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