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Gotta respond this way, sorry @rickyriddle

Most are from various alchemy books or symbol websites. Aluminum, I believe, was made up. I'll have to verify whether or not Manganese was, I can't remember.

Since I'm not technically the original creator, I don't have the exact sources with me, but I can look around.

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Hey there. I'm not sure if my gender is CroKobaLanAlumMonaManaSana or if my gender could be more simplified? I feel like my gender is affected by a lot of things, like my alterhumanity, my neurodivergency, and I feel it is fluid. I also feel I have some xenogenders and that my gender is also very atrinary and also very chaotic. Is the way I combined the alloys correct or could I simplify it moreso?

I'm actually glad you asked this because after like A Year of trying to get the original creator's notes to Make Sense (they don't) I'm trashing and restarting. New definitions for each element + a new one!

Fortunately there will be an alterhuman category!

Also redoing because like. KobaFeraStanLanumMeraLumi or other 3+ arrangements are...a mouthful. Definitely needs to be updated.

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lgbt-alchemy -> gender-is-metal

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Announcement ish

ok so I know I keep doing this but I promise there's a reason for all the changes, cause I know they cause headaches an frustration

It's technically been almost (if not over) a year since I got this alchemy system handed to me and when it was, I had a very small understanding of gender diversity still. I wanted to be able to make something, honestly, to make others happy, but bc I have next to no confidence making my own ideas, I just asked around if I could contribute to other people's. I didn't actually expect the original creator to hand this thing to me so fast, and the notes he left are...basically unreadable or have bad explanations/examples that don't actually match up with the terms he kept using.

Like literally I've had to take months unlearning shit he taught me bc I believed him and just assumed I was the one getting everything wrong. But as it turns out he basically just made up his own definitions of everything. That ended up confusing a lot of people, me included. And it kind of explains why this thing never took off - not just bc he hid his personal beliefs in with his work and used terms interchangeably that actually had nothing similar (getting masculinity confused with male-aligned, for ex), but he actually ruined or miswrote certain definitions to terms that weren't actually his in the first place.

Having only known him for a short time I can tell you right now: He's completely detached. From like. Everything. And makes up what he can't figure out instead of looking it up.

I don't wanna spend more time discussing him bc it makes me uncomfortable but basically, I got handed a pile of gibberish and confusion that had no actual clear, definite meaning or consistency to it.

And that's why I keep changing things.

The idea was what drew me in but I had to struggle to figure out the system, only to find out there wasn't really one. I did my best to put together something from what I had and then attempt to build upon that. But it didn't work, and eventually I just moved on with life.

Seeing the terms again on LGBTA Wiki (and other places) with outdated info I realized I had put a lot of work into this project that technically wasn't even mine at the start. And I know I said I had redone it once already, but I was still using his old recipe (lack of better words) which was really complicated, more than it needed to be. And now that I've undone some of the shit he taught me ("taught" more like convinced), I want to do something a bit different.

I wanna try and do this a bit more my way. Easier, with less braining involved.

I also wanna reassign a few terms (yes, again) and rename them (yes, again) so that when you combine them, it makes more sense and is easier to do on the spot.

Plus, I know that removing more of what he made makes me feel like I can do whatever I really want to do with this and not be stuck with what I got handed. I want to make this 100% my own, and not just the clusterfuck of info and notes he made.

(Plus I just don't like having reminders of him, ironically, so the more I change this the better I feel.)

I'm still really, really nervous that I'm screwing it all up and that nobody will like it or they'll get tired of me constantly changing things but I wanna give it a try.

I hope that's ok with all of you.

#important #sorta #oh look tired is inconsistent again #haha i love having anxiety /sarcasm

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Fixed the typing.

LGBTA Wiki is so impossible to get access to.

Want to join? Prepare for every single verification link to break. Wanna edit something? Gotta be a special chosen one! Wanna post on the community? Too bad! The site can't and won't save your post (it shouldn't fuckin need to??) so your post won't go through. Want to ask for help? Their Q&A is completely useless and is only questions about coming out or identity validation, not how to rank up in the community. Wanna access their discord? Every posted link INCLUDING THE DISBOARD ONE is expired.

Knowing this post won't be seen I'm going to have to ask someone with access to this exclusive damn site to either give me a pass or edit the Coer page.

Holy shit I haven't had a site this broken or annoying in a long time.

