Today I learnt of a new gender!

[DtPeabodysLoosePants]

Maverique is a thing appatently. Maverick obviously sounds too masculine so they made it sound French and funky. There's a flag too!

gender.wikia.org/wiki/Maverique

Maverique (pronounced mav-reek) is a specific nonbinary gender identity "characterized by autonomy and inner conviction regarding a sense of self that is entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two while still being neither without gender nor of a neutral gender." Maverique is not close to a female or male gender, and is not like a mix of them; the identity goes beyond the entire scope of the gender binary or any identities within and outside of it. It is independent of the entire concept of the gender binary, including other non-binary identities that are derived from comparison with binary genders. It also isn't a lack of gender, or an apathetic attitude about gender. Maverique is strictly a gender identity, not a gender expression, so "how a maverique person chooses to express or present themself is entirely up to that individual." Maverique is not an umbrella term, but a specific gender identity.

History

In 2014, Vesper H. (queerascat) created the word "maverique" to describe their own gender. The word comes from "maverick" and the French suffix "-ique," and can be used as a noun ("some maveriques") or an adjective ("some maverique people").
Difference from other genders

Maverique is similar to, but not the same as, other nonbinary identities such as aporagender, neutrois, or gendermaverick. Maverique is not a lack of a gender identity, so it isn't the same as agender or genderless. Unlike ethnic nonbinary gender identities such as Two-Spirit and third gender, maverique is not an identity exclusive to any ethnic group. Anyone of any ethnic background can take up the word maverique for themselves, if they feel that it describes them. It's never cultural appropriation.
External links

•	frequently asked questions
•	Maverique on nonbinary.wiki
•	queerascat's original post
•	Maverique on wikipedia (currently a rediect to wikipedia:Genderqueer)

Look at me! Look at me! Look at meeeee!!! I'm younigue and demand you treat me as such 🙄

That doesn't even make any sense.

How interesting.

I know 🤣 it reads like one of those obscure text book paragraphs that you read 5 times to try and make sense of the word soup before giving up.

If you're not male, female or neutral or anything derived from them, then what exactly does it mean? How does a maverique person present?

I don’t understand

How can someone be “neither without gender nor of a neutral gender” while at the same time being “entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two”

Surely these two statements contradict each other??

Also known as “extra superbly gold star special”

I think we should all start spreading the word about maverique then maybe there’s a chance these attention hungry children will leave “woman” for the actual women.

I know. Just when I thought I'd heard it all!

Word salad.

OP did you actually meet someone describing themselves this way?

Would they like a special sticker?

@RosaWaiting no, I was googling a list of genders to illustrate on a baby gender thread why sex and gender are not the same thing and came across it.

It's like a bunch of 8 year olds making up secret clubs in big play at primary school.

Pseuds Corner material

Everyone is so special, there must be 7 billion different genders at this point.

This is the definition of bullshit. It should be pictured next to it in the dictionary as a shining example.

My brain feels like.... words.... purple.... monkey.... eghmm.... parp.... someone help me make the words make sense 😭😭😭😭😭

I remember coming across this a couple of years ago as a response to an advert for an LGBT event. Someone replied with something like 'I'm a demiboy and my partner is maverique, are we welcome?'

I thought they were trolling. Little did I know...

You may also be amused and/or horrified by this: heterosexualisnotadefault.tumblr.com/genders

I wonder if 'glassgender' is the one where you believe you're literally made of glass and might shatter into pieces .

I bet maveriques are really fun at parties. /s

It’s all about the unique and special interesting own self and about excluding others from that category- the bullshit buzzword bingo version of ‘You can’t sit with us’.

thats a good one!

Im still astralgender

Ah I see
Sometimes I think MN is giving me a warped view of this issue.

I think I'll be xenogender (assuming it's not already claimed).
It's different to all the other genders, you see, so I need my own category.
Just off to write an obtuse definition which doesn't make any sense...

I think I'll just be me as I don't need to define myself by a gender.
Was it in Adrian Mole that they talked about some kind of club/commune that Pandora joined where they had to rename themselves using only 3 letters?

I’ve just made up my own. Feqnique.

@LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD I like it!

That's ridiculous.