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{{Confusion|Similar=[[Fawngender]], the term coined in 2014 that was also called Deergender at the time.}}{{Gender|title1={{PAGENAME}}|image1=File:Deergender_flag.png|caption1=|system=None|type=[[Xenogender]], [[Faunagender]], [[Aesthetigender]], [[Neurogender]], [[Delusogender]],|exclusivity=None|coined_by=The Chaotic System|coining_date=May 2021}}'''Deergender{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[xenogender]] in which someone feels an extremely strong connection to adult deerdeers or other adult cervids. One may either strongly identifyidentifying with them or simply wantwanting to incorporate them into their gender to better understand their identity. It was made with neurodivergent individuals in mind, specifically autistic individuals, as well as people who may experience delusions relating to being an adult deer or other adult cervid. However, anyone may identify as deergender.
==Alternate Names==
== Etymology==
Literal "deer" + "gender."
==Pronunciation==
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==Definitions==
*''Deergender is a xenogender in which someone feels an extremely strong connection to deers or other cervids either strongly identifying with them or simply wanting to incorporate them into their gender to better understand their identity. It was made with neurodivergent people in mind, specifically autistic individuals, as well as people who may experience delusions relating to being a deer or other cervids. However, anyone may identify as deergender.'' ''One who identifies as deergender may refer to themself as a "deerboy," "deergirl," "deen-binary," or simply deergender or another combination, depending on their gender identity''. - Original creation history of LGBTA Wiki article, dated August 25, 2014<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Deergender?oldid=84285</ref>
It is unclear where this version of deergender was coined, as no available revisions of the LGBTA Wiki's page for it cite any sources.
== Flag History==
This version of deergender was coined in 2021 by Logan, an alter of the Chaotic System. He felt heavy relation to deer, having a deer form in the headspace and some partial memories of a past life when he was a deer. Because of these, and generally feeling part human and part deer, he didn't find other kingender-related terms that fit his experience, which motivated him to coin deergender. The deergender flag was uploaded to the LGBTA Wiki Wikia User ChaoticSasha, and according to the description of the image, the flag was created in in May 2021.
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==Gallery ==
=== Flags===
<gallery>
File:Deergender 1 (1).png
File:Deergender flag.png
File:Deergender - @mogai-zone.png|Deergender design by Mogai-zone. It is unclear if it was intended to be for this version of the term.
File:Deergender.png|Deergender design by unknown. It is unclear if it was intended to be for this version of the term.
</gallery>
* The first darker brown represent people who feel like/related to the adults male deersdeer & cervids
* The first brown represent people who feel like/related to adults female deersdeer & cervids
* The first ligtherlighter brown represent people who feel like/related to adults deersdeer & cervids
* The grey/pink stripe represent the connection to deerhood and to memories related to being a deer
* The second ligtherlighter brown represent the connection to hooves of deersdeer & cervids
* The second brown represent the connection to the furrfur and the behaviour of deersdeer & cervids
* The second darker brown represent the connection to horns of deersdeer & cervids
The male deer in the flag can be optional, so it can be replaced by only the horns of a deer/cervid (if peoples feel more related to the horns of a deer/cervids) or by a female deer (for people who feel more related to female deer) but also having none of this if people just want the flag.<br />
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