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LGBTA Wiki is so impossible to get access to.

Want to join? Prepare for every single verification link to break. Wanna edit something? Gotta be a special chosen one! Wanna post on the community? Too bad! The site can't and won't save your post (it shouldn't fuckin need to??) so your post won't go through. Want to ask for help? Their Q&A is completely useless and is only questions about coming out or identity validation, not how to rank up in the community. Wanna access their discord? Every posted link INCLUDING THE DISBOARD ONE is expired.

Knowing this post won't be seen I'm going to have to ask someone with access to this exclusive damn site to either give me a pass or edit the Coer page.

Holy shit I haven't had a site this broken or annoying in a long time.

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@mogai-archive PLEASE delete this version, reblog the new one!

ALLOY ALIGNMENTS - BASE METALS (GENDERS)

GOLD - Masculine (ara, arum) Ara (singular), Arum (plural) - Gold represents a gender that is, to some degree, masculine in nature. Colors are based on the metal gold. Gender is picked based on this survey.

SILVER - Feminine (aren, argen) Aren (singular), Argen (plural) - Silver represents a gender that is, to some degree, feminine in nature. Colors are based on polished silver, and colors typically associated with femininity. Gender is picked based on this survey.

COPPER - Nonbinary (copa, copen) Copa (singular), Copen (plural) - Copper represents a gender that is, to some degree, nonbinary in nature. Colors are based on raw and polished versions of copper. Gender is picked based on the gold-silver-copper triangle, which is known for use in metallurgy for jewelry purity. (Ignore the female symbol – that’s really the symbol for Copper.)

PLATINUM - Midgender (ilan, ilum) Ilan (singular), Ilum (plural) - Platinum represents a gender that is, to some degree, in between male and female in nature. Examples: Ambonec, androgyne, midgender, half-binary, etc. Colors are based on the traditional color associated as ‘between girl and boy colors,’ as well as faded platinum. Gender is picked based on the first symbol made for platinum, a sun and a moon, to represent that platinum was “white gold” - seen as a combination of silver and gold. 

ZINC - Neutral (zum, zincum) Zum (singular), Zincum (plural) - Zinc represents a gender that is, to some degree, neutral in nature. Colors are based on the color normally associated with neutrality (green) as well as unpolished zinc. Gender is picked based on zinc’s ‘neutrality,’ aka how it is the least reactive of the metals. 

TITANIUM - Genderless (tan, tanum) Tan (singular), Tanum (plural) - Titanium represents a gender that is, to some degree, genderless in nature. Examples: Agender, genderblank, gendervoid, singularian, etc. Colors are based on the color of the metal, and the colors typically associated with genderlessness. Gender is picked based on titanium’s dark color.

TIN - Questioning (san, santum) San (singular), Santum (plural) - Tin represents a gender that is, to some degree, unknown or confusing or undefinable. Colors are based on the color of the metal when polished, and the color is based on the mix of all other colors – much like how a gender can be confusing, a mixture of inexplainable concepts, and can be muddled and murky. Gender is picked based on the mottled feelings an unknown gender can be.

LEAD - Xenogender (lan, planum) Lan (singular), Planum (plural) - Lead represents a gender that is, to some degree, xenogender or xenine. Colors are based on the color of dark lead, as well as colors most often seen on xenogender flags. Gender is picked based on the unusual characteristics and resistance to making alloys.

ALUMINUM - Fluid (lumi, alumi)  Lumi (singular), Alumi (plural) - Aluminum represents a gender that is, to some degree, fluid in nature. Colors are based on the genderfluid flag as well as the color of aluminum. Gender is picked because of the symbol of aluminum, but also because (much like zinc and copper) it bonds with all other metals easily. 

NICKEL - Other (niel, kinel) Niel (singular), Kinel (plural) - Nickel represents a gender that is, to some degree, exclusive to a non-Western binary gender. These genders are not accessible to anyone except those members of that culture. Examples: Bariwarmi, femminiello, sekhet, two-spirit, etc. The colors are based on tin’s polish and also on the color for the other gender flag. The gender is picked based on the symbol for nickel, and also to give representation specifically for QPOC and marginalized/oppressed/erased genders. 

