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Writing a Blind or Visually Impaired Character
A Multi-Step Guide Written by a Visually Impaired Writer and Blogger
I’m hoping this blog will over time develop its own following, and when it does people will inevitably see my bio and notice what I included: I’m visually impaired.
Yes, a visually impaired writer, and I’ve written with two blind characters before so I have some practice in the field.
So, inevitably, someone is going to ask how to write a blind character.
Or, at least, I hope you’ll ask someone who’s actually blind or visually impaired about writing a blind character before you get too involved with your new WIP.
All parts will be tagged #blindcharacter in my blog, and I will add links to every post as I finish each part. Follow my blog for more writing advice.
Note, this post updates fairly often and old versions are still floating around out there. The most current version of this post is pinned to my blog with any new guides or links you might of missed.
As of 29 June 2022, this is the most extensive and screen reader friendly version of this post.
Part One: Crafting the Blind Character
In which I tell you how to begin making a blind character who is more than a cardboard cutout
Part Two: Narrative Choice, Visual Description, Verbal Description, Social Interaction
In which I give you a basic rundown on how to write from the perspective of a character who can’t see and still make the narration descriptive
Part Three: Tropes and Clichés to Avoid
Your blind readers will thank you for not being the 5000th person to do this and manage to actually finish your story. (Do you have any idea how many stories I’ve noped out of within two chapters because of these clichés? A Lot.)
Part Four: Canes, Guide Dogs, and O&M
Everything I can tell you about 1) how to learn how to use a cane 2) how a cane works 3) how to describe what your character experiences with their cane 4) everything I know on guide dogs
-New- Additional Advice for Writing Sighted Guides–another legitimate form of O&M
Part Five: Small Aspects of being Blind You Never Thought Of
5 January 2021 Edit: This link has been fixed to correspond with the correct post
Or, really, very normal everyday things for blind people, the inclusion of which will make your characters more real and authentic. It’s the tiny details.
Part Six: Should You Cure Your Character’s Blindness? (Short Answer: No)
There’s no way to write a cure for your blind character that doesn’t make blind readers hate you. Sorry. We came here to finally experience a relatable character who experiences the world like us, but none of us are getting cured so seeing this character we learned to love become something alien from us in the end feels like a slap in the face
-New- What about a Temporary Cure to Show the Character is Happy being Blind?
Why I’m Blind and What I See -NEW-
I thought I’d finally make a post explaining the complicated situation about my vision. Includes an explanation of visual snow and exotropia, two of the three causes for my vision issues.
Writing Blind Characters Falling in Love, an Advice Post:
Someone asked what being blind and falling in love have to do with each other. Honestly, blindness changes your perspective on everything and it makes an impact on every relationship you have. This includes some things that you definitely do not want your character’s love interest to be/do.
Writing Blind Jokes (Should You Do It?)
You know those flow charts of “should you do x?” going around? It’s like that, but screen reader friendly. Should you write blind jokes. It’s pretty complicated and there are a lot of possible scenarios and details to consider.
Advice for Writing Toph Beifong -NEW-
In this I discuss what I would like to see done in fanfiction with Toph’s character after ten years of reading Avatar the Last Airbender fanfiction
-New- Some Informal Thoughts About Toph and ATLA World Building based on a Throw-Away Line
A small essay addressing the frequently asked question on giving your blind character a superpower to help them “see.”
It’s became a popular question, so to make the answer easier/faster for everyone to access, I wrote what will usually be my initial answer. Below there are a few links to some notable past questions on this subject.
Mourning My Vision, it’s More than Depression.
A small personal essay addressing the nuances of the mourning period you experience with a new disability. The mourning period is mentioned in other guides, but this is more detailed.
Dealing with Heightened Senses, a video by Molly Burke with additional commentary by me
While Molly talks about the myths and truths about heightened senses, I talk about the correlation with blindness and neuro-divergency and how co-morbid disorders/disabilities might affect sensory processing.
Satirical Commentary on the phrase “that blank look in their eyes” used too often in fiction to identify a blind character
a:tla, I’m looking at you (and my eyes aren’t blank)
I Found a Lost Piece of Blindness History
My grandmother told me about her blind aunt and how she sent letters. It led me to speculate about all the O&M things people develop on their own but never get a chance to pass onto other blind people. Technology and techniques are lost in history and reinvented, including the white cane ad guide dogs.
