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[[Masculine of center]] (MoC) is a [[queer]] [[masculine]] identity. As described by the grassroots organization BUTCH Voices, this is a term that was "coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project, that recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for [[lesbian]]/[[queer]]/[[women|womyn]] who tilt toward the masculine side of the gender scale and includes a wide range of identities such as [[butch]], [[stud]], [[ag|aggressive/AG]], dom, macha, tomboi, [[transmasculine|trans-masculine]] etc."<ref name="butc_WhoW">{{Cite web |title=Who We Are |author= |work=BUTCH Voices |date= |access-date=31 January 2021 |url= http://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/}}</ref> | [[Masculine of center]] (MoC) is a [[queer]] [[masculine]] identity. As described by the grassroots organization BUTCH Voices, this is a term that was "coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project, that recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for [[lesbian]]/[[queer]]/[[women|womyn]] who tilt toward the masculine side of the gender scale and includes a wide range of identities such as [[butch]], [[stud]], [[ag|aggressive/AG]], dom, macha, tomboi, [[transmasculine|trans-masculine]] etc."<ref name="butc_WhoW">{{Cite web |title=Who We Are |author= |work=BUTCH Voices |date= |access-date=31 January 2021 |url= http://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190115/https://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Masculine of center is not a trans-only identity; cis women can also be masculine of center.<ref name="bogi_Why">{{Cite web |title=Why “women + nonbinary” is not a good idea |last=Takács |first=Bogi |authorlink=Bogi Takács |work=Bogi Reads the World |date=2 September 2018 |access-date=13 November 2020 |url= http://www.bogireadstheworld.com/why-women-nonbinary-is-not-a-good-idea/}}</ref> | Masculine of center is not a trans-only identity; cis women can also be masculine of center.<ref name="bogi_Why">{{Cite web |title=Why “women + nonbinary” is not a good idea |last=Takács |first=Bogi |authorlink=Bogi Takács |work=Bogi Reads the World |date=2 September 2018 |access-date=13 November 2020 |url= http://www.bogireadstheworld.com/why-women-nonbinary-is-not-a-good-idea/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307020938/http://www.bogireadstheworld.com/why-women-nonbinary-is-not-a-good-idea |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
The term "masculine of center" has been criticized for oversimplifying "gender expression down to a simple gradiation, with pure femininity on one end and pure masculinity on the other."<ref name="butchenough">{{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/}}</ref> | The term "masculine of center" has been criticized for oversimplifying "gender expression down to a simple gradiation, with pure femininity on one end and pure masculinity on the other."<ref name="butchenough">{{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/|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> | ||
== Notable people == | == Notable people == | ||
One [[notable nonbinary people|notable person]] who identifies as masculine of center is the American fashion designer and activist [[Nik Kacy]], who also identifies as [[third sex]] | One [[notable nonbinary people|notable person]] who identifies as masculine of center is the American fashion designer and activist [[Nik Kacy]], who also identifies as [[third sex]] and [[genderfluid]].<ref name="Coblentz">{{Cite web |title=NiK Kacy: The First Gender-Equal Luxury Footwear Line |last=Coblentz |first=Natalie Yvette |work=dapperQ |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.dapperq.com/2015/02/nik-kacy-first-gender-equal-luxury-footwear-line/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603044014/https://www.dapperq.com/2015/02/nik-kacy-first-gender-equal-luxury-footwear-line/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
== Masculine of center characters in fiction== | |||
There are many more [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Nonbinary genders in fiction|nonbinary/genderqueer characters in fiction]]. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called "masculine of center"/"masc of center", either in the canon, or by their creators. | |||
* ''Whirlwind'', by Reese Morrison, is a collection of interconnected short romance/sex stories. One of the main characters, Carla, describes himself as [[genderqueer]] and masculine-of-center.<ref>{{cite book|title=Whirlwind |last=Morrison |first=Reese|year=2020|edition=Kindle}}</ref> | |||
* In the romance/suspense novel ''A Jade's Diamond'', by Char Dafoe, one of the main characters is a stone butch millionaire named Trystan Diamond, who uses [[singular they]] pronouns and describes themself as "masculine of centre". | |||
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Masculine of center (MoC) is a queer masculine identity. As described by the grassroots organization BUTCH Voices, this is a term that was "coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project, that recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for lesbian/queer/womyn who tilt toward the masculine side of the gender scale and includes a wide range of identities such as butch, stud, aggressive/AG, dom, macha, tomboi, trans-masculine etc."[1]
Masculine of center is not a trans-only identity; cis women can also be masculine of center.[2]
The term "masculine of center" has been criticized for oversimplifying "gender expression down to a simple gradiation, with pure femininity on one end and pure masculinity on the other."[3]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
One notable person who identifies as masculine of center is the American fashion designer and activist Nik Kacy, who also identifies as third sex and genderfluid.[4]
Masculine of center characters in fiction[edit | edit source]
There are many more nonbinary/genderqueer characters in fiction. The following are only some of those characters who are specifically called "masculine of center"/"masc of center", either in the canon, or by their creators.
- Whirlwind, by Reese Morrison, is a collection of interconnected short romance/sex stories. One of the main characters, Carla, describes himself as genderqueer and masculine-of-center.[5]
- In the romance/suspense novel A Jade's Diamond, by Char Dafoe, one of the main characters is a stone butch millionaire named Trystan Diamond, who uses singular they pronouns and describes themself as "masculine of centre".
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Who We Are". BUTCH Voices. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Takács, Bogi (2 September 2018). "Why "women + nonbinary" is not a good idea". Bogi Reads the World. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Gender is a landscape not a line **". Butch Enough. 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Coblentz, Natalie Yvette (23 February 2015). "NiK Kacy: The First Gender-Equal Luxury Footwear Line". dapperQ. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ Morrison, Reese (2020). Whirlwind (Kindle ed.).