Pseudogender

Pseudogender is a gender identity that describes someone who is accustomed to presenting as their assigned gender in public, but identifies with a different gender identity(s).

Pseudogender individuals don't feel uncomfortable with their assigned gender but do not identify with it and would prefer being treated as their true gender identity. They might feel uncomfortable if the assigned gender role is forced on them.

Unlike demigender folk, pseudogender individuals do not identify with their assigned gender and instead think of it as a mask, disguise, or performance.

Pseudogender individuals may specify the gender they express as by using terms such as pseudofemale, pseudomale, pseudoera, pseudovir, etc.



Pseudogender may be combined with the true gender identity of the individual as well. For example, pseudovenus non-binary or Pseudomars agender.

History:
Pseudogender was coined by Twitter user TheWeirdAce in April 2021 as a way to narrow down a particular gender experience.

Flag:
The flag was created by the Twitter user aspectaqueerlar. The external blue/pink stripes represent the AGAB role, black stripes represent a separation between the AGAB role and the person's actual gender (or lack thereof), the gray-purple stripe represent the inherent queerness of the identity, and the white stripe represent many or all genders as white is the photological presence of color and/or light. The white stripe can be changed to do more specific versions, replacing it by the color who identifies the specific gender.

Etymology:
The prefix pseudo- (from Greek ψευδής, pseudes) is used to refer to something that superficially appears to be (or behaves like) one thing, but is something else.