Includes a little history on the introduction of guide dogs into the 20th century
The Following are Answered Anon Questions
Making Your Blog More Accessible
Making Links Accessible to Screen Readers
Reblogging to Add an Image Description to Someone Else’s Image
Why I Write Image Descriptions
Terms, Definitions, and Practical Advice
-New- What is the difference between Light Perception and Shadow Perception
Writing Blind Characters
Advice for a Character Who was Born Blind
-New- A More Recent Post about Characters Born Blind
Over-Protective Parents of a Blind Character, Why They’re Over-Protective and How to Avoid Crossing a Line
A Blind Character in Victorian Era Historical Fiction
Is It Bad Not to Have Guide Dogs in a Fantasy/Historical Setting Without Guide Dogs (short answer: it’s not bad)
Someone Asked About My Thoughts on a Medusa-like Character Blinding Herself to Avoid Hurting Anyone
-New- Someone Asked For Advice Writing a Character whose Eyes were Gouged Out–and Why Blindfolds are Not a Good Idea + Medical Alternatives
Characters Who Have Recently Gone Blind and Avoiding Inspiration Porn
-New- Inclusive Language in Dialogue: Is it appropriate for a blind character to use visual verbs like “I saw” and “I watched”
-New- Thoughts on If Characters Would Drink and Go to Bars
(In one of my original guides I said I was sure most blind people would not go to bars. A few years later, I’ve now realized that sentiment is influenced by my gender, not my disability.)
-New- Researching Blind Historical Figures
I took a disability studies class focusing on Helen Keller’s complicated legacy. My professor gave us the option to get creative with our final projects, so I gathered all the research I had for three blog posts.
How did Helen Keller Navigate her World
My extensive historical research on the accessibility tools Keller had in her lifetime
Who was Helen Keller: Her Passions and Interests
I talk about her writing, her politics as a socialist and suffragette, her love for animals and nature, her brief history as a performer on stage, and how she became the face for Blind Advocacy. This includes lots of photos of Keller with image descriptions I wrote.
The Controversies Surrounding Helen Keller
-This includes:
Her family history as the daughter of a Confederate Captain
Growing up on a plantation that formerly held slaves
How she met Alexander Graham Bell and the negative influence both had on the Deaf community
Her sexuality and falling in love (and why that was so controversial)
Her stance on eugenics and her internalized ableism
The Miracle Worker (1963) movie- how it became the most popular depiction of Keller, why it’s problematic, and how it damaged her legacy
The 2020 TikTok Controversy and #HelenKellerwasfake
Talking about Popular Blind Characters In Media
Does Daredevil’s Echolocation Negate His Blindness
-New- Is it Worth it to Watch All of Daredevil for the Research (It’s Not)
Someone Else was Asked How to Write Daredevil Fanfiction
Blind Characters with Superpowers/Fighting Styles
World Setting where the General Population has a Superpower
Superpowers that don’t involve sight, Five questions to ask yourself if this superpower is a bad idea or a good one
-New- Your character would not use a cane as a weapon, it’s a bad idea
D&D/Roleplaying Blind Characters
-New- Animal Familiars Acting as Service Animals and Advice for Communicating with Your DM
-New- Portraying Older Blind Characters + Causes for Vision Loss with Old Age
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Anemoiran: A kenochoric gender related to nostalgia for a time you’ve never lived in. For some, it can feel wistful or strange, as though you’re walking through a dream, and may have a deep sense of longing.
Comes from the word anemoia, which means “nostalgia for a time you’ve never lived in.”
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which coined the term, described anemoia as: “Imagine stepping through the frame into a sepia-tinted haze, where you could sit on the side of the road and watch the locals passing by. Who lived and died before any of us arrived here, who sleep in some of the same houses we do, who look up at the same moon, who breathe the same air, feel the same blood in their veins—and live in a completely different world.“
There may be a wide variety of experiences within this gender, and is intentionally broad for this reason.
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Aetherine.
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— A non-xenine umbrella term that encompasses all things related to the otherworldly/ethereal. It is usually centered around the idea of otherworldly ideas/concepts/things and/or connection to concepts/ideas/things from other planets, whether fictional or real, but not always. One may identify with Aetherine if they do not fit underneath this definition as well.
This term is usually a gender, but doesn't have to be exclusively a gender.
Aetherine itself is not a xenogender. Please do not tag it as such ^^
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— Themes that fall under Aetherine, but aren't limited to:
– Feeling as if one's identity is connected towards concepts/ideas/things from other planets
– An identity related to outer-space and the concepts/ideas/things surrounding it
– Feeling a disconnect from Earth's concepts/ideas/things due to neurodivergence, plurality, alterhumanity, or any other reason
– Having a connection to another planet(s) due to being alterhuman
– One's identity being related to species from different planets
– One's identity feeling not from this planet
And more! Again Aetherine is not exclusive to these experiences, and you may coin subterms, we'd love to see them!
Etymology + other terms
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— 'Aetherine' is inspired off of the word 'aether', which is a varient spelling of the word 'ether', which means "The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens". The suffix -ine is just a suffix we found.
— The in-nature term for aetherine would be AETHIN (aetherine-in-nature)
— Aethous / aethine - The adjective form of aetherine ; having aetherine qualities (similar to masculine, feminine, kenoine, ect.) Can apply to gender, orientation, identity, presentation, or any of the list.
