Binary Abolition

The gender novarity is a group of genders that are a revised and expanded version of the sex-based male-female gender binary. They are genders based off individual sex characteristics rather than the collective grouping of these characteristics.

"Novarity" is based on "nova" meaning new star, and "arity" meaning numerical rank. A binary is a type of arity.

These are split into four categories: Gonads, Genitalia, Hormones, and Deutosex Characteristics.

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Gonadal Gender

The umbrella term for genders based off gonads is called Gonader.

Socially, gonaders are responsible for one's reproductive and parental role. Physically, while it isn't possible to swap one's gonads, one may wish to change the body's hormone dominance or to remove one's gonads.

In terms of social transition, a transgonader individual may wish to play the other parental role, or may desire having the other reproductive role physically even if its not possible.

Gonaders consist of the following:

Ovale (adj.)/ Ovin (n.): Ovary-based gonader. Oven desire to be pregnant in some way and to some degree. They feel a connection to their child or hypothetical child via pregnancy. An ovale parent is called an ovuer.

Sperale (adj.)/ Sperin (n.): Testes-based gonader. Speren desire to impregnate an individual in some way and to some degree. They feel a connection to their child or hypothetical child via the impregnation of another individual. A sperale parent is called an ferler.

Ovasperale (adj.)/ Ovasperin (n.): An individual that is both ovale and sperale. This may be due to having Ovotesticular DSD, or it may be due to the desire to be able to be pregnant and to impregnate someone. Such an individual may feel a connection to their child or hypothetical child via both pregnancy and impregnation in some way; this may be a projection of the other parent's connection to the child.

Agonader (adj.)/ Agonadin (n.): Agonader individuals see their gonads as unimportant and are uninterested in biological reproduction, either ideologically or realistically. It may also describe an individual that is indifferent to their reproductive role, but still desires reproduction. It may also describe someone who does not feel as though their connection to their child is related to their pregnancy or impregnation. Such an individual may or may not be interested in sterilization.

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Genital Gender:

The umbrella term for genders based off genitals is called Geniter.

Socially, geniters are responsible for one's sexual role. One can be any geniter even if one doesn't desire or receive genital surgery. Geniters can be seen as one's relationship with their genitals, and these may not always exactly align.

A transgeniter individual that is not transgenital may prefer using toys or prosthetics during sex to simulate the existence of other genitalia, or they may prefer for their genitals to be treated in a different way.

Geniters consist of the following:

Vulvale (adj.) / Vulvin (n.): Vulva-based geniter. A vulvin is generally interested in receiving or being able to receive during sex. For those who have penises, this may involve wanting the penis to be ignored and being penetrated instead during sex. This is not the same as being submissive or a bottom.

Phallale (adj.) / Phallin (n.): Penis-based geniter. A phallin is generally interested in penetrating or being able to penetrate in some way during sex. For those who have vulvas, this may involve wanting to insert a toy or fingers into the other individual. This is not the same as being dominant or a top.

Vuphalale (adj.) / Vuphalin (n.): Both vulvale and phallale. A vuphalin is interesting in both penetrating and receiving during sex. This is not the same as being versatile or a switch.

Ageniter (adj.) / Agenitan (n.): Uninterested in receiving and penetrating during sex. An ageniter individual may prefer non-penetrative activities, or they may not want to involve their own genitalia during sex.

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Hormonal Gender

The umbrella term for genders based off hormones is called Hormoder.

The umbrella term for genders based off secondary sex characteristics is called Deuter.

Hormoders are a way to categorize deuters, as secondary sex characteristics are typically influenced by hormones. However, because secondary sex characteristics do not always conform to hormones, deuters are their own umbrella of genders that individuals may identify with instead.

Hormoders are genders that are responsible for one's cosmetic appearance. Individuals with particular deuters typically wish to wear clothing that compliments their secondary sex characteristics. If one's deuters do not match their secondary sex characteristics, one may use clothing or makeup to mimic the appearance of those characteristics, or one may wear clothing that treats their body as though one has these characteristics regardless of their absence.

Hormoders consist of the following:

Estrale (adj.) / Estrin (n.): Estrogen-based hormoder. Estren typically enjoy cosmetics that exemplify breasts, fat in the hip area, minimal facial hair, and less body hair. They may wear breast-supporting garments such as bras, and may prefer to shave to maintain less body hair. They may also enjoy having a higher pitched voice, and may alter their voice for this purpose.