COBALT - Atrinary (kopa, kopalt) Kopa (singular), Kopalt (plural) - Cobalt represents a gender that is, to some degree, atrinary. Atrinary genders are genders that are outside the binary, but also outside the trinary (masc, fem, neut/agender), and are independent gender concepts defined solely by the person, not by any alignment. Examples: Some xenogenders, some neurogenders, arithmagender, musicgender, bellusgender, etc. The colors are based on the color of cobalt ore. The gender is picked based on how unique cobalt is in color in its raw form. 

IRON - Demi- (ira or ferra, irum or ferron) Ira/Ferra (singular), Irum/Ferron (plural) - Iron represents a gender that is, to some degree, demigender. In this definiton, the gender is only partially known, or only partially defined by choice, or one part is left ambiguous by choice. The colors are based on iron’s shades. The gender is picked based on iron’s ability to mix and become stronger with almost any metal. 

ANTIMONY - Neurogender (mona, monta) Mona (singular), Monta (plural) - Antimony represents a gender that is, to some degree, affected by the person’s neurodivergency in some way. The colors are based on antimony’s raw ore. The gender is picked based on the symbol for Phi, the letter for psychology studies.

MERCURY - Intersex (idra, hidrangea) Idra (singular), Hidrangea (plural) - Mercury represents a gender that is, to some degree, affected by the person’s intersex status in some way. This gender term is exclusive to those with some intersex disorder, and can only be defined by them. They can have any gender at all; this is only if their intersex disorder affects their gender in some way. The colors are based on mercury’s liquid form. The gender is picked because mercury is very unlike other metals and when combined with them, will make unusual and beautiful alloys, and is unique in that it is a liquid in room temperature, much like the unique qualities and vibrant differences each intersex person experiences. 

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Ignore the pings...I don't support those people anymore (and two of them are gone anyway)

Metal System (Redone)

The previous coiner left and put me in charge so I’m redoing this so it makes more sense (also expanding it a bit)

This gender system is made as a way to describe genders that are complex in a simpler way. It doesn’t matter if the person’s gender is multifaceted, combined, or they’re polygender. The system helps to put a word to genders affected by multiple things at once.

It’s free of alignment completely. Male-aligned, female-aligned, trinary-aligned, non-aligned, and etc. are different from being masculine, feminine, or other linities. This system helps to serve a way to separate them further, because the person themselves can be anywhere on an alignment (including not on any alignment) and their gender element will still fit. 

Each person experiences masculinity, femininity, or other linities differently. This gender element system doesn’t define what these linities are supposed to be like, just gives a word to the elements a person’s gender consists of.

(Please do not confuse this gender element system for this one, which is made of classical elements. This gender element is made of elements of the periodic table, and alloys made of the metals on the periodic table.)

@arco-pluris​ @the-gender-collector-emself​ @uncommongenders​

These are the basic 14 elements. 

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Metal System (Redone)

The previous coiner left and put me in charge so I’m redoing this so it makes more sense (also expanding it a bit)

This gender system is made as a way to describe genders that are complex in a simpler way. It doesn’t matter if the person’s gender is multifaceted, combined, or they’re polygender. The system helps to put a word to genders affected by multiple things at once.

It’s free of alignment completely. Male-aligned, female-aligned, trinary-aligned, non-aligned, and etc. are different from being masculine, feminine, or other linities. This system helps to serve a way to separate them further, because the person themselves can be anywhere on an alignment (including not on any alignment) and their gender element will still fit. 

Each person experiences masculinity, femininity, or other linities differently. This gender element system doesn’t define what these linities are supposed to be like, just gives a word to the elements a person’s gender consists of.

(Please do not confuse this gender element system for this one, which is made of classical elements. This gender element is made of elements of the periodic table, and alloys made of the metals on the periodic table.)

@arco-pluris​ @the-gender-collector-emself​ @uncommongenders​

These are the basic 14 elements. 

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ngl just remembering Hail makes me anxious.

I spoke with him for a while after he handed me this account, he's really negative :/

#and he swears hes not an exclus #but he is #he definitely is

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@mogai-archive and @ask-pride-color-schemes PLEASE delete that version of the original alignments, it was made by the last admin (Hail, system-mogai) and he's an exclusionist. I made a new one, I'll reblog it now.

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aporagyne: A gender independent of the male<=>female spectrum. Strong anima spirit with enjoyment of femininity.

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@pride-color-schemes @ask-pride-color-schemes hi! This is actually an outdated version made by someone else! A newer (and more inclusive) one was made by me.