— Aethinity - Equivalent to aethous / aethine; a term similar to "femininity" and "masculinity".
— Aethic - aetherine-alignment. Similar to xenic, kenic, and masc/fem aligned.
— Aether / Aethan - The aetherine equivalent to "man" and "woman"
— Aethen - Plural form of 'aethan'.
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- fantasium
( original - dark version )
definition: a gender umbrella related to fantasy, nobility, mythical creatures, nature, non-humanity, divinity, ethereal things and such. it may be related to the concepts tied to these, their aesthetics, their meaning, anything.
it doesn't have to be necessarily positive, pretty or cute, as it may be tied to dark fantasy, for example. it's related to any version and interpretation of these.
this is not a xenogender, although it can be mixed with any alignment or other gender experience.
other terms:
× FAIN : fantasium-in-nature
× faradine : masculine/feminine equivalent
× fantasity : masculinity/femininity equivalent
× transfaradine : transitioning towards fantasity, or being both transgender and fantasium
etymology: fantasia [fantasy] + um
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🕰 Mortelum 💀
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Mortelum is a term for someone whose identity relates to a variety of concepts centring around death, the passage of time, and the intersection between those two concepts. Mortelum may also relate to the imagery of said concepts, such as vast grandfather clocks or rotting bones. The following concepts all fall under mortelum.
• Time: Eternal and always moving, never stopping or slowing for even a moment. Always ticking on. Weaved into the fabric of reality and space, a vessel for our existence.
• Impermanence: Moments experienced only once. Each and every second unique, special, and once within eternity. All that wears, crumbles, and falls as death reaps what time takes.
• Death: Finality. The end of consciousness. The last words spoken, and the last things thought within the silence. The soul. And if one’s culture relates to it, reincarnation. A new beginning. A new life.
• Rest: The acceptance of the eternal passage of time. The knowledge that each moment is singular and fleeting, occurring only once within infinity, yet still making the choice to rest. Rather than forcing oneself to labouring, making every moment count, the allowance for time to pass by without wearing down on the psyche.
• Stillness: All is still in time. When life is to end, all that once moved is still. Earthen. Returned to the soil to begin again.
• Cycles: Looping on and on, generation after generation. Repetition. Going back around again as time moves only forward.
• Chronophobia: The fear that time moves faster than any individual could keep up with. Worrying when each moment shall end, never spending a single minute in the moment. The incomparable awareness of eternity in comparison to the impermanence of life.
• Thanatophobia: To live life always worrying when it shall end. Knowing that the final completion is oncoming, yet having no way to defend against it.
• Symbology: Great grandfather clocks with grand bells chiming at the passing of the hour. The ticking of a clock telling each second apart from one another. Mushrooms grown from the ground and the trees, born from death. Decay and rot, bones and graves that mark where creatures once lived.
Mortelum may be completely separate from the idea of xenogenders, or may not even be a gender at all. It often feels inherent, encompassing, or entire, a great and eternal unknown or an unending idea that drives the fabric of reality, shattering one to their core.
Name Origin: @kenochoric who combined Mortis/Mortem (Death) + Pendulum
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WILDERIC ,,
wilderic is an umbrella term, connected to forests, plants, wilderness, wonder, the natural world, ecology and nature.
wilderic is not a xenogender
some experiences / feelings that could fall under wilderic :
a connection to ecology, wilderness, forests, plants, wonder, the natural world, ecology and nature
a connection to the feeling of freedom inspired by the natural world, feeling as free and wild as the plants and creatures
a connection to a feeling of thriving without human intervention. like an ecosystem turning and renewing, growing and surviving
feeling as though ones identity is as unknowable, awe-inspiring, wonderful and filled with raw power
a connection to decay and other remnants of life found in the forest (bones , feathers , shells , e.t.c)
a connection to the fullness of life, forests and other environments absolutely bustling with creatures and unseen activity
a connection to wild creatures, growing plants, alterhumanity or otherwise
WILDERIC TERMS ,,
WILDIN : a term that stands for “wilderic in nature”
WILDERINE : the wilderic equivalent of masculine / feminine, this is to symbolize having the qualities of / relating to wilderic
FLAG IDs
flag one id: a nine stripe flag going from dark blue-green, lighter blue-green, medium toned green, slightly yellow light green, a pale yellow-green. this colour pattern is then mirrored.
flag two id: a five stripe flag that goes from dark blue-green, lighter blue-green, medium toned green, slightly yellow light green, a pale yellow-green. (edited)
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Non-Inherently Xenic Neoender Umbrellas
plaint text: Non-Inherently Xenogender Gender Umbrellas
Reblogs of this post won't always be up to date, but this notion link will be (link).