Testale (adj.) / Testin (n.): Androgen-based hormoder. Testen typically enjoy cosmetics that exemplify facial hair, body hair, and fat in the abdominal area. They may groom their facial hair to maintain its appearance, and may wear clothing that slims the hip area. They may also enjoy having a deep voice, and may alter their voice for this purpose.

Estorale (adj.) / Estorin (n.): Both estrale and testale. Individuals who have physically been both estrodominant and testodominant characteristically have both breasts and facial hair. Estoren may enjoy garments that exemplify the breasts, and also enjoy maintaining their facial hair. Estestoren may enjoy other types of cosmetics as well.

Ahormoder (adj.) / Ahormin (n.): Neither estrale nor testale. Ahormen are indifferent to their secondary sex characteristics and do not wear garments or use cosmetics that exemplify any of these characteristics.

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Sex is not binary, and your sex is not made up of one thing. It is comprised of multiple facets that physically exist in your body.

Physical sex is comprised of four main factors: genitalia, gonads, hormones, and secondary sex characteristics.

Genitalia

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Typical genitalia mainly consist of the penis, vulva, and uterus. Transgenital individuals are capable of surgically obtaining a penis or a vulva (transpenile and transvulvar). It is not currently possible to surgically obtain a functional uterus or cervix.

Intersex traits that involve genitalia include: - Ambiguous genitalia (such as bifid scrotum, fused labia, pseudophallus, penis & vulva combo, and penis & vagina combo), - The agenital spectrum, - Clitoromegaly, - Epispadias & hypospadias, - Diphallia, - Macrogenital, - Penoscrotal transposition.

Gonads

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Typical gonads mainly consist of the ovaries which produce oocytes (eggs), and testicles which produce sperm. It is not currently possible to surgically obtain functioning ovaries or testicles. Functioning gonads are always endogenous.

Intersex traits that involve gonads include: - Gonadal agenesis & gonadal dysgenesis, - Hypergonadism, - Müllerian agenesis, - Ovotesticular syndrome, - PMDS, - Polycystic ovary syndrome (POCS), - Polyorchidism, - Uterus didelphys.

The gonads are also responsible for the production of sex hormones in the body. Ovaries produce estrogen and small amounts of androgen, and testicles produce androgen and lesser amounts of estrogen. Having dysfunctional gonads or a lack of gonads can result in significantly low estrogen and testosterone levels, which can lead to medical issues. HRT is often recommended in these cases.

Hormones

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The main sex hormone groups are estrogen and androgen. The estrogen group consists of estrone, estradiol, and estriol. The androgen group consists of testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, androstenedione, and androstenediol. Transhormonal individuals can easily change their bodys' sex hormone dominance with HRT.

Certain intersex conditions may affect the way sex hormones are produced or processed in the body. These include: - Aromatase excess syndrome & aromatase deficiency, - Androgen insensitivity syndrome & estrogen insensitivity syndrome, - Hyperandrogenism & hyperestrogenism, - Cytochrome PORD, - Familial male-limited precocious puberty (FMPP), - 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency (5αR2D), - Leydig cell hypoplasia.

Hormones are the messengers of the body. Sex hormones are responsible for allowing the gonads to function, promoting genital function, and the development of secondary sex characteristics.

Secondary Sex (Deutosex) Characteristics

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Secondary sex characteristics are purely influenced by sex hormones and vary in appearance for everyone. They can mainly be categorized by the chest, facial hair, body hair, body fat distribution, and voice pitch. Changing ones secondary sex characteristics (transsecondary) is typically achieved with HRT or surgery.

Estrodominant individuals that have not previously been testodominant typically have breasts, vellus hairs that cover the face and body, significant body hair on the pubic area and armpits, body fat distribution to the hip area, a relatively high-pitched voice, and softer facial features.

Testodominant individuals that have not previously been estrodominant typically have a flat chest, thick and long hairs that cover the face and body, body fat distribution to the abdomen, a relatively low-pitched voice, and more chiseled facial features.

Going from testodominant to estrodominant will typically result in the growth of breasts, some possible thinning of facial and body hair, fat distribution to the hips, and softness of facial features. The voice does not change.

Going from estrodominant to testodominant will typically result in the growth of facial and body hair, fat distribution to the abdomen, deepening of the voice, and more chiseled facial features. The breasts are not affected.

