#varsex

[dhddmods]

CTA & CTN!

Years back, we coined the terms CTF & CTM at request of intersex friends. Since then, we have seen those terms take off, which we are so happy about! Now, we wish to coin two new terms - CTN (Close-To-Neutral) and CTA (Close-To-Androgynous.)

(PS - Please read and reblog our intersex guide! It is so important to educate yourself and others about the intersex spectrum and intersex bodies!)

Both of the flags are based on the CTF & CTM flags. Pink is for potential feminine sex traits, blue is for potential masculine sex traits, purple is for potential androgynous sex traits, grey is for potential neutral sex traits, and white is for the gender spectrum (representing how intersex people can have any gender.) Black represents intersex individuals that have suffered from genital mutilation, reproductive mutilation, or hormone abuse. Yellow is for the intersex community as a whole.

For the CTA flag, the purple circle represents how androgyny is the focus. For the CTN flag, the green circle represents how neutrality is the focus.

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CTA/Close-To-Androgynous

CTA/Close-To-Androgynous is a term for an intersex person that was born with mostly androgynous sex traits, rather than "feminine" or "masculine" sex traits being the majority.

They might still have feminine, masculine, or neutral sex traits, however androgynous sex traits take up the majority.

Androgynous sex traits can include the following:

-Having ambiguous genitals. -Having ovotestes. -Having a combination of a uterus and prostate, or a uterus and testicles. -Having a combination of X & Y chromosomes that are higher than typical (XXY, XXYY, etc.) -Having an equal split of feminine and masculine sex traits.

The CTA flag.

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CTN/Close-To-Neutral

CTN/Close-To-Neutral is a term for an intersex person that was born with mostly neutral sex traits, rather than "feminine" or "masculine" sex traits being the majority.

They might still have feminine, masculine, or androgynous sex traits, however neutral sex traits take up the majority.

Neutral sex traits can include the following:

-Being on the agenital spectrum. -Having gonadal agenesis or streak gonads. -Having cervical hypoplasia or cervical agenesis. -Having uterine hypoplasia or MRKH Syndrome/WNT4 syndrome. -Having low levels of sex hormones (hypoestrogenism/hypoandrogenism.) -Having low responsivity to sex hormones (estrogen insensitivity & androgen insensitivity.) -Having less than two sex chromosomes (for example, Turner Syndrome.)

The CTN flag.

[bloomshroomz]

Altersex Flag

I'm altersex, but I'm not a huge fan of the most common altersex flag, so I decided to make an alternative. I wanted something simple and visually pleasing.

The sea blue in the center represents being born perisex, i.e. not being intersex. I got this color by inverting the intersex flag's colors and mixing them together, creating a color opposite to the intersex flag's yellow and purple.

The white rhombus represents the transition or identification away from the male/female sex binary. It points outwards in all directions, away from sea blue, and towards lavender. The shape's multiple edges represent that there are many ways to be altersex. These edges also help to differentiate it from the circle in the intersex flag. The white is inspired by the transgender flag, because its white stripe represents people who are transitioning (among other symbolism).

Outside the rhombus, the lavender represents having a queer or non-normative sex, while still not being intersex. This color choice was inspired by the genderqueer flag, as well as lavender’s general cultural association with queerness.

Altersex: A term for non-intersex people whose physical sex (or desired sex) does not fit into a male/female sex binary. In other words, someone who is neither intersex nor binary-sexed.

This flag is public domain! Use it if you want.

[intersexfairy]

do you think of intersex as a spectrum? like including those who are intersex-adjacent (aka mesosex). I was thinking in making a flag but I can't elaborate much how defining it

Gonna add a big disclaimer that I'm not the coiner of the term mesosex, so I'm only answering this post as I understand the term.

I do see intersex (and sex as a whole) as a spectrum, but it seems like the point of mesosex is that it blurs the line between perisex and intersex. Perisex means near the binary, because no one really 100% fits it. Intersex is about being outside or between it.

So with how sex development and the binary work, there's no clear threshold for intersexuality. Even if someone has an intersex variation, they may fall outside the binary so "minorly" that they don't feel like they fit intersex or perisex experiences... and to that extent, Im not sure if mesosex was meant to cover trans perisex experiences or not, as i unsurely implied in another ask.

So my answer to this ask is... maybe?