Last Updated: December 15th 2022. Total Terms Listed: 52 i think
Formatted as: Name + link to coining post: basic definition (basic as in might not include every concept/experience)
Aetherine (link): a non-xenine umbrella term that encompasses all things related to the otherworldly/ethereal. It is usually centered around the idea of otherworldly ideas/concepts/things and/or connection to concepts/ideas/things from other planets, whether fictional or real, but not always.
Altumen (link): an umbrella term for terms (genders, identity, orientation, alterhuman, etc.) connected to the deep sea, deep sea creatures, speculative biology, merfolk, merfolk culture, and nonhumanity/alterhumanity.
Ambedoric (link): a umbrella term that is centered and based on the concept of ambedo (link leads to definition). It is a very broad umbrella term that can include xenogenders, aesthetigenders, neurogenders, etc. underneath it. It can, however, be simply used as a xenogender, but does not definitively have to be.
Apalaros (link): a gender umbrella that is mostly based on fragility. May be similar to being kenochoric in a lighter since. It has close ties to feeling fragile and almost ghostly. Things like photographs, snowglobes, and time may be considered Apalaros in nature. This is not inherently a xenogender.
Aquarine (link): similar to soporine and kenochoric, it is an umbrella term surrounding the themes of aquatics, the ocean, water, marine life, and anything related.
Bellunic (link): A gender umbrella that is best described as being cutesy, childish, and sweet. Genders under this umbrella may be related to ribbons, bows, strawberries/strawberry flavor, pastels, pink, frilly skirts/dresses, stuffed toys, candy, and dolls. These genders are typically feminine but are not inherently female.
Cringenic / Cringern (link): a gender umbrella related to all things cringe! designed with otherkin, neurodivergent, and queer people in mind, this gender umbrella is related to reclaiming the word cringe and being unashamedly yourself. cringenic / cringern is, overal, related to being againdt cringe culture peace, love, kindness, unity, and of course, being "cringe". it's usually also related to accepting others, being childish, and etc, but doesn't have to be.
Cuteseyic (link): A non-xenine neogender umbrella related to cute(sy) things. This umbrella term encompasses all things related to cuteness. It is usually centered around cutesy concepts/things, however one may identify under cuteseyic if they do not fit under this definition.
Cybertrecores (link): An umbrella term that describes an identity, understandable only in concepts of one being Cybertronian. It is connected to the anatomy of Cybertronian species, it's culture, machines and mechanisms, transformation, mass shifting, shapeshifting, and everything else, that might be connected to Cybertronians.
Dimensen (link): an umbrella term connected to alternate dimensions, multiverse theory, subdimensions, pocket dimensions, fate, soulmates, and the like.
Dreandna (link): is an umbrella term themed off of the album Dreamland by Glass Animlals. It is connected to feelings of wistfulness, love, sadness, melancholy, disturbing, haziness, and dreaminess. This umbrella term is more based on vibes than a concrete definition.
Edisicial (link): a gender/gender umbrella for EDIN(s) (edisicial in nature (superficially)) identities. Edisicial is a Neogender.
Esperkyn (link): a (primarily) gender umbrella, similar to (but distinct from) the xenogender umbrella. It is for identities based on feelings of hope, a better tomorrow than today, victory through adversity, and many other similar concepts. While I did coin the term as a way of describing gender, other types of good-faith identities may also qualify as Esperic.
Everithe (link): a NON-XENIC neogender umbrella related to lightness, dawn, infinity, everlasting, gold, and existence. this can be metaphorical, literal, or something in-between.
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Fantasium (link): a gender umbrella related to fantasy, nobility, mythical creatures, nature, non-humanity, divinity, ethereal things and such. it may be related to the concepts tied to these, their aesthetics, their meaning, anything.
Feruvel (link): An identity centered around things connected to beastliness, animals, ferality, nonhumanity, etc. It encompasses things like predator / prey dynamics, primal instincts, wild animals, feral monsters and anything that someone might consider a part of beastliness and pure nonhumanity. This label is not exclusive to alterhumans, though one might feel this identity in a different way due to ones alterhumanity.
Furrean/Furriean (link): A semi-xenine neogender umbrella related to furries, furriness, being a furry, fursuits, furry characters, furry art, and other aspects of the furrydom!
Gesneriad (link): a gender quality that describes a gender identity directly/heavily/partly connected to clothing/clothing aesthetics, it can also relate to the the person’s fashion style, or what the person is wearing as of right now.
Hedoxine (link): an umbrella term for a gender or genders related to, connected to, or affected by the concepts of hedonism, decadence, indulgence, and/or pleasure.
Howabeiyn (link): is an umbrella term themed off of the album How to be a Human Being by Glass Animals. It is connected to feelings of unnerve, urgency, haziness, wistfulness, confusion, distraught, and fuzziness. This umbrella term is more based on vibes than a concrete definition.
