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identity-workshop:

So there’s a new way of describing your identity known as “gender elements”! I’ve gotten permission from the creator of these terms to compile a post describing what they are and what the base “elements” are (as such, all information on this page has been written by the creator and not by myself). The flags are linked in the name of the elements, as well as the reasoning behind the design choices. I’ve placed all of the information under a “read more”, to avoid creating too much clutter on people’s dashes. 🙂

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Gender Element: a part of one’s overall gender experience, along with gender identity, gender expression, and gender alignment (as well as any other aspects that might exist). It is not one’s actual gender, but it (usually) interacts with it in some way, defines it, intermingles with it, or is otherwise an important aspect of it. When somebody says, for example, that they are feminine, and they aren’t using it to describe their gender expression or gender alignment, this is what they would be referring to. It is a connection to a certain concept, such as femininity, masculinity, or something else entirely, in whatever interpretation an individual might have of those concepts. It does not have to conform to the usual idea of what the element is. The way one would use this in defining their own identity is “my gender element is feminine” or “my gender is elementally feminine” or something similar to that, as well as using specific terms, the basics of which I will reveal soon, since I’m still working on them a bit.

Elements are varying in and of themselves- water can be still, rough, clear, murky, or anything else, and this is also how gender elements work. Therefore, there is nothing common among people with the same element other than the fact that they are that element. They can be any gender or present any way they like, even if it “clashes” with what people see their element as embodying. This is a personal label, if one chooses to label it, and therefore there is no need for a description of what “feminine” or “masculine” means, since it only has meaning when one gives it meaning.

One’s gender element may feel as if it overlaps with other aspects of one’s gender, or may feel totally separate. Some people won’t have a gender element at all! There will be a term for that, too. The way it contributes to each individual’s gender experience is unique and special.

Differences between gender element and gender alignment are mostly due to the fact that “gender alignment” is used to refer to many things- it has been used to refer to something similar to what gender elements are, but also to refer to how similar a gender is to male, female, or something else. The fact that it is used in many ways is confusing and makes it inaccessible to a lot of people, including the person (me) that gave gender elements a name. I’m a feminine nonbinary boy, and there was no way for me to explain what being feminine meant to me, so I thought about it and I think it applies to many other people and should be shared.

Please do not use these terms or this concept as a synonym for any gender alignment term, such as lunarian or stellarian, or any gender expression term, such as cerul or pewt. It is not the same!

This concept can be used by anyone, since cis people can have gender elements, alignments, and expressions, but any elemental pride flags can only be used by trans/nonbinary/GNC people. Please respect this.

Fervian: A gender element which is masculine or related to masculinity. Symbolically associated with the element of fire, which is considered masculine in alchemy. Can be used as an adjective (a wonderful fervian being) or a noun (I’m a fervi and I’m awesome).

Ventulian: A gender element which is not clearly defined. It may change in a way that is hard to keep up with, impossible to describe or understand, or simply be vague and fleeting in nature, but it is present. Symbolically associated with the element of air, which reflects the nature of the gender element, “up in the air” so to speak. Can be used as an adjective (a wonderful ventulian being) or a noun (I’m a ventuli and I’m awesome).

Tellusian: A gender element which is not masculine, feminine, or xenine (xeno), but still present. It may refer to a neutral element, but it is not limited to that descriptor. Symbolically associated with the element of earth, which has been used to represent neutral and similar concepts in other identities and terms. Can be used as an adjective (a wonderful tellusian being) or a noun (I’m a tellusi and I’m awesome).

Alterian: A gender element that is xenine (xeno equivalent of masc/fem), which refers to identities that don’t conform or relate to any concept like feminine, masculine, or neutral, but is instead something that is related to other concepts, like symbols, nature, shapes, feelings, or anything else that one may feel their element embodies or is connected to. Symbolically associated with the element of spirit, or quintessence, which reflects the nature of the gender element since they are both on a different plane than the other elements and operate on different levels. Can be used as an adjective (a wonderful alterian being) or a noun (I’m an alteri and I’m awesome.) Can be used by alterhumans as well as everyone else.

Eluvian: A gender element which is feminine or related to femininity. Symbolically associated with the element of water, which is considered feminine in alchemy. Can be used as an adjective (a wonderful eluvian being) or a noun form (I’m an eluvi and I’m awesome).

Vocivian: Individuals who either reject or don’t have a gender element in some way. Symbolically associated with the element of void; vocivians can consider this to be the description of their element, or simply just say they are void of one. Can be used as both an adjective (a wonderful vocivian being) or a noun (I’m a vocivi and I’m awesome).

Combination Term Spreadsheet