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{{Gender|image1=Agentogender.png|caption1=Agentogender flag by Gayle Madwin<ref name=a>https://groups.io/g/queerbychoice/message/3298</ref><ref>https://archive.md/CsedG</ref><ref>https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:HelenDaMelon/Agentogender_%26_Agentosexual_Coining</ref>|type=[[Idingender]]|coined_by=Gayle Madwin, [http://www.queerbychoice.com/ QueerByChoice.com]<ref name=a/>|coining_date=June 24, 2022<ref name=a/>}}

'''Agentogender''' is a [[gender]] [[gender identity|identity]] in which one's gender is (or was once) at least partially under one's own control, to any degree. The timing and degree of control is different for different people.

For example, a person who is a [[man]] one day, and then is able to choose to be a [[woman]] or a [[non-binary]] person the next day, could be agentogender should they choose to identify with it. One may also apply the prefix agento- to the specific [[gender]] they have chosen (in this case, agentowoman or agentononbinary).

The control that an agentogender person has over their [[gender identity]] is not necessarily reversible. For example, an agentoagender person could have chosen to become [[agender]] at a specific point in time, but they may not have any choice about whether or not to remain agender now, or they may have a choice only under specific circumstances.

The control that an agentogender person has over their gender does not necessarily have to be extreme enough to change the label that their gender is described by. For example, a [[multigender]] person who is able to choose to be more [[masculine]] or more [[feminine]] for a time could be agentogender, even if they have always been multigender, always will be multigender, and do not have the ability to stop being multigender. Being agentogender is defined by having at least some control over one's [[gender identity]], not necessarily by the ability to change the labels one uses.

Choosing one's external [[gender expression]] is not the same thing as being agentogender. Being agentogender is defined by having at least some control over the [[gender]] one internally feels oneself to be.

== Flags==
The agentogender flag was created by Gayle Madwin of [http://www.QueerByChoice.com QueerByChoice.com] and was first posted on the [https://groups.io/g/queerbychoice/ Queer by Choice mailing list] on June 23, 2022. The flag uses the same colors as the [[genderfluid]] flag, but the stripes are aligned vertically rather than horizontally. According to the discussion when the flag was first posted, the change in direction of the stripes is meant to represent "turning our own [[Gender|genders]] and/or other people's ideas about them 'on their head', countering the general direction of things, and also launching ourselves upward, symbolizing successful achievement of our desired change in gender".

Further discussion on the mailing list suggested that a comparable rotation of any pride flag 90° counter-clockwise and a swap between the height and width measurements could represent appending the prefix agento- to the identity represented by that pride flag. Some of those flags are shown below.<gallery>
File:Agentogender.png|Agentogender flag by Gayle Madwin<ref name=a/>
File:Agentogender Alt.webp|Alternate agentogender flag by Fandom user [[User:Bea Knows All|Bea Knows All]]<ref>https://archive.md/ZOdRP</ref><ref>https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000091036</ref>
File:AgentoGenderqueer.png|Agentogenderqueer flag by Fandom user [[User:QueerByChoice|QueerByChoice]]<ref name=b>https://archive.md/jujhn</ref><ref>https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Agentogender?oldid=52189</ref>
File:AgentoAgender.png|Agentoagender flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:Agentodemiboy.png|Agentodemiboy flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:AgentoDemigirl.png|Agentodemigirl flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:AgentoGenderflux.png|Agentogenderflux flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:AgentoNeutrois.png|Agentoneutrois flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:AgentoNonbinary.png|Agentononbinary flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:AgentoTransgender.png|Agentotransgender flag by Fandom user QueerByChoice<ref name=b/>
File:Agentogendervoid.png|Agentogendervoid flag by Fandom user Urmother57<ref>https://archive.md/0zzJp</ref><ref>https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Agentogender?oldid=58763</ref>
</gallery>

==Etymology==
The prefix agento- is derived from Medieval Latin and means "something capable of producing an effect." It expresses the sense of agency that agentogender people feel over their [[gender identities]].

== References ==
[[Category:Gender Identities]]
[[Category:Nonbinary]]
[[Category:Idingender]]
[[Category:Multigender]]

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== See Also ==

* [[Genderfluid]]
* [[Idingender]]

[[Category:Agentogender]]

Agentogender - Revision history

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