Hypnocerics (link): An umbrella for terms connected to the concepts of mind and hypnosis. It is not a xenogender, though it may overlap.
Inbissiec (link): an umbrella term centered on the idea of being bizarre. It is an umbrella term circling all labels that center around being odd.
Incovodian (link): a gender umbrella relating to all things incomprehensible and dark. this gender umbrella encompasses things related to the void, nothingness, space, the darkest depths of the ocean, and strange phenomena that can't be explained. this isn't all that it encompasses however, those are just examples.
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Kasvionan (link): a gender identity/umbrella centered around plants (inclusive of any kind of plant), and possibly also sunlight, growth, beauty, and/or strength. This is a non xenic identity/umbrella, simular to kenochroic, luxine, or macashric. (do not tag as xenogender).
Kenochoric (link): an umbrella term for identities centered around things like liminal spaces, loneliness/emptiness, nostalgia, the uncanny, distortion, obscurity, disconnect, nonhumanity, and many other related things. It can be an identity of its own, but it also describes any identity with characteristics that fit its "vibe."
Kerlinux (link): a neogender umbrella for genders related to the linux operating system, free and open source software, computers, and so on. it's a broader version of linuxgender, which is under this umbrella. this may also be used as an individual gender.
Kocirine (link): a non-xenic neogender gender umbrella for genders similar to scene, neon, and/or high-contrast aesthetics. it may feel chaotic, cluttered, bright, high contrast, clashing, hyper, or "cringe", but it doesn't have to be. it could describe one's gender being related to scene and neon aesthetics, just having a lot of clashing and contrasting genders, some combination of those things, or something different.
Liminic (link): A non-xenine umbrella term for any identity related to liminality. This doesn't just have to include liminality as in liminal aesthetics, but can also be an identity that feels "transitional", in a sense. This is typically used as a descriptor for gender, but can be used as any identity, such as an allion, perspeque, personalius, xeniden, or a chornosian term. (doesn't just have to be limited to those though)
Liminix (link): a gender/umbrella term for genders that feel deeply and inseparably connected to liminal spaces. this gender may feel as though it exists within a liminal space, or simply be inseparably connected to the individual’s interest in liminal spaces. an eerie, unsettling, liminal gender.
Lumenoir (link): centring around golden light and positivity, Lumenoir is an umbrella term that includes identities that relate to sunshine, kindness, compassion, glitter, gold, brilliance, and all that shines. It is strongly positive and perhaps may be glowing or luminous. Some experiences that fall under this label could relate to sun showers, the light of dawn, acts of kindness, or angelic halos! Experiences that fall under this label may include concepts not listed above and may differ from what I have stated in this post! It mostly is about how the term feels and what vibes it gives off rather than a literal checklist of what to include and what not to include!
Luxine (link) is an umbrella term centered around the ideas of divinity, light, holiness, and vastness.
Macarshric (link): a neogender that is NOT xenic or xenine. It is the sum of macabre and horror themes which generally means the distress or disturbed feelings that can arise from death and/or violence. Macarshric is its own gender, but it can also be an umbrella if the user chooses.
Mechaneve (link): A non-xenine umbrella term that can encompass all things related to mechanical engineering, machinery, and other similar concepts and themes. Can be based off of vibes too like an id that feels mechanic. This term is usually a gender, but is not exclusive to being only a gender.
Mellic (link): an umbrella term for genders centered around the themes of sleepiness, stars, blankets, pyjamas, plushies, nighttime, moons, stars and other similar concepts. the label broadly covers any genders that feel sleepy-in-nature (SLEEPIN) or related to concepts of sleepiness and bedtime.
Mislypec (link): is an umbrella term connected to zombies, apocalypses, radiation, mutant creatures, nuclear mutation, and concepts of sentience, consciousness, and nonhumanity.
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Mortelum (link): a term for someone whose identity relates to a variety of concepts centring around death, the passage of time, and the intersection between those two concepts. Mortelum may also relate to the imagery of said concepts, such as vast grandfather clocks or rotting bones. The following concepts all fall under mortelum.
N’rosesgender / Nrosesgender (link): A gender/umbrella term for genders related to Guns N’ Roses in any way
Ocularic (link): An umbrella term similar to kenochoric or luxine, which encompasses anything relating to unease, being watched, eye horror, dread, forbidden knowledge, and the dangerous curiosity of the unknown.
Occunous (link): A neogender umbrella related to watching and being watched, paranoia, eyes, the need to know everything despite the risks, the need to collect and store information even to one's own detriment, and The Beholding from The Magnus Archives!
Polyhedral (link): a gender quality that describes a gender identity that is heavily/directly connected to shapes/objects that have many sides, this can be both on a molecular or normal scale.
