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'''Feminine of center''' is a [[queer]] [[feminine]] identity or [[gender expression]]. The Safe Zone Project says that feminine of center individuals are "people who present, understand themselves, and/or relate to others in a generally more feminine way, but don't necessarily identify as [[women]]".<ref name="safezone">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Glossary of Terms |author= |work=The Safe Zone Project |date= |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://thesafezoneproject.com/resources/vocabulary/}}</ref> Not all people who are feminine of center will present in a [[feminine]] way.<ref name="refinery29">{{Cite web |title=The Gender Identity Terms You Need To Know |work=Refinery29 |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbtq-definitions-gender-sexuality-terms}}</ref><ref name="wustl">{{Cite web |title=Gender Pronouns Information |author= |work=Washington University in St. Louis |date= |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://students.wustl.edu/gender-pronouns-information/ }}</ref> | '''Feminine of center''' is a [[queer]] [[feminine]] identity or [[gender expression]]. The Safe Zone Project says that feminine of center individuals are "people who present, understand themselves, and/or relate to others in a generally more feminine way, but don't necessarily identify as [[women]]".<ref name="safezone">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Glossary of Terms |author= |work=The Safe Zone Project |date= |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://thesafezoneproject.com/resources/vocabulary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104155359/https://thesafezoneproject.com/resources/vocabulary/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Not all people who are feminine of center will present in a [[feminine]] way.<ref name="refinery29">{{Cite web |title=The Gender Identity Terms You Need To Know |work=Refinery29 |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbtq-definitions-gender-sexuality-terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522222831/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbtq-definitions-gender-sexuality-terms |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="wustl">{{Cite web |title=Gender Pronouns Information |author= |work=Washington University in St. Louis |date= |access-date=11 November 2020 |url= https://students.wustl.edu/gender-pronouns-information/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220032431/https://students.wustl.edu/gender-pronouns-information/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The term "feminine of center" may have derived from "femme of center", a self-descriptor sometimes found in lesbian personals ads in the mid-1990s.<ref name="butc_Gend">{{Cite web |title=Gender is a landscape not a line ** |author= |work=Butch Enough |date=31 July 2011 |access-date=31 January 2021 |url= https://butchenough.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/gender-is-a-landscape-not-a-line/ |quote=Back in the mid-90s, 'butch of center' was a not-uncommon descriptor in lesbian personal ads, at least where I was looking ('femme of center' was also used, but not as often). }}</ref> | The term "feminine of center" may have derived from "femme of center", a self-descriptor sometimes found in lesbian personals ads in the mid-1990s.<ref name="butc_Gend">{{Cite web |title=Gender is a landscape not a line ** |author= |work=Butch Enough |date=31 July 2011 |access-date=31 January 2021 |url= https://butchenough.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/gender-is-a-landscape-not-a-line/ |quote=Back in the mid-90s, 'butch of center' was a not-uncommon descriptor in lesbian personal ads, at least where I was looking ('femme of center' was also used, but not as often). |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518135813/https://butchenough.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/gender-is-a-landscape-not-a-line/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Related terms== | ==Related terms== | ||
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Feminine of center is a queer feminine identity or gender expression. The Safe Zone Project says that feminine of center individuals are "people who present, understand themselves, and/or relate to others in a generally more feminine way, but don't necessarily identify as women".[1] Not all people who are feminine of center will present in a feminine way.[2][3]
History[edit | edit source]
The term "feminine of center" may have derived from "femme of center", a self-descriptor sometimes found in lesbian personals ads in the mid-1990s.[4]
Related terms[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Glossary of Terms". The Safe Zone Project. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Gender Identity Terms You Need To Know". Refinery29. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Gender Pronouns Information". Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Gender is a landscape not a line **". Butch Enough. 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
Back in the mid-90s, 'butch of center' was a not-uncommon descriptor in lesbian personal ads, at least where I was looking ('femme of center' was also used, but not as often).