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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.]] | [[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 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 or [[pansexual]]s.<ref name="dykemarch" /><ref name="dcdykemarch">{{Cite web |title=About Us |author= |work=DC Dyke March |date= |access-date=5 March 2021 |url= https://www.dcdykemarch.com/about-us/ |quote=Dyke March is an inclusive community consisting of, but not limited to, black dykes, brown dykes, Latinx, Trans, Two-Spirit, Pan, Bi, Poly, Non-Binary, Disabled, Sex worker, fat, poor, young and old dykes. }}</ref> | 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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623160555/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dyke Archived] on 17 July 2023</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617042831/https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=engl_facpubs|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Dyke is sometimes also used as an identity for non-lesbians, such as [[bisexual]]s or [[pansexual]]s.<ref name="dykemarch" /><ref name="dcdykemarch">{{Cite web |title=About Us |author= |work=DC Dyke March |date= |access-date=5 March 2021 |url= https://www.dcdykemarch.com/about-us/ |quote=Dyke March is an inclusive community consisting of, but not limited to, black dykes, brown dykes, Latinx, Trans, Two-Spirit, Pan, Bi, Poly, Non-Binary, Disabled, Sex worker, fat, poor, young and old dykes. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330214426/https://www.dcdykemarch.com/about-us/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
Dyke is not a label exclusive to [[Women|binary women]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sfdykemarch/posts/10156614228659306|title=To our community, we want to reiterate our support of ALL dyke identities including transdyke, MTF, transfeminine, transmasculine, genderqueer, and gender fluid dykes.|date=25 June 2018|website=Facebook|author=The San Francisco Dyke March}}</ref> 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> | Dyke is not a label exclusive to [[Women|binary women]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sfdykemarch/posts/10156614228659306|title=To our community, we want to reiterate our support of ALL dyke identities including transdyke, MTF, transfeminine, transmasculine, genderqueer, and gender fluid dykes.|date=25 June 2018|website=Facebook|author=The San Francisco Dyke March|archive-url=False|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> 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/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704175142/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/automic-gold-an-lgbtq-business-success-story/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, and author [[Rivers Solomon]].<ref>[https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Rivers Solomon bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603051930/https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
"Global Dyke Day" was celebrated on June 27 of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Dyke Day! |author= |work=Villa Vida |date= |access-date=5 April 2023 |url= https://villavida.at/event/global-dyke-day/}}</ref> | "Global Dyke Day" was celebrated on June 27 of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Dyke Day! |author= |work=Villa Vida |date= |access-date=5 April 2023 |url= https://villavida.at/event/global-dyke-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925015255/https://villavida.at/event/global-dyke-day/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Gender Census== | ==Gender Census== | ||
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522223529/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
In the 2020 Gender Census, 89 respondents identified as a dyke, with an additional six people identifying as "dyke (in relation to gender)"/"dykegender"/"dyke-gender"/"dyke is my gender tbh", and several more as variants such as "dykeish", "dykefag", "[[boi]] dyke", "non-binary dyke", etc.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020</ref> | In the 2020 Gender Census, 89 respondents identified as a dyke, with an additional six people identifying as "dyke (in relation to gender)"/"dykegender"/"dyke-gender"/"dyke is my gender tbh", and several more as variants such as "dykeish", "dykefag", "[[boi]] dyke", "non-binary dyke", etc.<ref name="GC2020">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit#gid=260963482 GC2020 Public Copy], 1 November 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184501/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7mwkZVtQYHxNlgS2J8onVCpVz-l1aJbBzG7msN5rxs/edit Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The etymology of "dyke" is uncertain. Some hypotheses for its origin include: | 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> | *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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331195238/https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-dyke-2171262 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320123027/https://www.etymonline.com/word/dyke|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*Boudicca (Bou-dyke-ah), a Celtic queen who organized a revolt against the Roman Empire in 67 AD.<ref name="Belge" /> | *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" /> | *From the slang term "get diked out" meaning "dress up".<ref name="Belge" /> | ||
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==Dyke Marches== | ==Dyke Marches== | ||