Rosenion (link): an umbrella term for gender similar to love, red/pink/violet, and amatopunk aesthetics. it may feel bright, comforting, caring, safe, warm, loving, lovestruck, obsessive, or soft, but it doesn’t have to be. it can describe your gender feeling comforting and caring, being described by love and stereotypical romantic/sexual/platonic/etc gestures, relating to one’s amatopunk identity, a combination of those things, or something different.
Rosetoric (link): a umbrella term that is centered and based on roses and femininity (link leads to an image of roses). It is a very broad umbrella term that can include xenogenders, aesthetigenders, neurogenders, etc. underneath it. It can, however, be simply used as a xenogender, but does not definitively have to be. The umbrella, in general, is feminine, but does not necessarily have to be feminine and can include any type of genderedness under it.
Scalecosmic (link): an umbrella term that describes gender(s) that can be described by space, space objects, or particles that don't exist on Earth, but indeed are somewhere in space (antimatter, for example).
Scerine (link): A nonxenine gender umbrella related to scenecore, rejection of cringe culture, being cringe but free, etc!
Scenemis (link): an umbrella term for something that affects ones gender or alterhumanity or full identity. It's defined by and influenced by emo and scene culture, scenecore, cringyness, early 2000s aesthetics, bright colors or black/gray colors, webcore, Invader Zim, Hot Topic, PLUR, and more! Anyone who's identity is influenced by these things may be Scenemis!
Sonderous (link): An umbrella term/descriptor for genders related to sonder. Similar to Kenochoric, this term isn’t inherently xenine, though they can overlap.
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Soporine (link): an umbrella term for genders based on sleepiness (or lack thereof), dreams, drowsyness, etc.
SPAN/Spangender (link): a non-xenic umbrella term for all Space-in-nature genders, meaning genders that primarily related to space and/or have a space-like quality. It can be used as a gender on its own.
Spiritine (link): an identity directly connected to/representing one’s spirituality or religious beliefs. this could have a few different meanings, including not being able to separate one’s spiritual and queer identity, feeling that one’s queer identity is spiritual, or being xenine + identifying with spirituality-themed xenic identities such as religiogenders.
Temporine (link): a gender (umbrella) related to the passing of time and any other related things such as mortality and limits, as well as endlessness and the infinite. it also covers themes of life, death, the universe, and nothingness, among other things. however, these are not strict rules, merely loose guidelines for what "counts" as tempoirine. many other things can be considered tempoirine.
Twistidatian / Intwistian (link): a gender umbrella term for identities related to, connected to, or are “intimidating with a twist”. that twist is often cute, gentle, and soft. could be seen as a counterpart to twistute. intwistian by itself is not a xenogender, but terms under the umbrella can be xenogenders.
Twistute (link): an umbrella term ( like kenochoric and luxine ) for identities related to, connected to, or are “ cute with a twist “. that twist is often dark, creepy, or unsettling. some examples of this are pastel clothing with eyes or teeth, candy gore, and yami kawai. this is not a xenogender, but genders under this could be described as xenogenders.
Valmia (link): a term for genders that are bloody, painful, realistic, cartoony gore, pain, and/or weirdcore gore and similar.
Warfaren (link): An identity centered around things connected to war and military. It encompasses things like carnage, warfare, military jobs, outfits, weaponry and machines.
Wilderic (link): an umbrella term, connected to forests, plants, wilderness, wonder, the natural world, ecology and nature.
Wisteric/Glicinoric (link): a umbrella term that is centered and based on wisteria flowers (link leads to an image of wisteria). It is a very broad umbrella term that can include xenogenders, aesthetigenders, neurogenders, etc. underneath it. It can, however, be simply used as a xenogender, but does not definitively have to be.
Zabainal (link): is an umbrella term themed off of the album ZABA by Glass Animals. It is connected to feelings of haziness, weirdness, strangeness, floaty vibes, confusion, and calmness. This umbrella term is more based on vibes than a concrete definition.
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[ Image ID: a rectangular flag with 9 equally-sized horizontal stripes in this order: saturated orangish yellow, slightly pastel yellow, pastel yellow, pale yellow, off-white, pale yellow, pastel yellow, slightly pastel yellow, and saturated orangish yellow. in the middle is a dark gold symbol. the symbol is shaped similarly to a sunrise rising over a hill, partially outlined by a circle over the top. there are three curved stripes at the bottom of the symbol that make up a hill, and a sun made up of sharp triangular spikes in a circle that is half covered up by the hill. ]
EVERITHE!
—> everithe is a NON-XENIC neogender umbrella related to lightness , dawn , infinity , everlasting , gold , and existence . this can be metaphorical , literal , or something in-between .
