofiness, so the softness, and volume of their fur, and also feeling connected to mice as animals, maybe even identifying as or with them, but with a heavy emphasis on the floofy aspect of them. Animate floofgender can also be about the idea of floof on living things, without specification of any organism. Simply the concept of floof on a living things, or even the concept of floof as a living thing and identifying as a floof yourself.

### Inanimate Floofgender

This type of floofgender is more about floofiness in relation to inanimate objects. However, this does not apply if the floof is part of any organism once living origin, meaning it is the floof of a dead organism. The floof can something of organic origin, and have come from an organism, living or dead, but it cannot be considered inanimate floofgender of the floof is still physically connected to any organism, and was made by that organism. This encompases things like pillows, fabric, cotton, thread, and more. It also works with things that represent the idea of softness or floofness despite not being literally floofy, like clouds. With that in mind, an example of inanimate floogender would be someone identifying as cushion floofgender. They would identify with the soft, plush, poofy aspect of cushions, and could also identify with cushions themselves. Whether that means they see themselves/their gender as a cushion, or they identify with cushions, with heavy emphasis on the floof aspects of it, is up to the individual.

## Floofgender vs Otherkin/Therian/Animal-Hearted

Floofgender is when your gender itself is connected to/represented by/is in a way floof. It's not a sense of self or an entire identity. You can identify as being the things it represents, but that does not mean you are floofgender. You can be floofgender and also identify with/as what it entails, but those are two separate things.

## History

Floofgender was coined and defined by Oopskskskskskgayman on the LGBTQIA+ wiki on November 5, 2021. It was then later expanded upon and further defined by Queen of the Floof on Xenogender Wiki Fandom on February 10, 2023.

## Flag

Currently there are only two iterations of the original flag for floofgender, made by Oopskskskskskgayman for the page on the LGBTQIA+ wiki. The plainer one was accepted as the floofgender flag by both Oopskskskskskgayman and Queen of the Floof, however, the flag with a cat's silhouette only applies to the version of floofgender coined by Oopskskskskskgayman, as the more expanded upon version does not only apply to felines, or even necessarily animals.