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[[File:Greygender4 flag.jpg|thumb|Another alternate greygender flag.]]
'''Greygender''' (also spelled '''graygender''') is a gender in which one identifies partially outside the gender [[Binary Genders|binary]] and has a strong ambivalence about one's gender identity and/or [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]]. One feels that one has a gender/genders, as well as a natural inclination or desire to express said gender(s), but it’s weak and/or somewhat indeterminate/indefinable, or one doesn't feel it most of the time, or one is just not that invested in it. One is not entirely without a gender, or without a gender expression, but one does not feel that one is entirely "with" it either.
The term greygender can be used to express any of the following:
*One's gender feels close to, but isn't quite, [[agender]], or one's feeling of gender is weak.
*One has a [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] gender that "falls in a hazy grey area" and can be hard to define or pinpoint, or one's feeling of gender is indeterminate, indefinable and/or generally undefined.
*One is gender-neutral more due to ambivalence and lack of participation in gender rather than active participation in [[neutral]] or [[androgynous]], etc, gender expression.
*One feels gender and an inclination to participate in gendered thinking/expression less than most seem to, one doesn't experience the feeling of gender most of the time, and/or one is not invested in one's gender or in the concept of gender (this may include being [[pomogender]]/[[unlabeled]]).
== History==
The term was coined by Tumblr user Invernom on March 20, 2014, to express a "passive/weak/vague/rare experience of gender."<ref>[https://invernom.tumblr.com/post/80158494356/identifying-as-graygendergreygender Greygender coining]</ref>
The greygender flag was created on or before August 23, 2015, in a post that is now deleted.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Graygender-Gray-Agender-555820442 Graygender flag]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Gender]]
[[Category:Genderless]]
[[Category:Uingender]]
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{{Gender|title1=|image1=[[Greygender.png]]|caption1=|system=|type=[[AGIN]]|exclusivity=None|coined_by=invernom|coining_date=March 20th, 2014, 8:01 AM}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a term for someone who is ambivalent about their gender identity/expression, but who identifies at least partially with a gender (defined or not) outside of the binary. They may experience a weak sense of gender, or have difficulty defining their gender, or just not be overly involved in gender as a concept.
==Alternate Names==
* Graygender
* Gray Agender
==Etymology==
==Pronunciation==
==Definitions==
*''Graygender / Greygender: a person who identifies as (at least partially) outside the gender binary and has a strong natural ambivalence about their gender identity or gender expression. They feel they have a gender(s), as well as a natural inclination or desire to express it, but it’s weak and/or somewhat indeterminate/indefinable, or they don’t feel it most of the time, or they’re just not that invested in it. They’re not entirely without a gender or gender expression, but they’re not entirely “with” it either, so to speak.'' ''So using the word “graygender” can express: the state of being kinda close to agender but not quite (just greysexuality is kinda close to asexuality but not quite), having a nonbinary gender that falls in a hazy grey area and can be hard to define or pinpoint, being gender neutral-ish more because of ambivalence and lack of participation in gender rather than active participation in nonbinary gender expression, and/or feeling gender and an inclination to participate in gendered thinking/expression less than most seem to.'' ''So basically I’m making this term and using it because it feels right for me, as opposed to most pre-existing nonbinary terms, especially because it expresses my passive/weak/vague/rare experience of gender. If it feels like it hits home for you, feel free to use the word for yourself!'' - invernom, 2014<ref name=":0">https://genderheaven.tumblr.com/post/643754869498544128/identifying-as-graygendergreygender</ref>
*''Describes a person who is ambivalent about their gender identity/expression, but who identifies at least partially with a gender (defined or not) outside of the binary. They may experience a weak sense of gender, or have difficulty defining their gender, or just not be overly involved in gender as a concept. 2014.'' - Ezgender Google Docs, 2021<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lzt4exGRJksMD4FEnjcc6ng_FWKhofeOFiQ3ImVnV0g/edit</ref>
== Flag History==
Greygender was coined in 2014 by Tumblr user invernom, who stated that their gender experience was comparable to how they experienced graysexuality and grayromanticism. "That is, I feel like I experience gender, but I naturally have a lot less investment in it and motivation to participate in it compared to most people."<ref name=":0" />
==Community==
Grey represents the spectrum of experiences this identity covers, since different greygender individuals might feel gender to a lesser or greater degree. Blue represents greygender as an identity and experience. The creator thought of it in terms of deep ocean water—it’s calm but has a subtle fluidity and variation, and because it’s darker deep below the surface, it’s harder to determine what’s going on in it; however, it’s still beautiful and full of interesting and mysterious things. And white represents the purity and validity of those who are greygender and their experiences.▼
===General Impact===
===Controversy===
===Perceptions and Discrimination===
==Related Terms==
===Subsets===
===See Also===
*[[Demigender]]
*[[Cassgender]]
==Gallery==
===Flags===
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▲Grey</gallery>The representsfirst theflag was posted by pride-color-schemes in 2016, and was described as follows:<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/148276819270/graygender-gray-agender</ref> ''"Grey: The spectrum of experiencesexperience this identity covers, since differentpeople greygenderidentifying individualsas graygender might feel gender to a lesser or greater degree than one another. Blue: represents greygendergraygender as an identity and experience., Thewhich I’ve creatoralways thought of it in terms of deep ocean water—it’swater - it’s calm but it still has a subtle fluidity and variation, and because it’s darker deep below the surface, it’s harder to determine what’s going on in it; however, but it’s still beautiful and full of interesting and mysterious things. And whiteWhite: represents the purity and validity of thosegraygender who are greygenderpeople and theirour experiences . Even if we feel gender less often or strongly than most, or don’t present it as much, etc., doesn’t make our gender lesser or invalid."''
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