And Now Multigender

How many genders are there? Jenny Crofton says an infinite number. And that each person has a unique gender. (That doesn’t add up to infinity, but let that pass.) She goes on to describe the phenomenon of “multigender.” She says that individuals can have change their genders, inhabit more than one gender at the same time, switch genders according to one’s company, and on and on. She lists 12 specific types of multigender.

You can be any combination of genders you want and change them at will. BUT, she says, you must NOT commit the sin of cultural appropriation. You can’t be a “two-spirit” gender, as in some native American cultures, because only native Americans can be that.

Also, if you are multigender, as I guess everyone is, you are to be considered “trans.” And you are oppressed and should be on the lookout for microaggressions. Crofton goes on to give the answers to 10 questions you may have.

From Jenny Crofton, What Does Multigender Mean? 10 Questions You May Be Afraid to Ask – Answered:

There is an infinite diversity of genders in the world.

Each person has a totally unique interpretation and relationship with any gender they inhabit, and there are at least as many genders as there have been humans who have lived.

I say “at least” because as it turns out, people can embody more than one gender in their lifetime. We can even embody more than one gender at once. We can experience them as full and independent, or as partial and mixed.

Genders can overlap and negate one another, they can be positive or negative, fixed or in flux, and they can coalesce in any number of combinations. . . .

I have been unable to find a comprehensive list of every multigender – although there are some lengthy lists out there – but here are just a few more examples of the multigender identities that have been described in our culture:

Amorgender – gender that changes in response to a romantic partner’s

Mirrorgender – gender that changes to reflect those around you

Ambigender – two genders experienced simultaneously as equal and unchanging

Chaosgender – gender that is highly unpredictable

Genderf*** – a subversive gender that can be singular or multi

Demifluid – having multiple genders where some are fluid, while others are static

Collgender – not pangender, but having too many genders to describe

Endogender – having multiple genders that all relate to a specific gender construct, e.g. mascfluid

Cyclogender – gender that changes with hormonal cycles

Fissgender – having highly disparate genders, as in “fissured”

Domgender – having multiple genders where one is dominant over the rest

Gendervex – having multiple genders, each of which is unidentifiable

[Keep reading. . .]See also this discussion of the article from Katherine Timpf.

Illustration By AnonMoo,Version of a bisexual symbol consisting of a male sign and female sign connected as an infinity symbol or figure-8 interlinked with a circle (i.e. a Whitehead link).Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11719214