To remove the breasts, a mastectomy (top surgery) is necessary. To make the voice high-pitched, voice training can help form a behavioral high-pitched voice, or one can undergo vocal surgery.

Flags

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I have made some flags that represent different combinations of sex characteristics. Please bear in mind that I am perisex and I don't feel that it is my place to create flags for individual intersex traits, so I will be representing the broad umbrella of intersex traits with the color yellow. If intersex individuals want to expand on my flags, I more than welcome them to do so.

These are just some of the possible flags that can exist. The top left color represents genitalia. The top right color represents gonads. The middle stripe represents hormonal dominance. The vertical stripes on the bottom represent facial hair, body hair, fat distribution, voice pitch

Listing every secondary sex characteristic would make these flag titles way too long, so I've organized them into single letters. Here's the key in order of how each characteristic is listed:

Facial hair (Beardine): B (Green) No facial hair (Sheardine): S (Red) Thick body hair (Hirsutine): H (Green) Vellus body hair (Vellusine): V (Red) Abdomen fat distribution (Abdofine): A (Blue) Hip fat distribution (Coxafine): C (Yellow) High-pitched voice (Soprine): S (Light blue) Low-pitched voice: (Baritine): B (Dark blue)

Breasts (Mammine): M (White) Flat chest (Pectine): P (Brown)

Some flags:

Vulva-Ovaries-Estro-SVCSM, Penis-Testicles-Testo-BHABP

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To abolish gender would be to abolish the expectations placed on our bodies. It would be to abolish the idea that certain bodies have to perform certain kinds of labor and the hierarchy that accompanies that presumption. Abolishing gender means abolishing the imposition of meaning, obligation, stigma, shame, and restrictions upon people based on what their sex is determined to be.

It does not mean "no one will want to modify their bodies ever again", unless you think that in a society without gender, people will no longer get tattoos and piercings or dye and style their hair. Gender abolition would not end transition but would rather end the stigma associated with transition.

Because ask yourself: if we stopped punishing people for daring to change their sex, for altering their embodiment and refusing the reproductive role they were assigned, would people transition more or less?

If you could take HRT, avail of sex reassignment procedures, and do so without risk to your livelihood and social standing, would you be more or less likely to try it? Do you think no one would explore the radical possibilities afforded by the freedom to one's own sex?

Some highlights under the cut :3

It's about people using incorrect terminology for anatomical terms, when the only way for you to get something across in sex ed is to SAY IT.

Say vagina, say penises, etc!! Say the words.

I've been getting increasingly frustrated by the idea "there are more than two sexes." You are still doing the thing where you draw rigid lines and there will still be people who fall through the cracks.

There are no sexes. Sex is defined by a bunch of arbitrary traits, some of which you will have no idea about unless you get expensive testing.

Intersex is only a useful term because the current world has drawn these lines and made two boxes "male" and "female." If there were no sexes, there would be no need for the term because there can't be subversion of rigid definitions if there aren't rigid definitions to subvert.

So what are you suggesting we do, just abolish all mentions of sex?

I think that for language to be the most useful and communicative, it has to be clear and concise. So mentioning what traits you are talking about explicitly is the way to go. Some examples:

People who menstruate may go on birth control in order to manage their cycle.

Those with a prostate should regularly get checked for prostate cancer, especially after age 50.

Oestrogen is a crucial part of having healthy bones, a rapid decrease in oestrogen levels makes someone more at risk of osteoporosis.

Facial wash for beards.

Taking testosterone after going through oestrogen puberty won't make you taller but it can make your face seem more angular.

People who don't produce any or enough hormones naturally have to take hormones for their health.

Internal condoms and external condoms.

Got a little carried away but you see my point. It is so much easier to just list the actual traits you mean than to try and list every type of person affected.

A person can have xx chromosomes and have a penis, testes, testosterone dominant body and all. Now tell me, is this person transgender? Why do you think that? Is this person intersex? What do you think they're assigned sex at birth is?

Trick question. Anything you answered was wrong. This person could be any of those and you wouldn't know and you shouldn't care.

A person can have xy chromosomes, a vagina, large breasts, and lots of body and facial hair. Are they trans? Which HRT do you think they're taking, if any? Are they intersex? What gender were they raised as?

Another trick question. You're wrong, no matter what you answered.

Do you see how there are so many situations where a person can have a certain sex trait? Male and female, as terms, lump together a group of traits that don't mean anything in conversation!

