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Tumblr's tag system has particular significance for nonbinary users-- it not only allows them to affirm their identities through self-labeling (such as by tagging a selfie as #agender), but to make connections with users who share their identities.<ref name=":0" /> Since tags are created by users, this option is equally available to people with less-common identities. | Tumblr's tag system has particular significance for nonbinary users-- it not only allows them to affirm their identities through self-labeling (such as by tagging a selfie as #agender), but to make connections with users who share their identities.<ref name=":0" /> Since tags are created by users, this option is equally available to people with less-common identities. | ||
Researcher Abigail Oakley suggests that Tumblr gained popularity among non-binary users because it affords them anonymity and the ability to portray themselves in ways that diverge from their everyday personas.<ref name=":0">Oakley, Abigail, and Dame-Griff, Avery. "A Conversation about Gender/Sexual Variant and Transgender Labeling and Networking on Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> | Researcher Abigail Oakley suggests that Tumblr gained popularity among non-binary users because it affords them anonymity and the ability to portray themselves in ways that diverge from their everyday personas.<ref name=":0">Oakley, Abigail, and Dame-Griff, Avery. "A Conversation about Gender/Sexual Variant and Transgender Labeling and Networking on Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> For example, a non-binary person may choose to remain closeted in their offline life and go by a different name and pronouns on Tumblr. | ||
== Gender terms originating on Tumblr == | == Gender terms originating on Tumblr == | ||