Buggender

Buggender is a neurogender in which one's special interest in bugs impacts their gender identity. Buggender also serves as an umbrella term for all neurogenders relating to specific bugs.

Etymology

While there is no etymology provided in the original coining post, it is assumed that the term comes from the root word bug, suffixed by the popular gender suffix -gender.

Pronunciation

Definitions

i've made my own xenogender it's called buggender and it's for nd's who have bugs as a special interest and it influences their gender (u can use whatever pronouns u want) - bensect_, 2020^[1]

History

Buggender was coined in 2020 by Twitter user bensect_ as a neurogender related to having a special interest in bugs. Soon after, on October 15th of the same year, the most widely accepted buggender flag was designed by Twitter user trrrrav.

In recent years, the term has become muddied, seen as a more general gender related to bugs for anyone to use as opposed to its actual nature as a neurogender.

Community

Statistics

In the 2021 Gender Census, one participant out of 44,585 participants identified as being buggender.^[2]

Related Terms

Subsets

For a comprehensive list, please see Category:Buggender.

Gallery

Flags

Most widely known buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Most widely known buggender flag without the symbol (trrrrav, 2020)Alternative buggender flag (trrrrav, 2020)^[3]
Original buggender flag (bensect_, 2020)
Original buggender flag meaning
Alternative buggender flag (kiiboloid, 2020)^[4]
Alternative buggender flag (gokugetem, 2021)^[5]
gokugetem's alternative buggender flag meaning^[5]
Alternative buggender flag (azuliocoolio, 2021)^[6]
azuliocoolio's buggender flag meaning^[3]
Alternative buggender flag (gloomwolves, 2021)^[7]