Agenderflux
Agenderflux (also known as Librafluid) refers to someone who is mostly agender, but has a connection to a gender that fluctuates or is fluid. It can also mean an agender person who experiences fluctuating levels of another gender. This may mean that one mostly feels agender, but sometimes feel like they are slightly, partially, or mostly gendered. They could feel masculine, feminine, androgyne, both, or anything outside of that range as long as it is gendered. One can also feel two or more genders at once.
Alternate Names
- Librafluid
Etymology
The term comes from the root word agender, suffixed by the fluctuating gender suffix -flux.
Pronunciation
Definitions
- Where you identify as agender but have fluctuations where you feel feminine or masculine but not male or female. - perfectlybrokenbones, 2014[1]
- agenderflux is where like. your base/default gender is agender but sometimes youll feel more female or male. - nonbinary-support, 2015[2]
- In simple terms, agenderflux is where you're mostly agender but sometimes have fluctuations where you feel masculine or feminine but NOT as much that you feel like a boy or girl. - LassieBee, 2015[3]
- A gender identity that is mostly agender, but has a connection to masculinity and/or femininity, and/or other gendered feelings. That connection may be static (libragender, librafeminine, libramasculine, etc) or fluid, where one feels that the gendered feelings one experiences change (Librafluid/Agenderflux). - pride-color-schemes, 2016[4]
History
Agenderflux was coined on or before September 27th, 2014 by Tumblr user perfectlybrokenbones through the mogai-archive Tumblr account. It was also given the name librafluid in the same post, making both names equally applicable. The flag was created by a now-deactivated user who is currently unknown, the earliest instance of the flag found on the Pride-Flags DeviantArt page.[5]
Community
Statistics
The 2016 Nonbinary/Genderqueer Survey found that six out of the 3055 participants identified themselves at agenderflux.[6] In the 2019 survery, this number rose to 28.[7] As of the 2021 survey, the number has risen to 98.[8]
Television actor Ellie Desautels has openly identified as agenderflux.[9]
Related Terms
See Also
Gallery
Flags
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Agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2015)
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Alternative agenderflux flag (that-one-with-the-face, 2014)[10]
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Alternative agender flag (pride-color-schemes, 2016)[4]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (hunddeskrieges, 2016)[4]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (hunddeskrieges, 2016)[4]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (nova-pride-flags, 2016)[4]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (dream-weaverofworlds, 2016)[4]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (It-Is-I-Username, 2020)[11]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (xplasticxbrainx, 2016)[12]
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Alternative agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[13]
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Non-gradient agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2021)[14]
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Feminine-nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[15]
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Alternative feminine-nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[16]
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Masculine-nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[17]
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Alternative masculine-nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[18]
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Nonbinary-Nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[19]
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Alternative nonbinary-nonbinary agenderflux flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[20]
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Agenderflux symbol (cisphobicterezi, 2014)[21]
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Alternative agenderflux symbol (Pride-Flags, 2016)[22]
Combinations
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Agenderflux lesbian flag (ttublnl, 2021)[23]
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Beltzaain agenderflux flag (High-Def-Pride-Flags, 2019)[24]
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Agenderflux acearoflux noma polyplatonic flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[25]
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Alternative agenderflux acearoflux noma polyplatonic flag (Pride-Flags, 2016)[26]
Coining
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Agenderflux coining post
Other
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Agenderflux pride box (that-one-with-the-face, 2014)[10]
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Agenderflux pride banner (that-one-with-the-face, 2014)[10]
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Agenderflux pride banner (that-one-with-the-face, 2014)[10]
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Agenderflux stamp (sunbirds, 2015)[27]
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Agenderflux emoticon (CensoredSecret, 2020)[28]
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Agenderflux emoticon (CensoredSecret, 2020)[29]
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Agenderflux banner (Lulae, 2017)[30]
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Agenderflux stamp (ghost-xx, 2018)[31]
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Agenderflux pixel flag (Tr-ee, 2021)[32]
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Agenderflux pixel flag (Revived-F00l, 2021)[33]
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Agenderflux typography (Pride-Flags, 2016)[34]
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Agenderflux stamp (Stu-Pixels, 2019)[35]
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Agenderflux mini flag (Stu-Pixels, 2019)[36]
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An agenderflux-themed gemsona (Dal-Adoptables, 2021)[37]
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Agenderflux emoticon (CensoredSecret, 2020)[38]
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Agenderflux-themed dragon (silvershadowsong, 2018)[39]
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Librafluid typography (Pride-Flags, 2016)[40]
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Agenderflux pride art (galaxia-art, 2021)[41]
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Agenderflux flag colorpicked from Beetlejuice (theater-flags, 2021)[42]
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Agenderflux Mother Mother pride graphic (stephen9260, 2021)[43]
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Agenderflux Kris icon (antgender, 2021)[44]
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Agenderflux lockscreen (spiritpride, 2021)[45]
Sources
- ↑ Earliest instance of agenderflux, attributing to perfectlybrokenbones
- ↑ Agenderflux definition by nonbinary-support
- ↑ Agenderflux definition by LassieBee
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Agenderflux flag masterlist by pride-color-schemes
- ↑ Earliest instance of the agenderflux flag
- ↑ 2016 Gender Census results
- ↑ 2019 Gender Census results
- ↑ 2021 Gender Census results
- ↑ Transpire Youth: It's All About Ellie
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Alternative agenderflux flag by that-one-with-the-face
- ↑ Alternative agenderflux flag by It-Is-I-Username
- ↑ Alternative agenderflux flag by xplasticxbrainxe
- ↑ Rainbow gradient alternative agenderflux flag
- ↑ Non-gradient agenderflux flag
- ↑ Feminine-Nonbinary Agenderflux flag
- ↑ Alternative feminine-nonbinary agenderflux flag
- ↑ Masc-nonbinary agenderflux flag
- ↑ Alternative masculine-nonbinary agenderflux flag
- ↑ Nonbinary-Nonbinary agenderflux flag
- ↑ Alternative nonbinary-nonbinary agenderflux flag
- ↑ Agenderflux symbol
- ↑ Alternative agenderflux symbol
- ↑ Agenderflux lesbian flag
- ↑ Beltzaain agenderflux flag
- ↑ Agenderflux acearoflux noma polyplatonic flag
- ↑ Agenderflux acearoflux noma polyplatonic flag
- ↑ Agenderflux stamp by sunbirds
- ↑ Agenderflux emoticon by CensoredSecret
- ↑ Second agenderflux emoticon by CensoredSecret
- ↑ Agenderflux banner by Lulae
- ↑ Agenderflux stamp by ghost-xx
- ↑ Agenderflux pixel flag by Tr-ee
- ↑ Agenderflux pixel flag by Revived-F00l
- ↑ Agenderflux typography by Pride-Flags
- ↑ Agenderflux stamp by Stu-Pixels
- ↑ Agenderflux mini flag by Stu-Pixels
- ↑ Agenderflux-themed gemsona by Dal-Adoptables
- ↑ Second agenderflux emoji by CensoredSecret
- ↑ Agenderflux-themed dragon
- ↑ Librafluid typography
- ↑ Agenderflux pride art by galaxia-art
- ↑ Agenderflux flag colorpicked from Beetlejuice
- ↑ Agenderflux Mother Mother pride graphic
- ↑ Agenderflux Kris icon
- ↑ Agenderflux lockscreen