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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}}</ref> | ||
== | ==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 }}</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> | ||
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*In the 19th century, "dike" was a slang term for the vulva.<ref name="etymonline" /> | *In the 19th century, "dike" was a slang term for the vulva.<ref name="etymonline" /> | ||
*From the terms "bulldicker"/"bulldick", meaning "fake penis" or "fake man", describing the idea of "a woman with a clitoris extended enough to serve as a penis in lesbian relationships".<ref name="Krantz" /> | *From the terms "bulldicker"/"bulldick", meaning "fake penis" or "fake man", describing the idea of "a woman with a clitoris extended enough to serve as a penis in lesbian relationships".<ref name="Krantz" /> | ||
==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> | |||
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> | |||
Nowadays, Dyke Marches take place during Pride Month in many cities across Canada, the USA, and Europe. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Identities]] | [[Category: Identities]] | ||
{{en-WP attribution notice|Dyke March}} | |||