Instinctant

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Instinctant is an identity and umbrella term for identities in which one's gender is connected to instincts, are one’s instincts, or can only be felt through one’s instincts.

Instinctant was coined with nonhumans and alterhumans in mind, but can be used by anyone. It is not inherently a xenogender, but may overlap with it and any other umbrella terms.

Terminology

Terminology related to instinctant includes:[1]

  • Insti-: Optional instinctant prefix
  • -tant: Optional instinctant suffix
  • Tinct(s): Individual instinctant genders
  • Instinous: Instinctant equivalent of feminine/masculine
  • Instin: Instinctant equivalent of fem/masc
  • Instinity: Instinctant equivalent of feminity/masculinity
  • In(s): Equivalent of boy/girl
  • Tin(s): Equivalent of man/woman
  • Instinic: Instinctant gender alignment, equivlent of xenic
  • INSIN: Instinctant in nature
  • Transinstinctant: Instinctant equivelnt of transfeminine/transmasculine

History

Both instinctant flags were designed by Tumblr user revenant-coining on January 8, 2023.[1]

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