Dyke
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A nonbinary person at the 2019 DC Dyke March.
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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]
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".