[masquerade-flags]

(Non-altersex) Bisex flag

Basically there an alter in our system who has two sexes but was born/formed that way, so calling her altersex wouldn't be correct, and like for hopefully obvious reasons we're aren't gonna call him the "H word". Feel free to use this flag for OCs and such that are a similar story, we don't care.

And even though this flag was made with a combination sex characteristics that don't naturally happen on outerworld humans in mind, therefor doesn't have to do with being intersex. If you're intersex and want to use the flag go ahead.

[parpindolls]

Abrosex

Where one has a fluid sex/ fluid between sex or desired sex/sexes.

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

Intersex Neu Pride Flag

Intersex (IS): umbrella term for innate variations that don’t fit the typical binary notions of male or female sex traits.

Neutrine or neutral (neu or neut): qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of neutrois people; or a presentation associated with neutrinity or gender neutrality.

Not to be confused with interneu or interneutral, though it can include them, along with ulterneu (ulterneutral) and ipsoneu (ipsoneutral), this one is regardless of gender identity or modality, or birth assigment (ASAB/AGAB), and not inherently associated with the inter-system.

[twobruhsinahottub]

Im very confused by the whole altersex / varsex thing can someone explain? Idk i feel out of the loop with most of the terms i see on here....like what is mogai also? Is that like....xenogenders or?

Also when i google all of those terms i get a lot of discourse, why is that?

[clowncaraz]

mosomia / mosomian

mo - modify, somia - somatic

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(ill be recoining a bunch of terms that previous (horrible) headmates had coined just to take power over these terms.)

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distinct from altersex, aldernic, and salmacian, mosomia is the body modification of the genitalia by means of prosthetics, implants and cybernetics. it focuses entirely on modifying the body.

daiysa is a subset of this.

@radiomogai @beyond-mogai-pride-flags @varsex-pride

[tapet-wallpapers]

Salmacian Altersex combo flag backgrounds/wallpapers

Based on the first flag from this post:

[dhddmods]

Some new varsex terms!

(Please read and reblog our intersex guide, by the way! Its important to educate yourself and spread awareness!)

Neurosex

Neurosex: A term describing a varsex person whose neurodivergence is linked to their sex in some way. This could be an altersex person who feels as though their sex identity is directly correlated to neurodivergence, or an intersex person whose variation caused neurodivergence.

A few examples include the following:

-An intersex person with a chromosomal variation, and the chromosomes caused a developmental condition as well as their sex-traits.

-An intersex person with hypergonadism/hypogonadism or otherwise atypical-levels of hormones, who experiences a mood disorder or sexual disorder as a result.

-An altersex person who experiences sex-repulsion as a result of their neurodivergence, and identifies on the sexless spectrum because of that (such as desiring for their genitals or reproductive organs to be removed, so that sexual urges will dissipate.)

-An altersex person who feels as though they are xenosex due to one of their hyperfixations/special-interests, and desire to have sex traits relating to that interest.

-A system that is nonhuman-heavy, and desires for their shared body to be mythicsex as a result.

This term was requested by a user that wishes to remain anonymous.

The colors of the flag are taken from the neurodivergent flag. It takes the format of the varsex flag. The neurodivergent infinity symbol is also present.

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Invisiex, Invisigenital, Invisifluid, & Invisixenive

Invisiex: An altersex term, describing someone that desires one or more of their sex traits to be invisible, either solely to other people or to themself as well. When referring specifically to genitals, the term Invisigenital is used instead.

Invisifluid is used to describe someone that desires the ability to turn one or more of their sex traits invisible at will.

Invisixenive: An altersex term, describing someone that desires for their gonads or reproductive organs to be invisible, or to turn invisible at will. This generally refers to people with descended testes/ovotestes, however it could also apply to non-humans within systems, whose innerworld body is see-through in some way, or otherwise visible by outsiders, and they wish they could hide it.

Invisiex, invisifluid, and invisixenive is not the same as desiring retractable genitals, as the terms morphisex and morphixenive would be used instead.

The invisiex & invisigenital flag uses shades of bluish-grey to symbolize different levels of visibility.

The invisifluid flag follows a similar format to the invisiex flag, except bottom half of the flag inverts the top half, representing fluidity. There are also arrows within the altersex symbol to represent fluidity as well.

The invisixenive flag follows the theme of the other transreproductive flags.

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Objectex, Objenital, & Objectoxenive/Obxenive

Objectex: An altersex term, describing someone that desires one or more of their sex traits to be objects or object-like. For example, a person that desires a sex-toy in place of their genitals, or somebody that desires an inflatable chest. When referring specifically to genitals, the term Objenital is used instead. Cyberex and machinex might be considered subsets of this.

