Gizmorial: An identity that functions the same way something else functions. Doesn’t necessarily refer to what the identity is, but rather how it works. Comes from the word “gizmo.”
For instance, having a gender that functions the same way a computer functions. It may feel as though it runs like a computer, with hardware / software and internal processes that function the same way a computer does.
Another more creative example is having a gender that functions the same way a kintype does, such as it being able to shift the exact same way as a kintype, and otherwise feels similar in function to a kintype. It doesn’t necessarily feel like the gender IS a kintype, but rather that it functions the same way a kintype does.
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Subterms include:
Gendergizmo: A gender that functions the same way something else functions.
Gizmallion: An orientation that functions the same way something else functions.
Aldergizmo: An aldern that functions the same way something else functions.
Gizmobrain(ed): Functioning the same way something else functions due to neurodivergency.
Gizmobeing: Alterhumanity that functions the same way something else functions.
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Gizmorial is the general term, and you do not need to use a subterm unless you want to specify that it’s your gender / orientation / etc.. I couldn’t think of a good flag for this term, so I’m just posting it as text for now.
originally posted by user Kenochoric / Kenochoric-moved