hello! here you will find an introduction to and explanation of the
PUPPYGENDER / PUPGENDER / DOG-GENDER identity
pupgender was coined and defined in april of 2019 by tumblr user xeno-aligned. the pupgender flag and identity were further defined by ofi rivault in march of 2020
What is "pupgender"?
pupgender / puppygender / dog-gender is a xenogender closely related to autigender and other neurogenders.people who describe themselves as pupgender or one of its variants may feel like their gender identity closely relates to or feels very strongly like dogs or puppies.pupgender individuals may feel aligned with other classic genders such as male/female or other xenogenders, but it isn't required and some people may feel exclusively pupgender.pupgender is a completely neutral xenogender and can be expressed in many different ways or combined with other alignments to those who feel connections to other genders.
But that doesn't make any sense!
it doesnt have to!neurogenders and their relatives are extremely hard or even impossible to understand from an outside perspective, but that doesn't make them any less valid.people on the autism spectrum (and all other spectrums of neurodivergency for that matter) often struggle with an understanding of gender and sexuality, or may feel an inability to describe their gender in "normal" terms that neurotypical people can understand.in those cases many people may use the next best comparison they can come up with, i,e, object or entity-based genders such as the most common definition of stargender, or genders associated with the inability to describe them, such as autigender or genderwhat. these labels exist simply because of these peoples' lack of ability to describe it in a way that "makes sense" to others.the rejection of these genders is inherently ableist and very toxic for the trans community, whether you understand them or not.
So how do i refer to pupgender individuals?
however they ask you to! no matter their gender identity, it's important to ask people what pronouns they use and which terms they're comfortable or uncomfortable using.in the context of pupgender identities, the most commonly used pronouns are they/them, it/its, and pup/pupself, as well as other neopronouns, but pupgender individuals (obviously) might use any other pronouns including paleopronouns.
pupgender was coined and defined in april of 2019 by tumblr user xeno-aligned. the pupgender flag and identity were further defined by ofi rivault in march of 2020
Is this a kin / therian thing?
absolutely not! while some people who identify as pupgender may also happen to be therians, it's not exclusive to people who identify as other species.
What about petplay?
Pupgender is NOT a sexual identity and should not be associated with fetishes / kinks. Pupgender is actually most often used by minors. Pupgender identities are not inherently linked to petplay or any NSFW activities, and isn't associated with relationship dynamics such as DDLG/CGL.
pupgender was coined and defined in april of 2019 by tumblr user xeno-aligned. the pupgender flag and identity were further defined by ofi rivault in march of 2020
the pupgender / puppygender / dog-gender flag was created on March 16th of 2020 by Ofi Rivault (it/its).
- the green stripe represents energy and livelihood.
- the white stripe represents softness and innocence.
- the yellow stripe represents playfulness.
- the orange stripe represents creativity and youthfulness.
- the blue stripe represents calm and tranquility.
- the red paw-print represents autism acceptance and acknowledges/honours the common correlation between xenogenders and neurodivergency.
image description: a pride flag consisting of 5 stripes; the colours are lime green, white, a mild yellow, a mild orange, and a slightly faded blue. there is a pale red pawprint in the middle.
pupgender was coined and defined in april of 2019 by tumblr user xeno-aligned. the pupgender flag and identity were further defined by ofi rivault in march of 2020