Spin the Wheel Gender: Free Gender Identity Generator
If you are using this Gender Identity Spin Wheel, you may wonder if it is trying to guess your own gender. That’s a fair question. And the answer is: no, it is not. This wheel is built for allies learning the terms, for trainers running a session, and for writers building a character, not for figuring out who you are.
In this article, we are going to discuss this wheel in detail. You’ll know what each term on it means, how to customize the list, and when it’s actually useful. So let’s start!
What Is a Gender Identity Spin Wheel?
The Spin the Wheel gender is a spin wheel template which comes with prefilled gender identity terms, you spin the wheel, it picks one gender identity term for you. You can add, remove, and replace these gender identity terms on the wheel by using the Entries section on the wheel.
Note: Keep in mind that this wheel is a reference and a creative tool. It is not built to tell you, or anyone else, what their own gender is. So do not use it to answer a personal question about yourself or about someone you know.
What’s on this Wheel by Default
The Spin the Wheel Gender comes with the 8 entries by default. These default entries are: Male, Female, Transgender, Non-Binary, Genderfluid, Agender, Bigender, and Genderqueer. You can add more or remove any of these entries if you want.
When to Use This Wheel
Following are the situations where you can use this spin wheel template:
HR and DEI Training
Let’s say you’re running an HR or DEI training session and want a quick, neutral way to pull a term for the group to discuss. You spin the wheel, and it gives you a term to define, explain, or build an exercise around.
Classroom and Ally Education
For example, you’re a teacher or an ally who wants a simple way to learn and practice these terms yourself. You spin the wheel, get a term, and use it as your starting point to look up and understand more.
Character and Writing Prompts for Authors
This Spin the Wheel Gender helps authors pick the new and unique character and prompts. Let’s say you’re an author building a cast of characters and keep defaulting to the same identity for each one. You spin the wheel, and it gives you a gender identity to build a character around, so your cast ends up more varied than if you picked it yourself.
How Does the Wheel Pick a Result?
The working of this wheel is simple. It picks the result the following way:
- You add your terms in the Entries section (optional).
- Spin the Wheel
- Once the wheel stops spinning, the chosen result appears in the pop up, and it is announced as well.
Gender Identity Wheel vs. Studying a List Alone
If you’re trying to compare spinning this wheel against just reading a glossary of terms on your own, the following table will help you:
|
Features |
Gender Identity Spin Wheel |
Reading a List Alone |
|
Engagement |
Active, one term at a time |
Passive, easy to skim past |
|
Group use |
Everyone watches one screen |
Only works for one reader |
|
Repetition |
Avoidable, with Remove winner after spin |
You tend to reread the same few terms |
|
Customizable list |
Yes, add, remove, or weight terms |
N/A |
|
Customizable list |
Yes, add, remove, or weight terms |
N/A |
|
Proof it was fair |
Yes, run the Fairness Audit |
N/A |
Note: We suggest that you pair this wheel with real reference material, because a spin gives you a term, not the full context behind it.
FAQs
Conclusion
This Spin the Wheel Gender is built to help allies, trainers, and writers to pick a random gender identity. This wheel has default gender identities that you can edit in the Entries section if you want. Moreover, this wheel spinner doesn’t tell gender identity; it only picks the gender identity term.
