#ipsogender

the thrust of the article is that Costello thinks trans ppl are defined by transition away from our "biological sex" not our assignment, and that saying otherwise is purely emotional and political, not reality-based

this is called "sex essentialism"

the tumblr post Costello cites, which is used as justification for the term ipsogender, literally says: "For example, where do butch lesbians who proudly identify as female fit into the equation? Technically they’re cisgender, not trans*, because they identify as their biological sex, "

these ppl are going to need to get over their really obvious transmisogyny and transphobia before they try to invent new terms

like, ur gonna call all butch lesbians cis? 😂 then maybe thats a sign u dont know what cis means in a way thats gonna help you navigate this issue, and thats where the work needs to be done

like there is obviously an insane amount of overlap between cissexism and interphobia, in ways that trans people really often fuck up and erase

however!!! arguing cis doesnt make sense because butch lesbians exist is in fact a sex essentialist anti-transgender view, prima facie. we dont need to do any work to prove this because its simply the erasure of trans experience in order to claim the words "trans" and "cis" dont make sense, theres nothing else to it

cisness isnt just about "gender variance," no matter what Costello and Viloria think, and the erasure of the meaning of trans/cis terminology is not, in my opinion, helping anyone

Interciaspec and Intercingender

( ID 1: A flag with five horizontal stripes, in the following colors: dark gray, turquoise, yellow, bubblegum pink and purple. In the center, there's a green circle outline with a yellow border around it. End ID. )

( ID 2: A flag with seven horizontal stripes, the middle stripe being thicker, in the following colors: yellow, teal, navy blue, very dark blue, purple, bubblegum pink and yellow. In the center, there's a green circle outline with a very dark blue border around it. End ID. )

Terms and flags for those who are Intersex and Ciaspec / Cingender, and / or are Ciaspec / Cingender in an Intergender ( or Ipsogender ) way / in a way which is caused by or inherently tied to being Intersex.

( If you don't want to use the combination terms you can just call them Intersex Ciaspec / Intersex Cingender. )

Combining the Intersex flag by Morgan Carpenter with the Ciaspec and Cingender flags by @ryanyflags. I thought the layout of those flags and the colors were incredibly pretty, so I tried to maintain that while still making them distinctly a combination / Intersex-focused.

The green in the circle comes from this Cis flag, which the Ciaspec / Cingender flags are based on.

Obviously these are intersex-exclusive but perisex folk are free to reblog or archive !! Free for anyone to use anywhere.

Caedulter and Caedipso

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( Image 2 ID: A mostly purple flag with a yellow circle with a plus inside of it. There are also blocks on the left side of the flag, incrementally increasing in length and becoming lighter gray prior to the circle, and then decreasing in length and becoming darker gray after the circle. End ID. )

Caedulter: An intersex individual who at one point, was Transgender, but due to trauma ( from their own Intersex experiences, Intersexism within Trans- spaces*, etc. ) is now Ultergender. May also be spelled Caedoulter.

Caedipso: An intersex individual who at one point, was Cisgender, but due to trauma ( from their own Intersex experiences, Intersexism from Perisex Cisgender individuals, etc. ) is now Ipsogender. May also be spelled Caedoipso.

Any other Intersex people may use these if you feel like you connect with them! Similar to other Caed- / Caedo- terms, you do not need to be specific or open about your trauma at all.

These are terms that are roughly based on the other existing Caed- / Caedo- terms but with slightly modified language. They are based off of my personal experiences ( Caedulter) and one of my friend's ( Caedipso ) so please be respectful.

( Perisex people do not be weird, these aren't for you. )

*if you have an issue with the wording here I encourage you to read this addition before jumping to harassing me or others.

Ouroboros Intersex ( or Uroboros Intersex )

( ID 1: A yellow flag with a purple Ouroboros in the center. The Ouroboros is a snake eating its own tail, forming a circle. /End ID. )

( ID 2: A purple flag with a yellow Ouroboros in the center. The Ouroboros is a snake eating its own tail, forming a circle. /End ID. )

The Intersex flag by Morgan Carpenter, but with an Ouroboros / Uroboros in place of the circle. The second flag uses the "reversed" color scheme usually associated with the Ipsogender flag!

Made as a request and can be used by any Intersex person for any reason! ( Fun or serious. ) Perisex people do not be weird, ty.

Eric Cartman from South Park-Intersex, Ipsogender Gay Boy

Requested by @trans-dwightschrute

Sensory friendly Ipsogender flag edits

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Made with the same colors as my Sensory-friendly Ultergender edits, because they have the same colors ( minus white )

Free for any Intersex person to use!