—> pronounced ever-ee-th
—> useful terms : EVERIN - everithe in nature ; evern / everend - an everithe gender ; everithine / everine - everithe equivelant of masculine / feminine ; transever / transithe - everithe equivelant of transfem / transmasc
—> pronoun ideas : ever/evers , li/light , lux/luxes , gold/golden , infi/infinite , dawn/dawns , ever/everlast
Tagging for visibility : @kenochoric , @kenopunk , @mogayis-socool , @epikulupu
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[ID: a rectangular flag with 6 horizontal wavy lines, and a horizontal stripe down the middle. colors in this order, hot pink, light hot pink, orange pink, yellow, yellow gold, light brown, dark brown. End ID]
Dimensen [die-men-sen] is an umbrella term connected to alternate dimensions, multiverse theory, subdimensions, pocket dimensions, fate, soulmates, and the like.
Etymology: "dimens" from dimension, "en" meaning to become, to make __, made up of something, to cause to
Dimensen is a umbrella term that can also be used as a standalone identity. It isn't inherently any other umbrella term (xenogender, kenochoric, luxine, etc.), but may overlap, and can be freely combined with other terms.
Dimensen includes concepts such as:
alternate dimensions/universes, other dimensions, and alternate timelines
multiverse and the multiverse theory
subdimensions and pocket dimensions
parallel universes and parallel timelines
alternate planes of existence
fate and the belief in fate
soulmates, a lifelong bond that stays through time and space (not inherently romantic or monogamous)
Dimensen experiences might include:
feeling like your identity (gender, orientation. nonhumantity, etc.) is affected by the above concepts
feeling like your identity (gender, orientation. nonhumantity, etc.) is from an alternate dimension
feeling like you are/being from an alternate dimension
having a connection to fate
having a connection to alternate dimensions, subdimensions, and/or pocket dimension
having a connection to (the idea of) soulmates
feeling like your identity (gender, orientation. nonhumantity, etc.) is affected by your theories on alternate dimensions/fate/soulmates
Dimensen Terminology:
Dim- [dim or dime]: optional Dimensen prefix
-sen [sen]: optional Dimensen suffix
Dimen(s) [dim-mens]: individual Dimensen genders
Dimensic [die-men-sick]: Dimensen equivalent of masc/fem/etc.
dimensenous [die-men-sen-oh-us]: Dimensen equivalent of masculine/feminine/etc.
Dimensenic [die-men-sen-ick]: a Dimensen gender alignment, the equivalent of xenic
Transdimensen [trans-die-men-sen]: Dimensen equivalent of transmasc/transfem/etc.
DIMIN [dim-in or die-min]: dimensen-in-nature
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[ Image ID: a rectangular flag with 9 equally-sized horizontal stripes in this order: near-black green, dark desaturated green, medium-light desaturated green, light desaturated green, slightly pale desaturated green, light desaturated green, medium-light desaturated green, dark desaturated green, and near-black green. in the middle is the aetherine symbol. the aetherine symbol is a black circle with a line going through the middle vertically, with a line going down and left at the top and a line going up and right at the bottom. there are two small black circles right above/below either diagonal line. ]
ENAETHESQUE!
—> enaethesque is an aetheresque where you are what most humans would interpret as non-binary , but you don't view yourself as connected to the binary and therefore don't connect to being "non-binarY' either , whether that be because you don't understand it , you simply don't care , or any other reason . this doesn't mean you're necessarily non-binary , but rather your gender is what humans describe being non-binary as
—en (enban) + aethesque
—> requested by no one
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[Image ID: a rectangular flag with seven horizontal stripes in the following colors, from top to bottom: dark blue gray, marble blue, cadet gray, geyser blue, cadet bray, marble blue, and dark blue gray. The geyser blue stripe is significantly larger than the other stripes and takes up the majority of the flag. In the centre of the flag is a cadet blue silhouette of an aster flower. Next to the flower are two circles, one on the right side and one on the left. /end ID]
Aevial Attraction.
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— An attraction that feels otherworldly/ethereal ; An attraction that can only be seen, understood, or comprehended through an aetherine lens ; An attraction that can only be felt through one being aetherine.
The attraction equivalent to aetherorientation.
— Aev (from 'aetherine') + ial
— Coined by us. Requested by no one.
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Moriamoric | Achillemoriamoric | Sapphimoriamoric
[🌌] Moriamoric & Subtypes (Updated)
Moriamoric is a kenochoric gender related to the concepts of life and death falling in love with one another.
Achillemoriamoric is a kenochoric gender related to the concepts of life and death falling in love with one another in an achillean way.
Sapphimoriamoric is a kenochoric gender related to the concepts of life and death falling in love with one another in an sapphic way.
Original coining post [link]
WARNING: The original post isn’t very accessible for screenreaders.