ALLOY ALIGNMENTS - BASE METALS (GENDERS)

GOLD - Masculine (ara, arum) Ara (singular), Arum (plural) - Gold represents a gender that is, to some degree, masculine in nature. Colors are based on the metal gold. Gender is picked based on this survey.

SILVER - Feminine (aren, argen) Aren (singular), Argen (plural) - Silver represents a gender that is, to some degree, feminine in nature. Colors are based on polished silver, and colors typically associated with femininity. Gender is picked based on this survey.

COPPER - Nonbinary (copa, copen) Copa (singular), Copen (plural) - Copper represents a gender that is, to some degree, nonbinary in nature. Colors are based on raw and polished versions of copper. Gender is picked based on the gold-silver-copper triangle, which is known for use in metallurgy for jewelry purity. (Ignore the female symbol – that’s really the symbol for Copper.)

PLATINUM - Midgender (ilan, ilum) Ilan (singular), Ilum (plural) - Platinum represents a gender that is, to some degree, in between male and female in nature. Examples: Ambonec, androgyne, midgender, half-binary, etc. Colors are based on the traditional color associated as ‘between girl and boy colors,’ as well as faded platinum. Gender is picked based on the first symbol made for platinum, a sun and a moon, to represent that platinum was “white gold” - seen as a combination of silver and gold. 

ZINC - Neutral (zum, zincum) Zum (singular), Zincum (plural) - Zinc represents a gender that is, to some degree, neutral in nature. Colors are based on the color normally associated with neutrality (green) as well as unpolished zinc. Gender is picked based on zinc’s ‘neutrality,’ aka how it is the least reactive of the metals. 

TITANIUM - Genderless (tan, tanum) Tan (singular), Tanum (plural) - Titanium represents a gender that is, to some degree, genderless in nature. Examples: Agender, genderblank, gendervoid, singularian, etc. Colors are based on the color of the metal, and the colors typically associated with genderlessness. Gender is picked based on titanium’s dark color.

TIN - Questioning (san, santum) San (singular), Santum (plural) - Tin represents a gender that is, to some degree, unknown or confusing or undefinable. Colors are based on the color of the metal when polished, and the color is based on the mix of all other colors – much like how a gender can be confusing, a mixture of inexplainable concepts, and can be muddled and murky. Gender is picked based on the mottled feelings an unknown gender can be.

LEAD - Xenogender (lan, planum) Lan (singular), Planum (plural) - Lead represents a gender that is, to some degree, xenogender or xenine. Colors are based on the color of dark lead, as well as colors most often seen on xenogender flags. Gender is picked based on the unusual characteristics and resistance to making alloys.

ALUMINUM - Fluid (lumi, alumi)  Lumi (singular), Alumi (plural) - Aluminum represents a gender that is, to some degree, fluid in nature. Colors are based on the genderfluid flag as well as the color of aluminum. Gender is picked because of the symbol of aluminum, but also because (much like zinc and copper) it bonds with all other metals easily. 

NICKEL - Other (niel, kinel) Niel (singular), Kinel (plural) - Nickel represents a gender that is, to some degree, exclusive to a non-Western binary gender. These genders are not accessible to anyone except those members of that culture. Examples: Bariwarmi, femminiello, sekhet, two-spirit, etc. The colors are based on tin’s polish and also on the color for the other gender flag. The gender is picked based on the symbol for nickel, and also to give representation specifically for QPOC and marginalized/oppressed/erased genders. 

COBALT - Atrinary (kopa, kopalt) Kopa (singular), Kopalt (plural) - Cobalt represents a gender that is, to some degree, atrinary. Atrinary genders are genders that are outside the binary, but also outside the trinary (masc, fem, neut/agender), and are independent gender concepts defined solely by the person, not by any alignment. Examples: Some xenogenders, some neurogenders, arithmagender, musicgender, bellusgender, etc. The colors are based on the color of cobalt ore. The gender is picked based on how unique cobalt is in color in its raw form. 

IRON - Demi- (ira or ferra, irum or ferron) Ira/Ferra (singular), Irum/Ferron (plural) - Iron represents a gender that is, to some degree, demigender. In this definiton, the gender is only partially known, or only partially defined by choice, or one part is left ambiguous by choice. The colors are based on iron’s shades. The gender is picked based on iron’s ability to mix and become stronger with almost any metal. 

