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[[File:Genderforklogo.png|alt=White text on olive background readsː "Genderforkː Beauty in ambiguity".|thumb|Genderfork's header.]] | [[File:Genderforklogo.png|alt=White text on olive background readsː "Genderforkː Beauty in ambiguity".|thumb|Genderfork's header.]] | ||
[[File:Binariesareforcomputers.jpg|alt=Person with a short pink undercut in a crowd holding a sign that says "binaries are for computers". The colors of the letters come from the trans, genderqueer, and rainbow pride flags (e.g. "binaries" is in alternating pink and blue).|thumb|Picture posted to Genderfork in October 2014 of an anti-gender binary sign. ]] | |||
'''Genderfork''' was a blog/online community started by [[Sarah Dopp]] in 2007 that remained active until 2018.<ref name=":0" /> It is described as "a supportive community for the expression of [[identities]] across the [[gender spectrum]]".<ref name="forkFAQ">{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Genderfork |author= |work=Genderfork |date= |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://genderfork.com/faq/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120150428/http://genderfork.com/faq/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Originally, | '''Genderfork''' was a blog/online community started by [[Sarah Dopp]] in 2007 that remained active until 2018.<ref name=":0" /> It is described as "a supportive community for the expression of [[identities]] across the [[gender spectrum]]".<ref name="forkFAQ">{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Genderfork |author= |work=Genderfork |date= |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://genderfork.com/faq/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120150428/http://genderfork.com/faq/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Originally, | ||
Content for the blog is mainly contributed by users, who "may submit their thoughts about [[gender]], questions, a personal profile, a picture, a video, a web link or recommendations for a book, film or work of art."<ref name="Pearce">{{cite journal|title=Inadvertent Praxis: What Can “Genderfork” Tell Us about Trans Feminism?|year=2012|last=Pearce|first=Ruth|journal=MP: An Online Feminist Journal|volume=3|issue=4}} https://academinist.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MP0304_06Genderfork.pdf</ref> It is also possible to leave comments on individual posts.<ref name="Pearce" /> | Content for the blog is mainly contributed by users, who "may submit their thoughts about [[gender]], questions, a personal profile, a picture, a video, a web link or recommendations for a book, film or work of art."<ref name="Pearce">{{cite journal|title=Inadvertent Praxis: What Can “Genderfork” Tell Us about Trans Feminism?|year=2012|last=Pearce|first=Ruth|journal=MP: An Online Feminist Journal|volume=3|issue=4}} https://academinist.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MP0304_06Genderfork.pdf</ref> It is also possible to leave comments on individual posts.<ref name="Pearce" /> | ||
As of 2025, Genderfork is no longer online, but exists in an archived form.<ref name=":0">[https://genderfork.com/ The Genderfork Archives]. Accessed March 2 2025.</ref> | As of 2025, Genderfork is no longer online, but exists in an archived form.<ref name=":0">[https://genderfork.com/ The Genderfork Archives]. Accessed March 2 2025.</ref> | ||
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A 2010 post by Stana of Femulate praised Genderfork as "provid[ing] an outlet for the young gender variant crowd".<ref>Stana. "genderfork and the boy-chick". Femulate. January 18, 2010. <nowiki>http://www.femulate.org/2010/01/genderfork-and-boy-chick.html</nowiki></ref> | A 2010 post by Stana of Femulate praised Genderfork as "provid[ing] an outlet for the young gender variant crowd".<ref>Stana. "genderfork and the boy-chick". Femulate. January 18, 2010. <nowiki>http://www.femulate.org/2010/01/genderfork-and-boy-chick.html</nowiki></ref> | ||
Creator Sarah Dopp received comments from Genderfork users who said that the site helped them feel it was okay to be non-binary and taught them about how others related to and described their genders.<ref>Dopp, Sarah. "The Genderfork Effect". Dopp Juice Archive. March 31 2010. https://sarahdopp.com/blog/2010/the-genderfork-effect/</ref> | Creator Sarah Dopp received comments from Genderfork users who said that the site helped them feel it was okay to be non-binary and taught them about how others related to and described their genders.<ref>Dopp, Sarah. "The Genderfork Effect". Dopp Juice Archive. March 31 2010. https://sarahdopp.com/blog/2010/the-genderfork-effect/</ref> One user credited profiles on Genderfork with teaching them vocab like [[neutrois]] and "[[Agender|agendered]]" [sic]. <ref>Anonymous. Comment on "Rally Up! Tell me your fave Genderfork posts!". Genderfork. April 25th, 2010.https://web.archive.org/web/20210119082500/http://genderfork.com/2010/rally-up-tell-me-your-fave-genderfork-posts/#comment-8810</ref> | ||
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Genderfork was a blog/online community started by Sarah Dopp in 2007 that remained active until 2018.[1] It is described as "a supportive community for the expression of identities across the gender spectrum".[2] Originally,
Content for the blog is mainly contributed by users, who "may submit their thoughts about gender, questions, a personal profile, a picture, a video, a web link or recommendations for a book, film or work of art."[3] It is also possible to leave comments on individual posts.[3]
As of 2025, Genderfork is no longer online, but exists in an archived form.[1]
Reception
Genderfork became wildly successful, getting 540,362 visits from 180 countries during the year 2010.[3]
A 2010 post by Stana of Femulate praised Genderfork as "provid[ing] an outlet for the young gender variant crowd".[4]
Creator Sarah Dopp received comments from Genderfork users who said that the site helped them feel it was okay to be non-binary and taught them about how others related to and described their genders.[5] One user credited profiles on Genderfork with teaching them vocab like neutrois and "agendered" [sic]. [6]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Genderfork Archives. Accessed March 2 2025.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions about Genderfork". Genderfork. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pearce, Ruth (2012). "Inadvertent Praxis: What Can "Genderfork" Tell Us about Trans Feminism?". MP: An Online Feminist Journal. 3 (4). https://academinist.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MP0304_06Genderfork.pdf
- ↑ Stana. "genderfork and the boy-chick". Femulate. January 18, 2010. http://www.femulate.org/2010/01/genderfork-and-boy-chick.html
- ↑ Dopp, Sarah. "The Genderfork Effect". Dopp Juice Archive. March 31 2010. https://sarahdopp.com/blog/2010/the-genderfork-effect/
- ↑ Anonymous. Comment on "Rally Up! Tell me your fave Genderfork posts!". Genderfork. April 25th, 2010.https://web.archive.org/web/20210119082500/http://genderfork.com/2010/rally-up-tell-me-your-fave-genderfork-posts/#comment-8810