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[[File:Pittsburgh Dyke and Trans March 2018.jpg|thumb|A photo of the 2018 Pittsburgh Dyke and Trans March. A [[genderfluid]] flag is visible behind the main banner.]]

The ~~word~~ '''dyke''' or '''dike''' commonly ~~refers~~ to a [[lesbian]], particularly one with [[masculine]] or [[butch]] traits (although [[femme]]s can also be dykes<ref name="dykemarch">{{cite tweet|user=bigbadbutchh|number=1296038472982003712|title=like fr look at this dyke march|date=19 August 2020|archive-url=http://archive.is/m2mrT|archive-date=19 August 2020}}</ref>). The word is commonly considered a derogatory slur, but has been reclaimed and used positively by some lesbians.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyke</ref><ref name="Krantz">{{cite journal|title=Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldike|year=1995|last=Krantz|first=Susan E.|journal=American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage |url=https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=engl_facpubs}}</ref> Dyke is sometimes also used as an identity for non-lesbians, such as [[bisexual]]s.<ref name="dykemarch" />

The words '''dyke''', '''dike''', '''bulldyke''' or similar, commonly refer to a [[lesbian]], particularly one with [[masculine]] or [[butch]] traits (although [[femme]]s can also be dykes<ref name="dykemarch">{{cite tweet|user=bigbadbutchh|number=1296038472982003712|title=like fr look at this dyke march|date=19 August 2020|archive-url=http://archive.is/m2mrT|archive-date=19 August 2020}}</ref>). The word is commonly considered a derogatory slur, but has been reclaimed and used positively by some lesbians.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyke</ref><ref name="Krantz">{{cite journal|title=Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldike|year=1995|last=Krantz|first=Susan E.|journal=American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage |url=https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=engl_facpubs}}</ref> Dyke is sometimes also used as an identity for non-lesbians, such as [[bisexual]]s.<ref name="dykemarch" />

Notable [[nonbinary]] or [[genderqueer]] people who call themselves dykes include poet [[Eileen Myles]]<ref name="gqd">{{cite tweet|title=@DeJesusSaves @rugamarspr plus as a gender queer dyke I am trans|date=February 24, 2016|user=EileenMyles|number=702569073884811264}}</ref>, entrepreneur [[Al Sandimirova]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Costs of Identity: Running a business as an LGBTQ+ person |author= |work=Chasing the Dream |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/automic-gold-an-lgbtq-business-success-story/}}</ref>, and author [[Rivers Solomon]].<ref>[https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Rivers Solomon bio]</ref>