ANTIMONY - Neurogender (mona, monta) Mona (singular), Monta (plural) - Antimony represents a gender that is, to some degree, affected by the person’s neurodivergency in some way. The colors are based on antimony’s raw ore. The gender is picked based on the symbol for Phi, the letter for psychology studies.

MERCURY - Intersex (idra, hidrangea) Idra (singular), Hidrangea (plural) - Mercury represents a gender that is, to some degree, affected by the person’s intersex status in some way. This gender term is exclusive to those with some intersex disorder, and can only be defined by them. They can have any gender at all; this is only if their intersex disorder affects their gender in some way. The colors are based on mercury’s liquid form. The gender is picked because mercury is very unlike other metals and when combined with them, will make unusual and beautiful alloys, and is unique in that it is a liquid in room temperature, much like the unique qualities and vibrant differences each intersex person experiences. 

#i do cringe when i see this one ngl

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New gender quality: Neutrinity

This is the last of the four terms for gender qualities I made, I was going to post it when I posted the other three, but I forgot.

Neutrinity: gender quality shared by genders that are neither virine nor eraine, without also being iquine. Neutrine gender can be in between the other three categories (without being any of them) or outside/beyond the gender spectrum.

 It may also describe a lack of gender or apathy respect the own gender.

Flag description: Six horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: light green, dark green, brown, olive green, purple red, gray-purple.

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epigender: nonbinary gender(ness), enby, xent

definition from here!

dni transcript under the cut:

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Here it is, with a more formal introduction! This is the Nonhuman Gender flag. You could also call it the Nonhuman Xenogender flag. I know that xenogender/xenic already exists, but this is a subset of that specifically for nonhumans; not for genders beyond the scope of human categorization, but actual people who are not human (This works well for nonhuman system members and kin.) The top is the general flag itself, or for unaligned nonhumans. The bottom two are for “feminine” (left) and “masculine”(right) nonhuman gender. Maybe I’ll make other versions outside of fem/masc. Personally, I don’t want to make combo flags with non-xenic identities, but maybe I could make a nonhuman genderless flag or nonhuman multigender flag in the near future.

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A proposal for gender ambiguity as an independent trait

This is in regard to a convenient gender categorization system that has recently become more well-rounded with new categories added for existing gender traits (thanks to @gender-resource). To get right to it, the trait of gender ambiguity is similar to the traits of epicenity (EPIN), ageninity (AGIN), and unknown/unquantifiable (UIN), but I would argue that it is its own thing. Ambiguity is the trait of being open to multiple interpretations and not being exact in its nature, which does not necessarily mean that the gender is unknown, unquantifiable, nonexistant, or epicene- it can exist and be interpreted despite there being no “official” interpretation. It may overlap with these categories, however, or be juxtaposed to them on a hypothetical gender category spectrum. I have some trouble formulating descriptions when it comes to stuff like this because of the necessity for the Official Definitions to be distinct and easy to understand, but without too much elaboration so I don’t end up with a confusing mess, here is my proposal.

AMIN (Ambiguous in nature) is an umbrella category of gender that includes genders that are ambiguous in nature- having intrinsic traits of ambiguity. Ambiguity, in the sense of gender, is the trait of one’s gender being up to interpretation or not conforming to any particular interpretation (ambiguous).

Some amingenders would include ambigue, antegender, genderfree , and possibly others, these are just ones I can comfortably state to fit in the category. This category may extend to genders which are intentionally presented to confuse others and prevent clear interpretation, like genderfuck and other genders expressing nonconformity in certain ways. I encourage further exploration and definement of ambiguity as a gender trait, I know that this isn’t going to be the end-all-be-all when it comes to gender ambiguity. Thank you all. :3

EDIT: I was hesitant to propose this but decided that it is possible for AMIN to overlap with other categories like FIN, MIN, NIN, etc. in the sense that the gender is of that trait but that trait itself can be interpreted in several ways, as in, many interpretations of the nature of its femininity/neutrality/whatever. AUIN (autonomous) genders use -ique as a suffix to easily combine with other genders and traits, and I think amingenders could use -igue instead. For examples: neutrigue, angigue, xenigue, perigue, feminigue (or femigue maybe? Depends on what people prefer). I also enjoy that it conjures up the word “intrigue” which I feel is appropriate for genders of this nature due to their curious trait of allowing different personal interpretations.