Editing Maverique

{{infobox identity
| flag = maverique.png
| meaning = Yellow: non-binary gender; White: autonomy, independence; Orange: inner conviction, maverick.
| related = [[Aporagender]] and [[Aliagender]]
| umbrella = [[Nonbinary]]
| frequency = 0.3%
| gallery_link = Pride Gallery/Maverique
}}
'''Maverique''' is a [[gender identity]] that falls under the [[nonbinary]] umbrella term. It is defined as an identity that is not the absence of gender, or an apathy towards gender, but a present feeling of gender. This feeling of gender is completely independent from male, female, neutral, or anything derived from any of them.<ref name=":0">http://maveriques.tumblr.com/faq</ref> However, maveriques can be [[multigender]] with their other genders being related to maleness, femaleness, or neutrality.

Maverique individuals may also identify under the [[nonbinary]] or [[transgender]] umbrella terms. However, maverique itself is a specific identity not an umbrella term.<ref name=":0" />

== Pronunciation ==
Maverique can be pronounced multiple ways:<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
!IPA transcripton
!Simple transcription
|-
|/mævˈɹik/
|mav-REEK
|-
|/ˌmæv.əˈɹik/
|mav-uh-REEK
|}

== Usage ==
In a 2017 survey of 9,932 nonbinary participants, maverique was entered as an identity word by 0.6% of participants.<ref>''[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/160656902130/nbgq-survey-2017-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2017 - the worldwide results]'', Nonbinary Stats blog, May 2017.</ref>

=== Grammatical usage ===
The word "maverique" can be used as either a noun or adjective. For example:
* [noun] The maverique is sitting over there.
* [adjective] The maverique person is sitting over there.

== Etymology ==
The term "maverique" was coined in 2014 by Vesper H. as a word to describe their own gender.<ref name=":0" /> It is a combination of the English word "maverick" and French suffix "ique".

"Maverick" was chosen due to its association with the unorthodox, referencing the fact that maverique as a gender is unorthodox even in regards to many nonbinary genders; due to it being unrelated to the gender binary.<ref name=":1">http://maveriques.tumblr.com/post/136474788751/i-know-im-late-to-the-whole-maverique-discussion</ref> While the word maverick implies a conscious, rebellious unorthodoxy, being maverique itself is not a conscious choice of the maverique person, nor is it a stance against the gender binary. The suffix "-ique" means "similar to" but not identical, indicating that while unorthodox ''like'' maverick, maverique is ''different'' in that it is not a conscious stance but a inherent feature of the person. This indicates that a maverique's gender is not unorthodox by choice, nor any sort of political stance. A maverique's gender is maverick-like, but the maverique is not a maverick on the basis of their gender.<ref name=":1" />

The word maverick also has connotations of independence from surroundings<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/maverick</ref>, referencing the fact that maveriques are independent from the gender binary.

== Identity overlap ==
A person can be solely maverique, in the same way a person can be solely a man, or solely a woman. Alternatively, someone can be both maverique and another gender (or lack of gender if for example they are genderfluid between maverique and [[agender]]). A [[genderfluid]] person may have maverique as one of their genders. A multigender person may have maverique as one of their genders. A person could be a [[Demigender|demi]]-maverique if they only partially identify with being maverique.

== Differences from similar genders ==
'''Third gender'''

Unlike [[third gender]], anyone of any race or ethnic background can use maverique to describe themself if they feel like it fits.<ref name=":0" /> In addition, the term "third gender" is often used to lump together many different gender experiences from a wide variety of cultures that are considered not to fit into the Western concept of male or female, whereas "maverique" describes a singular gender.

'''Aporagender'''

Both maverique and [[aporagender]] were coined at similar times and have some overlap, however aporagender is an umbrella term while maverique is not.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, aporagender can describe a gender neutral identity<ref>http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Aporagender</ref>, whereas maverique is distinct from neutrality.

==References==
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