Today our D word is demigender. This is a very new identity, so new it is not
widely known. Demigender people only slightly
identify with the sex they were raised as, but are not dysphoric and don’t wish
to transition. They are comfortable in
their bodies and socially live as that gender, but don’t really identify with
it (especially the social roles). Personally
I find this label fits my personal identity better than anything else I have
heard.
Many demigender people see their physical sex as a matter of
random circumstance. It is not something
they feel needs changing, but is not an inherent part of their identities. I think some intersex people see being
intersex the same way. If you consider reproduction
an important part of your gender identity (and some heterosexual cisgender
people do); then more intersex people might feel demigendered. This is especially true if they had their
gonads/uteri etc. removed. Of course
intersex people, like everyone else, can identify any way they want, including
demigender. In any case I think it’s an
interesting identity, certainly worthy of a post. Let me know if you have any ideas for topics.
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