Mushroomgender

Mushroomgender, often shortened to Mushgender, is a xenogender described by a strong connection to mushrooms and and nature, relating to this to their gender. It is usually defined as non-binary, or aligned with the concepts of masculinity and femininity.

Alternate Names

 * Mushgender

Etymology
The word Mushroomgender is made of the parts "mushroom" and "gender". Mushgender is a shortened version using only the first half of the word mushroom, "mush".

Pronunciation
[mʌʃ-ɹum-dʒən-dɚ]

Definitions

 * "Mushroomgender, or Mushgender, is a xenogender describing someone who feels a strong connection to mushrooms and nature, and feel that mushrooms are a part of their gender. It is a subset of naturecoric. Mushgender is unaligned from masculinity and femininity and/or manhood and womanhood." - Thatgaybestfriend, 2021
 * "a neurogender in which one’s special interest in and/or hyperfixation on mushrooms is so intense that it completely encapsulates their gender, making them unable to separate the special interest/hyperfixation from their gender. similar to when one finds a rotting log covered in mushrooms, the original gender is less than it was before because it has been overtaken." - neopronouns, 2020
 * "a term for one who feels heavily connected to mushrooms and doesn’t care about gender" - neopronouns, 2020
 * This user defines Mushgender and Mushroomgender as entirely different terms, though others may use them interchangably. This user states that Mushgender is a neurogender with a hyperfixation on mushrooms, and that Mushroomgender is simply a term heavily connected to mushrooms and unalignment.
 * "A Nonbinary Gender characterized by mushrooms, slime molds, fungi, forest floors, and decay. Fungi have around 36,000 sexes, all of which can mate with one another, although sexual drive isn’t required to identify as Mushroomgender and any pronouns can be used." - chronicsheepdeprivation, 2021

History
The history of the Mushroomgender is difficult to track, as there are multiple instances and versions of the identity being coined. Mushroomgender was coined by FANDOM user Thatgaybestfriend on February 19, 2021 through a LGBTQwiki article. It was also said to be coined by tumblr user bxunny-bxbes, but the blog has been entirely removed from tumblr and the user appears to have been utilizing slurs to harass other users.

Related Terms

 * Mycogender