Pangender
Pangender is a non-binary and multigender identity with many definitions:
- One identifies as every gender possible for them to be; an alternate name for this definition is maxigender.
- One identifies as the entire gender spectrum they can be of any given spectrum(s).
- One identifies all genders available to them (within their culture & life experiences).
- One has an immense and/or uncountable number of genders.
- One identifies as infinite genders within their own culture and life experience.
- One's gender experience goes beyond the known genders within their own culture and life experience; this definition is similar to ultigender.
- One identifies as both binary genders and all known and unknown genders within their own culture and life experience; this definition is similar to ultigender.
- One identifies as polygender and more genders within their own culture and life experience.
- One's gender is very expansive and unspecific, meaning that there are countless genders with no maximum limit. It may be described as being an infinite spectrum.
Under any and all of these definitions, a pangender person. being may shift between identities over time in a fluid/flux/fluix way or feel as though they have one all encompassing identity that is static (unchanging).
Being pangender does not require that one knows everything about all established genders, just that their identity includes countless genders simultaneously or over time.
Pangender Pride Day is on June 19.[4]
Differentiations
Absorbgender
Pangender is different from absorbgender, because absorbgender can be finite - one becomes a 'blank slate', being only one gender (in number) — while, many definitions of pangender include infinite genders.
Polygender
Pangender is different from polygender because polygender can be finite in number, while many definitions of pangender include infinite genders. However, pangender falls under the polygender umbrella, since polygender means the feeling of two or more genders.
Omnigender
Pangender is sometimes used interchangeably with omnigender, but it can be considered different because while pangender person/being may simply say they are all genders, an omnigender person/being might:
- Identify with almost, but not exactly all genders.
- Use the genders as "building blocks" to their identity and consider it to be one gender.
- Not be ambivalent about their gender like most pangender people are.
Subsets
Subsets of pangender include, but are not limited to:
For a comprehensive list of subsets of pangender, please see Category:Pangender.
Etymology
The Greek prefix "pan" refers to "everything" or "all". Pangender can be literally translated as "all gender".
Gallery
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Pangender Flag by Tumblr blog Pangendering[1]
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Third Alternate Pangender Flag[5]
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Pangender Spectrum Flag by Tumblr blog pangendering[6]
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Alternate Pangender Flag By Fandom User Peppercrumble
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Alternate Pangender Flag by Fandom user HelenDaMelon[12]
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Alternate Pangender Flag by Fandom user HelenDaMelon[12]
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Alternate Pangender Flag by Fandom user HelenDaMelon[12]
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Pangender flag made by Fandom user Krystl123456789[17]
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Alternate Pangender flag by Fandom user .sillyalteregos.[18]
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Alternate Pangender flag, based on the galaxy version of the symbol by Fandom user CharlieNostalgic[19]
Symbol
The pangender symbol was created by Tumblr blog pangendering around October 14, 2015.[3] It was redesigned/realigned because the original had slightly off-centered pieces.[20]
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Original Pangender Symbol by Tumblr blog pangendering[1]
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First Flag to use the Pangender Symbol -- Panspec by Tumblr blog pangendering[3]
Other Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://archive.md/Sqb6h
- ↑ https://pangendering.tumblr.com/post/109400686126/possible-pangender-pride-flags
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://archive.md/KPwKI
- ↑ Pangender Pride Day
- ↑ https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Pride_Gallery/Pangender
- ↑ https://archive.md/RbWO1
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Pangender?action=history
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Pangender?type=revision&diff=78042&oldid=68010
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/File:Alt_flag_2.png
- ↑ https://archive.md/8cA4j
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/j181rx/my_take_on_a_pangender_pride_flag/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://archive.md/Wx5kG
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000107965
- ↑ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1063418185/
- ↑ https://archive.md/hOKXr
- ↑ https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Pangender?oldid=10656
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000108783
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000119168
- ↑ https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000125486
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://imoga-pride.tumblr.com/post/182872549656/i-redesigned-the-pangender-symbol-left-picture
- ↑ https://archive.md/ickx0