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[[File:DC DYKE MARCH IMG 0004a (48034606636).jpg|thumb|A photo from the 2019 DC Dyke March. The banner says "All Dykes Celebrated Here" and lists many types of dykes including [[queer]] dykes, black dykes, [[bisexual|bi]] dykes, [[butch]] dykes, [[femme]] dykes, [[gnc]] dykes, latinx dykes, [[trans]] dykes, etc.]] | [[File:DC DYKE MARCH IMG 0004a (48034606636).jpg|thumb|A photo from the 2019 DC Dyke March. The banner says "All Dykes Celebrated Here" and lists many types of dykes including [[queer]] dykes, black dykes, [[bisexual|bi]] dykes, [[butch]] dykes, [[femme]] dykes, [[gnc]] dykes, latinx dykes, [[trans]] dykes, etc.]] | ||
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In the 2019 [[Gender Census]], 17 people (0.2% percent of respondents) wrote "dyke" as their identity, and one wrote "bulldyke".<ref name="Gender Census 2019">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet |author=Cassian |date=30 March 2019 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit#gid=498446722}}</ref> | In the 2019 [[Gender Census]], 17 people (0.2% percent of respondents) wrote "dyke" as their identity, and one wrote "bulldyke".<ref name="Gender Census 2019">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet |author=Cassian |date=30 March 2019 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit#gid=498446722}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
The etymology of "dyke" is uncertain. Some hypotheses for its origin include: | |||
*A shortening of [[hermaphrodite]]<ref name="Belge">{{Cite web |title=What is the origin of the word "Dyke"? |last=Belge |first=Kathy |work=LiveAbout |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-dyke-2171262 }}</ref><ref name="etymonline">{{Cite web |title=dyke (n.) |author= |work=Online Etymology Dictionary |date= |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://www.etymonline.com/word/dyke}}</ref> | |||
*Boudicca (Bou-dyke-ah), a Celtic queen who organized a revolt against the Roman Empire in 67 AD<ref name="Belge" /> | |||
*From the slang term "get diked out" meaning "dress up"<ref name="Belge" /> | |||
*In the 19th century, "dike" was a slang term for the vulva.<ref name="etymonline" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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A nonbinary person at the 2019 DC Dyke March.
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 femmes can also be dykes[1]). The word is commonly considered a derogatory slur, but has been reclaimed and used positively by some lesbians.[2] Dyke is sometimes also used as an identity for non-lesbians, such as bisexuals.[1]
Notable nonbinary people who call themselves dykes include poet Eileen Myles and entrepreneur Al Sandimirova.
In the 2019 Gender Census, 17 people (0.2% percent of respondents) wrote "dyke" as their identity, and one wrote "bulldyke".[3]
History
The etymology of "dyke" is uncertain. Some hypotheses for its origin include:
- A shortening of hermaphrodite[4][5]
- Boudicca (Bou-dyke-ah), a Celtic queen who organized a revolt against the Roman Empire in 67 AD[4]
- From the slang term "get diked out" meaning "dress up"[4]
- In the 19th century, "dike" was a slang term for the vulva.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @bigbadbutchh (19 August 2020). "like fr look at this dyke march". Archived from the original on 19 August 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyke
- ↑ Cassian (30 March 2019). "Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Belge, Kathy (14 July 2017). "What is the origin of the word "Dyke"?". LiveAbout. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "dyke (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 15 October 2020.