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https://github.com/damiav/jenealogio2

A user-friendly, inclusive, LGBTQAI+-friendly and non-spying family tree manager
https://github.com/damiav/jenealogio2

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# Jenealogio 2



A user-friendly, inclusive, LGBTQAI+-friendly and non-spying family tree manager.



## Why this name?



The name Jenealogio is built from the Esperanto word for genealogy, _genealogio_, with the _G_ replaced by a _J_ for

**J**ava, the language this app is written in.



## Why _2_?



The first version of this software was developed quite a while back but I was not satisfied with the direction it took.

So in 2023 I archived its [repository](https://github.com/DamiaV/Jenealogio) and started again from scratch with this

new version.



## Why yet another genealogical software?



They are two main reasons: privacy and inclusivity.



Firstly, regarding privacy, I generally don’t trust online genealogical apps with ensuring the privacy and security of

the information I give them, and that they will not sell it to third-parties. Plus, there is the risk of data leaks.



Secondly, being queer myself, while researching the genealogy of my own family, I grew tired of the lack of

LGBTQAI+ inclusivity in most genealogical softwares. As such, I decided to build my own that would fulfill this need. I

was also inspired by blog posts on _[sixgen.org](https://sixgen.org/)_ that talked about this issue. After reading their

posts on [LGBTQ Genealogy & Software](https://sixgen.org/lgbtq-genealogy-software-part-1/), I was further motivated to

pursue this endeavor.



# ⚠️ _Important notice, please read!_ ⚠️



**This application is currently under active developpement. As such, tree files’ structure may change drastically during

this time and until the first release, with no guarantee of backward compatibility.**



You can follow planned features and developpement progress over on the

project’s [Trello board](https://trello.com/b/PsvxkYIB).



# Design choices



## Inclusivity



In _[LGBTQ Genealogy & Software – Part 6](https://sixgen.org/lgbtq-genealogy-software-part-6/)_ at _sixgen.org_, they

list the following points they wish to see in genealogical softwares:



1. **Ability to Enter Spouses with Accurately Defined Relationships**: Provide options for accurately defining

   relationships such as marriage, domestic partnership, civil unions, partners, co-parents, unmarried unions, or

   however people commit to each other.

2. **Link Any Person in a Family Unit and Define Relationships Independently**: Allow the flexibility to link any

   individual in a family unit and define their relationships independent of hetero-normative models.

3. **Allow for More Than Two Parents**: Acknowledge the reality of families with more than two parents, accommodating

   diverse family structures.

4. **Evolve Standard Genealogy Documents to Report on Family History**: Move beyond DNA lines and evolve standard

   genealogy documents to comprehensively report on Family History.

5. **Gender-Neutral Parent and Spouse Labels with Gender-Neutral Iconography**: Implement gender-neutral labels for

   parents and spouses accompanied by inclusive iconography.

6. **Allow for Birth Sex, Trans Sex, and Gender Identification**: Incorporate options for recording birth sex, trans

   sex, and gender identification to reflect the diverse spectrum of gender identities.

7. **Adopt the Latest GEDCOM 5.5.5 Standard to Remove Religious Control of Genealogical Data**: Embrace the GEDCOM 5.5.5

   standard to ensure genealogical data is free from religious control, fostering inclusivity and diversity.



I tried to follow these suggestions in Jenealogio 2. Here’s how those points have been addressed:



1. The app offers various builtin relationship types such as marriage, non-married partners, and civil solidarity pact.

   This list may be expanded in the future. The app also offers the ability to create custom types if none of the

   builtin ones fit a situation.

2. There are currently two family links that can be defined manually: parent-child relations and relations between

   partners/spouses. Siblings are deduced from the parents they have in common. There are no restrictions about who can

   be related to whom.

3. You can specify any number of the following parent types:

    * Non-biological parents: people that are recognized as parents, without any genetic link to the child

      (e.g. in same-sex couples).

    * Adoptive parents

    * Foster parents

    * Godparents



   The other supported parental relations are:

    * Biological parents (2 max): people from the family unit who gave their own genetic material to the child,

      excluding donors.

    * Surrogate parent (1 max): person, generally external to the family unit, that bore the child.

    * Egg donor (1 max): person, generally external to the family unit, that gave their eggs.

    * Sperm donor (1 max): person, generally external to the family unit, that gave their sperm.

4. See above item. There are two available tree representations:

    * Genetic/biological: Classical tree representation showing only biological relations.

      This includes surrogate parent and egg/sperm donors.

    * Constellation: Graphical representation of all the relations of a given person

      (all parents, children, siblings, etc.).

5. The app uses neutral terminology such as _Parent_ instead of _Mother/Father_, and _Partner_ instead of _Husband_ or

   _Wife_. A single non-representative placeholder icon is used for all people, regardless of their gender. Gender is

   represented by an icon instead of a single color.

6. Assigned gender at birth and gender are two separate fields. There are several builtin gender identities (agender,

   female, gender fluid, male, non-binary) and users can define the ones they want if these are not sufficient. More

   builtin genders may be added in the future if needs be.

7. I’m _trying_ to add the ability to import/export GEDCOM 5.5.5 files but I _cannot_ guarantee that it will be

   supported one day. The specification is quite long (166 pages) and complex, and the format may not support every type

   of information that this app handles when exporting trees.



## Date and time representation



The app offers 11 different calendar systems for dates:



* Coptic

* Ethiopian

* French Republican

* French Republican with decimal time (10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in 1 hour, 100 seconds in 1 minute)

* Gregorian

* Hebrew

* Indian

* Julian

* Minguo

* Solar Hijri

* Thai Solar (Buddhist Era only)



You can choose how dates and times are displayed in the app among several formats: D M Y, M D Y, 12h clock, 24h clock,

and many more.



**Notice:** All dates and times are expressed as local time, this means that there may be some sorting inconsistencies

if events occur in different time zones. Conversions from the French Republican calendar to Gregorian use the modern

Europe/Paris timezone.



# Languages



The app is available in 3 languages:



* English

* Esperanto

* French



# Privacy



This app does not and will never sell your data and files nor send them anywhere or to anyone.

You keep full control of your data and files.



# Requirements



The app is written in [Java](https://www.java.com). It works on Linux and should also work without any issues on

Windows (untested) and MacOS (untested).

It requires at least Java 17 and should also work with newer versions (untested).



# License



This software is available under the GPL-3.0 license. Please refer to the LICENSE file for the full license text.