Birl

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    Birl

    Birl is an identity often considered as a nonbinary gender.[1][2] The word is made by mixing the words "boy" and "girl".

    The term has multiple and overlapping definitions:

    In the 2018 Gender Census, one respondent identified themself as a birl.[6]

    Further reading

    • The 2007 book Queer Girls and Popular Culture: Reading, Resisting, and Creating Media (by Susan Driver) includes a chapter detailing online birl communities.

    References

    1. Davidson, Skylar (February 2016). "Gender Inequality: Nonbinary Transgender People in the Workplace".
    2. Solovitch, Sara (23 January 2018). "Medical field plays catch-up with trans kids". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    3. Schneider, Sandra B. "Producing Homeplace: Strategic Sites and Liminoid Spaces for Gender-Diverse Children". In Chasing Rainbows: Exploring Gender Fluid Parenting Practices, 2013, edited by F. J. Green. ISBN 9781927335567.
    4. "birlzine - Profile". BirlZine!. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    5. "birls - Profile". Birls LJ community. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    6. "Gender Census 2018 Identity words (public)". Google Docs. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.