A "Dyke March" is a visibility and protest march, much like a Pride parade. The concept began in the early 1980s, with a "Dykes in the Streets" march taking place in Toronto, Ontario in October 1981. It was organized by the now-defunct organization Lesbians Against the Right, and drew 350 participants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbians Battle the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic77toro/page/10|work=The Body Politic|page=10|date=October 1981|publisher=Pink Triangle Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Marushka|first1=Anna|title=Dykes Against the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic78toro/page/n13|work=The Body Politic|page=13|date=November 1981|publisher=Pink Triangle Press}}</ref> | A "Dyke March" is a visibility and protest march, much like a Pride parade. The concept began in the early 1980s, with a "Dykes in the Streets" march taking place in Toronto, Ontario in October 1981. It was organized by the now-defunct organization Lesbians Against the Right, and drew 350 participants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbians Battle the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic77toro/page/10|work=The Body Politic|page=10|date=October 1981|publisher=Pink Triangle Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501194419/https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic77toro/page/10|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Marushka|first1=Anna|title=Dykes Against the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic78toro/page/n13|work=The Body Politic|page=13|date=November 1981|publisher=Pink Triangle Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621194545/https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic78toro/page/n13|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
The first Dyke March named as such took place in Washington, DC, USA, on April 24, 1993, during the [[wikipedia:March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation|March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation]].<ref name=Cogswell>{{cite web|last=Cogswell|first=Kelly|title=The Dyke March Hits 20!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-cogswell/the-dyke-march-hits-20_b_1524540.html|website=The Huffington Post|date=May 18, 2012|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref> It was organized by the Lesbian Avengers, and had over 20,000 marchers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Teeman|first1=Tim|title=Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tick-tock-the-explosive-power-of-the-lesbian-avengers|website=The Daily Beast|date=March 22, 2014|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herstory — NYC Dyke March|url=https://www.nycdykemarch.com/herstory/|website=New York City Dyke March|date=2018|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> | The first Dyke March named as such took place in Washington, DC, USA, on April 24, 1993, during the [[wikipedia:March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation|March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation]].<ref name=Cogswell>{{cite web|last=Cogswell|first=Kelly|title=The Dyke March Hits 20!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-cogswell/the-dyke-march-hits-20_b_1524540.html|website=The Huffington Post|date=May 18, 2012|accessdate=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609001451/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-cogswell/the-dyke-march-hits-20_b_1524540.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> It was organized by the Lesbian Avengers, and had over 20,000 marchers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Teeman|first1=Tim|title=Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tick-tock-the-explosive-power-of-the-lesbian-avengers|website=The Daily Beast|date=March 22, 2014|accessdate=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810113020/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tick-tock-the-explosive-power-of-the-lesbian-avengers|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herstory — NYC Dyke March|url=https://www.nycdykemarch.com/herstory/|website=New York City Dyke March|date=2018|accessdate=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702033923/https://www.nycdykemarch.com/herstory|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Nowadays, Dyke Marches take place during Pride Month in many cities across Canada, the USA, and Europe. | Nowadays, Dyke Marches take place during Pride Month in many cities across Canada, the USA, and Europe. | ||
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[[File:Dyke by Crow and the writer.jpg|thumb|Dyke pride flag by "Crow and the writer".]] | [[File:Dyke by Crow and the writer.jpg|thumb|Dyke pride flag by "Crow and the writer".]] | ||
Another dyke pride flag was created in 2021 by headmates in a disabled Latine [[xenogender]] dyke collective,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sol_v_diaz |title=sol_v_diaz Twitter bio|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> Crow and the writer.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1635450261748559874|user=sol_v_diaz|title=NOTE: this flag was created by Crow & the writer of the body et al. (@bodyEtAl | Another dyke pride flag was created in 2021 by headmates in a disabled Latine [[xenogender]] dyke collective,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sol_v_diaz |title=sol_v_diaz Twitter bio|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125085735/https://twitter.com/sol_v_diaz|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Crow and the writer.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1635450261748559874|user=sol_v_diaz|title=NOTE: this flag was created by Crow & the writer of the body et al. (@bodyEtAl | ||
) while closeted as plural|author=Sol Diaz/the Body et al.|date=05/13/2023|df=mdy}}</ref> Fae wrote that "This flag refers to dyke as a reclaimed slur as well as a multi faceted identity, encompassing [[orientation]], [[gender]] (ie dykegender), and culture."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sol_v_diaz |number=1398301454675415042 |title=May I present: my new #dyke pride flag [...] This flag refers to dyke as a reclaimed slur as well as a multi faceted identity, encompassing orientation, gender (ie dykegender), and culture. (Keep reading for details and stripe meanings! 1/2)|date=28 May 2021|last=Diaz|first=Sol|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> | ) while closeted as plural|author=Sol Diaz/the Body et al.|date=05/13/2023|df=mdy}}</ref> Fae wrote that "This flag refers to dyke as a reclaimed slur as well as a multi faceted identity, encompassing [[orientation]], [[gender]] (ie dykegender), and culture."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sol_v_diaz |number=1398301454675415042 |title=May I present: my new #dyke pride flag [...] This flag refers to dyke as a reclaimed slur as well as a multi faceted identity, encompassing orientation, gender (ie dykegender), and culture. (Keep reading for details and stripe meanings! 1/2)|date=28 May 2021|last=Diaz|first=Sol|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> | ||