demigirl
[dem-ee-gurl]
Examples of demigirl
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Where does demigirl come from?
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Demigirl is a genderqueer identity that emerges at least by 2014. It takes off on the social media platform Tumblr, known for its gender-diverse community and lexicon. It’s based on the Latin prefix demi-, meaning “half” or “partial.”
A demigirl flag / Transrants / Nonbinary Wiki
Regardless of their assigned sex at birth, a person who identifies as demigirl identifies as more feminine than masculine or fully nonbinary. This includes birth-assigned women who feel a degree of disconnection with that identity but don’t experience full-on dysphoria as a result of it. It can also include birth-assigned men who identify as more female than male, though not fully female or nonbinary.
The term demigirl spreads on social media online in the late 2010s as part of the growing visibility and inclusion of gender diversity in broader culture.
Transgirls? I love you.
Transboys? I love you.
Demiboy? I love you.
Demigirl? I love you.
Non-binary? I love you.
Genderfluid? I love you.
Agender? I love you.
Bigender? I love you.
Polygender/Multigender? I love you.
Novigender? I love you.
Ily all. Dont let anyone give you shit— alexander (@BakugoBakugone) October 23, 2018
Its male counterpart is demiboy (identifies partially as male). Other partial gender identifications include demifluid, demiflux, demigender, and demienby, or a person who identifies as partially nonbinary.
Demigirl is not to be confused with demisexual, a person who only experiences sexual attraction after forming a strong emotional connection with a partner.
Who uses demigirl?
A demigirl may also be called a demiwoman or demifemale, and they may prefer the pronouns they/them/their to refer to them.
Being demiwoman means I’m constantly debating whether she/her pronouns or they/them pronouns feel right. I’m usually somewhere in between and I’m fine with she/her, but sometimes I’m agender enough that it bothers me.
Society, can we just stop with the gender roles? Thx
— 🏳️🌈Meggan Molgard🏳️🌈 (@MegganMolgard) May 8, 2018
Demigirl is commonly used as a self-identifier or in discussions of gender identity in the LGBTQ community.
i came out as non-binary (demigirl) to my mom today and she smiled, hugged me and said "me too!" IM FUCKING CRYING MY EYES OUT I LOVE YOU MOM
— kiyora (@katiebilan) July 23, 2018
Unfortunately, there has been some backlash to the expanding vocabulary for gender identification, and demigirl has its detractors–especially among transphobic individuals.