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[[Boi]] (pronounced the same as "boy"; plural "bois") is a term with many meanings. Broadly, it indicates "[[masculinity]] which is not cisheteronormative."<ref>{{cite book|title=The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality|page=56|year=2019|isbn=9781784506636}}</ref> This identity originated in multiple subcultures in the mid-to-late 1990s. It was also widely adopted as a self-descriptor by gay men at the time. Some lesbian youth who are more masculine and those who identify as trans employ this term as they have yet to define a common vernacular to describe themselves. Other variations include queerboi<ref name="Marech" /> and transboi,<ref name="Marech" /> and if one's lover or partner identifies as a boi, it's common to say they are one's boifriend.
[[Boi]] (pronounced the same as "boy"; plural "bois") is a term with many meanings. Broadly, it indicates "[[masculinity]] which is not cisheteronormative."<ref>{{cite book|title=The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality|page=56|year=2019|isbn=9781784506636}}</ref> This identity originated in multiple subcultures in the mid-to-late 1990s. It was also widely adopted as a self-descriptor by gay men at the time. Some lesbian youth who are more masculine and those who identify as trans employ this term as they have yet to define a common vernacular to describe themselves. Other variations include queerboi<ref name="Marech" /> and transboi,<ref name="Marech" /> and if one's lover or partner identifies as a boi, it's common to say they are one's boifriend.


In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 76 of the responses (0.68%)  said they were a boi, or used boi as part of a word for their identity, such as [[femme]] boi, femboi, tomboi, or [[demigender|demiboi]].<ref name="2019 Gender Census">"Gender Census 2019 - The Worldwide tl;dr." ''Gender Census'' (blog). March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020. https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200118084451/https://gendercensus.com/post/183843963445/gender-census-2019-the-worldwide-tldr</ref>
In the 2019 Worldwide Gender Census, 76 of the responses (0.68%)  said they were a boi, or used boi as part of a word for their identity, such as [[femme]] boi, femboi, tomboi, or [[demigender|demiboi]].{{Gender Census|2019}}


Some other [[genderqueer]] masculine identities like boi are ag, [[butch]], [[masculine of center]], [[stone butch]], stud, [[tomboy]], and [[transmasculine]].<ref>"Who we are." ''Butch Voices.'' http://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190115/https://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Each of these words have their own nuances of meaning, which can be very different from one community to the next.
Some other [[genderqueer]] masculine identities like boi are ag, [[butch]], [[masculine of center]], [[stone butch]], stud, [[tomboy]], and [[transmasculine]].<ref>"Who we are." ''Butch Voices.'' http://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190115/https://www.butchvoices.com/who-we-are/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Each of these words have their own nuances of meaning, which can be very different from one community to the next.
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