Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term) - Revision history

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	'''Danaa''' (Japanese: '''ダナー''' or '''ダナ'''; romanized: '''danaa''' or '''dana''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>		'''Danaa''' (Japanese: '''ダナー''' or '''ダナ'''; romanized: '''danaa''' or '''dana''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

	The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref ~~name="~~:5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.		The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref>https://x.com/MutsumiNatsuo/status/1808673550360006697 – via Twitter</ref>, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
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	The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />		The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

			== Related terms ==
			[[Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)\|Danaazu (ダナーズ)]] is a related term that generally refers to a danaa who is attracted to another danaa, or to a relationship between two danaa individuals.

	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[~~Transgender~~]]		* [[Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)]]
	* [[Trans man]]		* [[Trans man]]
	* [[Transmasculine]]		* [[Transmasculine]]
	* [[~~Nonbinary~~]]		* [[X-gender]]
	* [[Butch]]		* [[Butch]]
	* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]		* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

	== References ==		== References ==

Dana: The original Japanese term is ダナー, which is commonly romanized as “danaa”. I moved the page to reflect the full Japanese pronunciation.

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The original Japanese term is ダナー, which is commonly romanized as “danaa”. I moved the page to reflect the full Japanese pronunciation.

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	'''~~Dana~~''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: '''~~danā~~''' or '''~~danaa~~''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>		'''Danaa''' (Japanese: '''ダナー''' or '''ダナ'''; romanized: '''danaa''' or '''dana''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

	The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.		The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.
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	In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>		In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>

	During this period, ~~‘‘dana’’~~ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />		During this period, ‘‘danaa’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

	The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />		The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

Dana: Dana moved page Dana to Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term): Moving page to Danaa to reflect the long vowel in the original Japanese term.

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Dana moved page Dana to Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term): Moving page to Danaa to reflect the long vowel in the original Japanese term.

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	'''Dana''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>		'''Dana''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: '''danā''' or '''danaa''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

	The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.		The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.

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	'''Dana''' (Japanese: ダナー, danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.		'''Dana''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

	The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals, [[Trans man\|trans men]], [[transmasculine]] people, [[~~Nonbinary~~\|~~non-binary~~]] people~~, and others with masculine gender expressions.~~<ref name=":0">https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication </ref><ref name=":1">https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E<nowiki/>レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia</ref><ref name=":2">https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>~~<ref name=":4">https://xn--cck4bydseqb~~.~~jp/ レズ用語集</ref>~~		The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man\|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender\|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0~~" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3~~" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.~~<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />~~		The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.

	==History==		==History==
	In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3" />		In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>

	During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />		During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

	The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />		The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
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	* [[Nonbinary]]		* [[Nonbinary]]
	* [[Butch]]		* [[Butch]]
	* [[Lesbian]]
	* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]		* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''~~‘’‘Dana’’’~~''' (Japanese: ダナー, ~~‘‘danaa’’~~) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.		'''Dana''' (Japanese: ダナー, danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.

			The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals, [[Trans man\|trans men]], [[transmasculine]] people, [[Nonbinary\|non-binary]] people, and others with masculine gender expressions.<ref name=":0">https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication </ref><ref name=":1">https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E<nowiki/>レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia</ref><ref name=":2">https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref><ref name=":4">https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集</ref>
	The term generally refers to a person who was assigned female at birth ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals, [[~~transgender~~ men]] ~~(FTM)~~, and ~~other people~~ with masculine gender expressions.<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html]DANA-communication</ref><ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E~~][[レズビアン用語\|~~レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/]レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf]Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/]レズ用語集</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />		The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

	==History==		==History==
	In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, ~~FTM~~, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3" />		In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3" />

	During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />		During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

			The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~[[Transgender]]~~

	~~[[Trans man]]~~

	~~[[Nonbinary]]~~

	~~[[Transmasculine]]~~

	[[Butch]]		* [[Transgender]]
			* [[Trans man]]
			* [[Transmasculine]]
			* [[Nonbinary]]
			* [[Butch]]
			* [[Lesbian]]
			* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

	~~[[Lesbian]]~~		== References ==

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'''‘’‘Dana’’’''' (Japanese: ダナー, ‘‘danaa’’) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.

The term generally refers to a person who was assigned female at birth ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals, [[transgender men]] (FTM), and other people with masculine gender expressions.<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html]DANA-communication</ref><ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E][[レズビアン用語|レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/]レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf]Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/]レズ用語集</ref>

==Etymology==
The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

==History==
In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, FTM, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3" />

During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

==See also==
[[Transgender]]

[[Trans man]]

[[Nonbinary]]

[[Transmasculine]]

[[Butch]]

[[Lesbian]]