IMAGE ID: A rectangle flag made up of 11 stripes. The top five are a gradient of black to light grey, which are mirrored for the bottom five. The middle stripes are white with a thinner black stripe splitting it down the middle. In the center is a circle with a black border and a white center. In the middle of the circle a black skull and crossbones. END ID
IMAGE ID: A rectangle flag made up of 11 stripes. The top five are a gradient of black to light grey, which are mirrored for the bottom five. The middle stripes are white with a thinner black stripe splitting it down the middle. In the center is a circle with a black border and a white center. In the middle of the circle a black Achillean flower. END ID
IMAGE ID: A rectangle flag made up of 11 stripes. The top five are a gradient of black to light grey, which are mirrored for the bottom five. The middle stripes are white with a thinner black stripe splitting it down the middle. In the center is a circle with a black border and a white center. In the middle of the circle a black Sapphic flower. END ID
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[Image ID: a rectangular flag with nine horizontal stripes in the following colors, from top to bottom: black, medium-dark blue, medium cyan-blue, medium cyan, pastel greenish-cyan, near-white cream, tiger orange, reddish-orange, and black. /end ID]
TransKAXM (transkenoaethinexeninemasc) flag.
plain text: TransKAXM (transkenoaethinexeninemasc) flag.
— A transkenoine/kenous, transxenine, transaethine/aethous, and transmasc combination flag. Shortened to TransKAXM because transkenoaethinexeninemasc is a mouthful and really hard to read.
— Flag by us, self-indulgent flag because we are collectively transKAXM.
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[Image ID (left): a rectangular flag with nine horizontal stripes in the following order, from top to bottom: black, deep violet, purple haze, faded purple, cadet blue, pale bluish-gray, mid cyan-blue, dark cyan-blue, and black. In the centre of the flag are two circle outlines, one on top of the other. In the middle of the inner circle is a sideways 'z', and two diagonal lines extend diagonally on the bottom left and right from the inner circle. /end ID]
[Image ID (right): a rectangular flag with nine horizontal stripes in the following order, from top to bottom: black, medium purply-magenta, grape, dark lilac, light wisteria, pale bluish-gray, mid cyan-blue, dark cyan-blue, and black. In the centre of the flag are two circle outlines, one on top of the other. In the middle of the inner circle is a sideways 'z', and two diagonal lines extend diagonally on the bottom left and right from the inner circle. /end ID]
Aetherchoric.
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— A gender that is both aetherine and kenochoric ; a term for those who experience both aetherine and kenochoric identification in some way.
— Aether + choric.
— Coined by us. Requested by no one.
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[Image ID: a rectangular flag with eight horizontal stripes in the following colors, from top to bottom: black, mid purple, muted pastel pink, pastel orange, pastel yellow, pale teal, mid teal-blue, dark teal-blue, and black. In the centre of the flag is a black circle outline with a line going vertically inside it, with another circle inside the outline. On both the right and left side of the outline are two half circles facing outwards. /end ID]
Xenoaevchoric.
plain text: Xenoaevchoric.
— A xenogender, aetherine, & kenochoric combination flag. For those who experience xenogender, aetherine, and kenochoric in some way ; a gender that is xenogender, kenochoric, & aetherine.
Please keep in mind that kenochoric & aetherine are not inherently xenogender umbrellas, and shouldn't be equated as such. ^^
— Xeno + aev + choric
— Coined by us. Requested by no one.
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↦ spiritine / spir; a coining post.
spiritine is a gender quality (like masculine, feminine, xenine, etc) that describes an identity directly connected to/representing one’s spirituality or religious beliefs. this could have a few different meanings, including not being able to separate one’s spiritual and queer identity, feeling that one’s queer identity is spiritual, or being xenine + identifying with spirituality-themed xenic identities such as religiogenders.
spiritine is separate from the gender binary, but is overall an autonomous and self-defined identity. it can be used in the same way that any other gender quality can, including presentations, genders, alignments (see spiric), and more. any religiogender, spirituality-themed term, or any spiritually influenced identity would come under the umbrella of spiritine.
here are some basic spiritine-related terms and their definitions:
spir: a shortened form of spiritine, similar to masc/fem.
spirgender: a gender umbrella for all spiritine genders, can also be used as a single identity.
SPXIN: an in-nature term to describe genders that are Spiritine-In-Nature.
spiric: a spiritine gender alinement, similar to xenic.
spi- / -iir: optional prefix/suffix for spiritine genders.
transpiritine / transpir: a transgender/adgender identity describing someone moving towards a more spiritine identity/presentation.
demispiritine / demispirgender: identifying partially as spiritine or spirgender. could also be shortened to demispir.
anyone is free to use this label, as well as coin genders that may fall underneath it. if you are planning on coining terms however, make sure to tag me so i can see it!! i hope you enjoy <3
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@kenochoric @neopronouns @epikulupu @gendernasiterna @mogai-sunflowers @forest-of-mogai-genders @kenous @dollomine
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