Genderfuck: Difference between revisions

'''Genderfuck''' is a form of gender expression that seeks to subvert the traditional gender binary or gender roles by mixing traditionally [[masculine]] (such as a beard) and traditionally [[feminine]] (such as a dress) components. It literally means to "fuck with" or mess with traditional notions of gender expression or gender roles.<ref name=":0">Dictionary definition of what Genderfuck means: https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/genderfuck/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701110928/http://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/genderfuck/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name=":1">LGBTIA+ Wiki about Genderfuck: https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfuck [https://web.archive.org/web/20220124160321/https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Genderfuck Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>Wikitionary about Genderfuck: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genderfuck [https://web.archive.org/web/20230617185415/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genderfuck Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Queer Bisexuality: Perceptions of Bisexual Existence, Distinctions, and Challenges|journal=Journal of Bisexuality|year=2008|last1=Horncastle|first1=Julia|volume=8|doi=10.1080/15299710802142192|quote=Genderfuck is specifically about queering gender rather than sexuality—disrupting conventional dress and behavior gender codes—...}}</ref> For some it is their gender identity, for others it is a label for a certain event's clothing or outfit. <ref>Wiki page on Genderbender / gender bending: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bender [https://web.archive.org/web/20230228220817/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> This may also extend to the belief that the social construct of gender does not exist.<ref name="UD-genderfuck">{{Cite web |title=Urban Dictionary: genderfuck |author=Michelle |work=Urban Dictionary |date=27 April 2003 |access-date=8 July 2020 |url= https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=genderfuck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616044322/https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=genderfuck |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Genderfuck may alternatively be called '''genderpunk'''.<ref name="UD-genderpunk">{{Cite web |title=Urban Dictionary: genderpunk |author=Kozmo the WordWíld |work=Urban Dictionary |date=29 December 2013 |access-date=8 July 2020 |url= https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=genderpunk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627004802/https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=genderpunk |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="DA-genderpunk">{{Cite web |title=Genderpunk (1) |author=Pride-Flags |work=DeviantArt |date=23 August 2015 |access-date=8 July 2020 |url= https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Genderpunk-1-555820431|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516165133/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Genderpunk-1-555820431 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

 

Some people may feel like genderfuck is the best descriptor for their identity, as they in general feel it applies to them not only in expression but also in their personal feeling of gender. People who identify as Genderfuck may often use parody and/or exaggeration to show how intensely it has broken traditional gender roles. They may want to expose them as fake, artificial or absurd<ref name=":1" /> by using one's own expression to create an image that fits in neither traditional box and thus may spark discussion or disagreement.

In the 2019 [[Gender Census]], 42 people wrote that their identity was "genderfuck", 11 wrote their identity was "genderfucked", 3 people wrote "genderfucker", and 17 wrote that they were "genderpunk".<ref name="docs_Gend">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet |author=Cassian |work=Google Docs |date=30 March 2019 |access-date=26 July 2020 |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>

Genderfuck people may share many things with [[genderqueer]], but they are separate identities.

Genderfuck also seeks to break down the rigid binary space and create a new fluid space where people can express and qualities they want of themselves without being ridiculed for "not fitting in your box." More open room to express oneself however you find comfortable. This is also often used by [[Drag]] Queens and Drag Kings when performing as they do not use just feminine or masculine qualities in their outfits and intentionally dress up in a way that cannot be limited to feminine or masculine qualities.<ref>Wiki on Genderbender Drag section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bender#Drag [https://web.archive.org/web/20230228220817/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bender Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>