Identifies partially (but not fully) with one gender, alongside another gender or no gender.
Definition
Identifies partially (but not fully) with one gender, alongside another gender or no gender.
- Demigirl / Demiwoman - Partially identifies as female/woman
- Demiboy / Demiman - Partially identifies as male/man
- Demineutral - Partially identifies as neutral/agender
Etymology
Latin demi- (half) + gender. Coined in online non-binary communities in the early 2010s.
History
Emerged from genderqueer and non-binary communities in the early 2010s, particularly on Tumblr. The flags were designed in 2014 by Tumblr user "microliths."