Objectoxenive: An altersex term, describing someone that desires for their gonads or reproductive organs to be objects or object-like. For example, a person that desires a toy uterus. Technoxenive might be considered a subset of this.

The objectex & objenital flag uses yellow to represent childhood-themed objects, brownish-yellow to represent adult-themed objects, dark green to represent objects formed through nature, brown is for culturally-themed objects, black is for non-tangible objects, and the white sparkle is for fictional objects.

The objectoxenive/obxenive flag follows the same theme as the other transreproductive flags. The teddybear represents childhood-themed objects/toys. The sparkler represents holiday-themed objects. The pot represents decorative objects. The couch represents furniture. The moon, star, sun, and planet represent space-themed objects. The buildings represent construction and location-based or cultural-based objects. The screw, nut, gear, telephone, and screen represent technology. The rocks and plant represents nature-based objects. The paper, paintbrush, and pencil represent art. The arrow represents weaponry. It also uses similar symbols to the luduace flag, to represent adult-themed objects.

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Xenochest: An altersex term, describing someone that desires a chest/breasts and/or nipples that are "unusual." (For example, desiring a chest made of clouds.)

The flag goes along with the xenophallus & xenoyoni flags and the xenoclitoris & xenovulva flags. A symbol meant to represent a chest is atop the altersex symbol.

[themogaidragon]

Endometriosis Pride Flag

PT: Endometriosis Pride Flag /end PT

ID: a flag with four stripes. The bigger one, in light yellow, is on the top of the flag. The three other lines are smaller and squiggly, they look textured, as if they have been drawn with a pencil. Their colors are, from top to bottom, yellow, orange and dark desaturated red. End ID.

Yellow is often used for endometriosis awareness and on the intersex pride flag. I haven't included a sunflower on the design since even though it is used to represent endometriosis sometimes it can also be used to represent invisible disabilities. To avoid any confusion, I've chosen not to directly include it on the flag. However, I still used a mainly orange and yellow color palette to refer to it.

The squiggly lines represents the constant changing in symptoms. There is three squiggly lines placed on different levels of the flag to represent that different people will be impacted on varying levels by endometriosis.

The big light yellow stripe on the top represents groups that people often forget or exclude when it comes to talking about endometriosis: non-cisgender, non-dyadic, CAMAB. Especially intersex people, since endometriosis can cause variations of sex characteristics that lies outside of what is typically considered "male" or "female". More precisely hypoprogesteronism, progesterone resistance and other variations. Endometriosis is also commonly associated with other sex variations (pcos, etc). I wanted this stripe to be the bigger one so that those groups get to be a central part of this flag.

The yellow squigly stripe symbolises pain and fatigue.

The orange squigly stripe represents undiagnosed and misdiagnosed people with endometriosis.

The dark and desaturated red stripe represents community and resilience.

For archival purposes, under the cut is each part of the flag in png.

ID: The bigger stripe, in light yellow, which is on the top of the flag. End ID.

ID: the squigly, textured, as if it has been drawn with a pencil, yellow line of the flag. End ID.

ID: the squigly, textured, as if it has been drawn with a pencil, orange line of the flag. End ID.

ID: the squigly, textured, as if it has been drawn with a pencil, dark desaturated red line of the flag. End ID.

[chaoscoining]

Altersexual / Altersex Alt Flag

My take on an altersex flag, based on my transsexual flag and the existing altersex flag.

[masquerade-flags]

Transgonadal and Altergonadal flags

To go with the cisgonadal flag we made for a request

Transgonadal - having or desiring to have gonads different then the ones you were born with. Including desiring a lack of any form of gonad, of someone without gonads desiring to have them. This also includes desiring surgery that is not currently medically possible, such as ovary transplants.

Altergonadal - A subtype of transgonadal referring to someone who desires to have gonads that do not do not align with typical arrangements.

[parpindolls]

Fantasex

Where one’s fantasies or dreams impact, decide, change or make up one’s sex or desired sex.

[genderqueerdykes]

You mentioned a term which includes the grey area between Perisex and Intersex and I think I know of one?

Varsex, also known as Varisex or Sex Variant (It’s an umbrella term!)

HEY that's the term i've been using i didn't realize it was coined by someone else LMFAO!! i've been using "sex variant", personally, so that's pretty cool! thank you for letting me know i was on the right track with that one