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- Name of identity: il femminiello (singular), or i femminielli (plural), meaning "the little female-men." This comes from femmina ("woman"), with -iello, which is a diminuitive term of endearment, with a masculine -o ending. This is neither derogatory nor an insult.[1][2]
- Culture: Naples, Italy.[3] Specifically, they are centered in "the Spanish Quarter, the most impoverished neighborhood in the city."[1]
- Era: from at least as far back as the 1500s CE, to the present[4]
- Description of sex/gender: AMAB and feminine[3]
- Role in society: "Women's work," according to local traditional gender roles, such as looking after children, housework, and running errands. Sex work. Priests, and a source of good luck.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Femminiello." Portland Art Museum. http://portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=68749;type=101
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Femminiello in Neapolitan Culture." Naples: Life, Death, & Miracles. November 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2020. http://www.naplesldm.com/femm.php
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucy Diavolo. "Gender variance around the world over time." Teen Vogue (magazine). June 21, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2020. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gender-variance-around-the-world
- ↑ Danielle Oteri. "Femminiello Pride." Roads and Kingdoms (magazine). December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2020. https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/femminiello-pride/