Contionary:insía

Ganymedian

Etymology

From Swahili jinsia, ultimately from Arabic جِنْسِيَّة (jinsiyya). Coined by LGBT activists around 2232 along with jero to replace negatively-connotated jenda. See jenda for a more thorough etymological history of the emergence of insía and jero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [inˈsi(j)a]

Noun

insía class I (plural wainsía)

1. (LGBTQ slang, otherwise proscribed) gender, one's gender identity, especially if intertwined with the concept of damo

   Synonyms: jero, jenda

   Tatu orguyosi: insía mi, guipá mi na damo mi.

   My three prides: my gender, my flag and my blood.

Usage notes

insía is often thought of by its users as distinct from near-synonym jero through its intersectionality with damo, or pride in one's East African heritage. Thus, though it was originally intended as a simple alternative to Spanish-derived jero, it grew into a distinct concept of Ganymedian gender identity for East African-origin LGBTQ people who felt ostracised or underrepresented by Euro- and Latinocentric LGBTQ spaces.

Derived terms

• insía-machi
• transinsía