What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

An A to Z of Non-Binary Genders

So, here’s a thing that happened: Alex Dally MacFarlane had the temerity to suggest that non-binary gender is an actual thing that deserves to be represented in SFF, and certain persons lost their shit, citing a variety of ill-informed reasons that can basically be summarised as “non-binary gender doesn’t really exist, but if it did, we’d still think it was icky and unimportant, and also you’re just a liberal fascist trying to make us sympathise with imaginary humans as part of your nefarious agenda to destroy all men”. And as such persons are apparently incapable of performing a basic Google search before spouting bigoted nonsense all over the internet, I’ve decided to make things easy for them, and compile a handy A to Z of non-binary gender identities in the modern world and throughout history. This is by no means an exhaustive list; for a more comprehensive synopsis of non-binary gender and sexual orientation, this amazing excerpt from Amara Das Wilhelm’s Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex is an excellent starting point.

In compiling this list, I’ve tried to avoid including words that are actively used as slurs or which refer primarily to sexual orientation rather than gender identity, so please – if a term is listed here that you think shouldn’t be, or if I’ve missed out something that merits inclusion, let me know, and I’ll update accordingly.

A – Agenderalyhaandrogyneay’lonit

B – Bacha poshBadésbaklabigenderbissu, brotherboy

C – Calabaicalalai

D – Dalopapa

E – Ektomias

F – Fa’afafinefakaleitifemminiello

G – Genderfluidgenderqueer

H –  Hijra

I – Intergenderintersexira’muxe

J – Jogappas

K – Kathoey

L – Lhamana

M – Machi weyemahumolliesmukhannathunmuxe

N – Nàdleehì, neutrois

O – Oyama

P – Pangender

Q – Quariwarmi

R – Rebecccas*

S – Sarissekhet, sistagirls

T – Third genderTom-Deetransgendertravestitrigendertritiya-prakrtitwo-spirittumtum

U – UbhatobyanjanakaUranian

V – Virgjinesha 

W – Wariawhakawahinewinkte

X – Xanith

Y – Yirka-laul

Z – Zenana

*I know this one is a specific historical incidence of crossdressing rather than an actual gender identity, but I’m compulsive enough that the absence of something starting with R was irking me, so there you go.

(Source: fozmeadows.wordpress.com)

  1. eriduruins reblogged this from fozmeadows
  2. fluttervee reblogged this from ambientmagic
  3. ambientmagic reblogged this from feastingwiththefae
  4. babybat98 reblogged this from fozmeadows
  5. bluestorm27 reblogged this from nomyriad
  6. werewolfmunchies reblogged this from domduongart
  7. domduongart reblogged this from feastingwiththefae
  8. nomyriad reblogged this from carmineeyes
  9. carmineeyes reblogged this from feastingwiththefae
  10. feastingwiththefae reblogged this from kogiopsis
  11. flightlessnb reblogged this from fozmeadows
  12. grievousgrimalkin reblogged this from blame-my-muses
  13. veg01 reblogged this from nebulia
  14. domestic-lowlife-blog reblogged this from fozmeadows
  15. fozmeadows posted this