Paragender

 is a gender that is very near but not quite another gender. It may also be used as an umbrella term for other genders with the prefix "para-".

Etymology
The prefix para- comes from the Greek prefix meaning "beside" or "near".

Definitions

 * paragender - greek prefix para, meaning beside, near; a gender that is very near but not quite another gender, i.e. paragirl, vaguely a girl but not quite - queerspike, 2014

History
The Paragender flag, made by pridearchive, was originally meant to be used for Paranonbinary, however the flag is also used for Paragender.

Subsets
''For a comprehensive list, see Category:Paragender
 * Paragirl
 * Paraboy
 * Paranonbinary

Flags
Pridearchive's Paragender/Paranonbinary flag has the following color meanings: "Grey: Partial gender. White: Lack of gender. Yellow: Nonbinary. Green: A colour near yellow on the colour wheel, this symbolises the “near-ness” of paranonbinary". Many are uncomfortable using strwbryfemme's Paragender flag due to their exclusionist and steliphobic beliefs.