Maverique

A non-binary gender that is independent of and not defined by reference to the gender binary - not a mix of male and female, not a midpoint, not an absence, but its own substantive and distinct gender with its own internal character.

Coined by Vesper H. (Tumblr user queerascat) in 2014. Derived from "maverick" - an independent individual who refuses conformity.

Vesper H. created the term in 2014 to fill a specific conceptual gap: a non-binary gender that is genuinely its own thing, not defined in relation to male and female. The distinction from aporagender is subtle - aporagender emphasizes being separate from the binary; maverique emphasizes having a substantive, positive, independent character.

• "Maverique is just another word for non-binary." Non-binary is an umbrella term for anyone not exclusively a man or woman; maverique specifically describes a gender that has its own positive, independent substance.
• "Maverique and aporagender are the same." Both describe gender independence from the binary, but maverique emphasizes substantive, positive character, while aporagender emphasizes separateness.