And what even does "male" mean? To doctors at a birth it means a baby with genitals longer than a certain amount of cm. At what threshold does someone go from "male" to "female"?

There's chromosomes, there's hormone levels, there's a bunch of organs that are all related to sex, there's facial hair, there's breast size, there's a whole spectrum of genitalia.

When does someone cross that line? What's the tipping point?

Anyway anyway my long ass rant is over. Thank you for reading. Stop using male and female when you could just name the traits you're actually talking about.

It's really fucking weird to try to figure out the exact anatomy of every person you meet.

a decent comparison is eye colour (barring the role they play in nazi race theory & the social construct of race in general)-- we know people have different eye colours, we know they react to light differently. however, we don't sort people by their eye colour and assign social meanings (gender) to those biological traits. we don't group them by specific names by their biological similarities (sex).

it's often presumed by terfs that sex being abolished would mean the continued ignorance of maladies like uterine conditions & pregnancy issues, but i would argue that the presence of hierarchal sex categories is what causes these discrepancies in healthcare-- much like race, how skin conditions in darker skinned people go unnoticed because white is the default, & racist mythology (like that of black people being able to withstand more pain) is perpetuated. it happens because the hierarchal categories of black & white exist– same with sex. you cannot separate woman from the patriarchy which imagined her.

why? well, the origin of the sexual division in labour (& thus, patriarchy) was that, some people gave birth. they didn't know how or why, and couldn't stop it, and they were responsible for the survival of the species. equal conditions cannot exist if afab people do not have access to abortion & the choice to opt out of pregnancy en masse (i.e. artificial wombs + higher quality contraception) to maintain humanity. we need a world where, if every afab person decided to stop reproducing (something more likely once pregnancy is demystified & deromanticized by feminism), there would be nothing coercing them to.

therefore, by eliminating pregnancy, we would elimate the conditions which caused the patriarchy to manifest. the thing that caused some class of unfortunate people to be deemed "women," and damned them to a lesser existence with the chains of a body they had no control over. there's a quote in the xenofeminist manifesto which illustrates this point quite well: "if nature is unjust, change nature."

terfs end up at the opposite of this, regardless of what they claim. trying to salvage the term "woman" necessitates maintaining the conditions which brought about the division of people into sexes in the first place. anti-natalist (or pregnancy-critical, a la dialectic of sex) terfs may claim otherwise, but the more insane conservative ones who refuse to read an ounce of feminist theory reveal where sex-preservation leads--

essentially, "we cannot fight the patriarchy because men might hurt us." but men ALREADY hurt us, for everything and nothing. also, this;

trans people are cis women's natural ally in challenging the permanence of nature, and proving the malleability of it. as well as the "radical sex similarity" dworkin refers to in this quote;

important because, as mackinnon said, "male dominant society has defined women as a discrete biological group forever. if this was going to produce liberation, we’d be free." exaggerating the differences between men & women will not free us... much like creating more genders (the liberal trans-inclusive "solution" for patriarchy) coming up with new sex categories will not work, as the majority will remain female or male & be violently sorted into one category or the other.

we see this already with intersex people, and the mutilation of intersex newborns to fit the norms of "natural" sex categories (barring surgeries that deal with potentially lethal conditions.) if we concede even, that sex is bimodal, we leave afab people who do not fit the standard of "biological womanhood" (things that women have but less commonly, bigger feet, larger brow bones, taller heights, etc) and vice versa for amab people and the standards of manhood.

you can still disagree that the term "women" & the sex binary can be salvaged, but understand this is rather similar to the idea that you can separate Woman the Gender from the harmful aspects of gender due to how closely sex and gender intertwine. so closely, that so-called (trans exclusive) "radfems" have reinforced gender by policing trans people or transvestigating cis women.

you want alternatives? "people with ovaries" "people with testes" "people who menstruate" "people with developed breasts" etc. since you all love to say a medical setting is where agab matters. this is far more inclusive anyway!!

other end of the stick is "people raised/socialized (fe)male/(wo)men", which covers more bases than agab language does. someone can be afab and have been socialized as a boy growing up and have all the male-associated sex characteristics. again agab tells you nothing

something i saw someone else suggest was "assumed (perisex) fe/male" (APF/APM) but i know yall r gonna take that and make it agab again

anyway. this post was brought to you by an agabless intersex transfem. please everyone stop saying agab unless you MEAN the actual assignment of sex at birth and nothing else

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