My Gender is [NOT] Human Zine

Xenogender: A gender that cannot be contained by human understandings of gender; more concerned with crafting other methods of gender categorization and hierarchy such as those relating to animals, plants, or other creatures/things.

This 53 page zine is a collection of artwork, writing and more created by alterhumans and nonhumans to express both their species identity, gender, and how they intersect. While this zine has an xenogender slant, everyone who had something to share about how their species and gender overlap were encouraged to submit pieces!

Speaking of which: Thank you to everyone who submitted works! It means a lot to us that others think our project is valuable and are willing to use their time and ability to be a part of it! The community is so talented and varied, we hope this zine serves as a comfort for anyone who feels alone in their alterhuman and gender identities.

We created this zine to be an accessible pdf. Every entry is bookmarked for easy browsing, every image contribution is accompanied by alt text and we’ve done our best to battle against Adobe Acrobat's reading order to make sure it was logical! We’re also rather proud of figuring out how to make the content warnings also be links - so skipping ahead is only a click away.

Audio version is now available! Let us read the zine to you here:

- Contents -

Letter from the Editors - Foreword by Nova

How Did G-d Fuck Up A Horse And A Human At The Same Time? - Artwork by Laika Wallace

It’ll Fuck Up Your Body - Short story by Laika Wallace
(Content warning for mild body horror)

Ethereal - Poem by Sunny (sssunshinebreeze)

Seabag (Jelly Gender) - Artwork by Toby Rivok

Where Gender & Animality Meet - Essay by Sonne Spiritwind

Reclaiming “Female” Through Therianthropy - Essay by Sarabi
(Content warning for mentions of body image and misogyny)

(Un)settle - Prose by Vexxervee
(Content warning for mentions of surgery)

Genderfluidity - A Mirror Poem - Poem by telo Telo

BRIGHT - Artwork and prose by Professional_jaywalker

We are monsters, and that is a joyous thing - Prose by The Dragonheart Collective
(Content warning for intracommunity respectability politics and exorsexism)

My Gender is She-Wolf - Comic by Earth Listener from the House of Chimeras

Coat of Gender - Artwork and artist statement by Nova

When Does Gender Make One Nonhuman? - Comic by Daski

Graffiti Feathers - Essay by Raphyel Snyder

Hic sunt dracones. - Essay by N. Noel Sol

Endel Reflection - Poem by Anonymous

Thank you - Postface by Nova