Effeminacy or male femininity[1][2] is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity.[3] These traits include roles, stereotypes, behaviors, and appearances that are socially associated with girls and women. Throughout history, men considered effeminate have faced prejudice and discrimination. Gay men are often stereotyped as being effeminate, and vice versa. However, femininity, masculinity, and other forms of gender expression are independent of sexual orientation.
^Hoskin R. A. “Femininity? It’s the aesthetic of subordination”: Examining femmephobia, the gender binary, and experiences of oppression among sexual and gender minorities // Archives of sexual behavior. – 2020. – V. 49. – №. 7. – p. 2319-2339.
^Berkowitz D., Windsor E. J., Han C. W. (ed.). Male femininities. – NYU Press, 2023.
Effeminacy or male femininity is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity. These...
Malakia (μαλακία, "softness", "weakliness") meant moral weakness or "effeminacy". The contrary characteristic was karteria (καρτερία, "patient endurance"...
Japanese popular entertainment such as manga, anime, and video games. Effeminacy Femboy Genderless fashion in Japan Köçek Onnagata Ashcraft, Brian (26...
asserting their normative status and rejecting any associations with effeminacy. The idea that queer was a pejorative term became more prevalent among...
(noun) and argr (adjective) are two Old Norse terms of insult, denoting effeminacy or other unmanly behaviour. Argr (also ragr) is "unmanly" and ergi is...
the free dictionary. Lipstick feminism Lipstick lesbian Butch and femme Effeminacy Marianismo Masculinity Linda Duits, Multi-Girl-Culture (2008) p. 141 Duits...
century England, the term "molly" was used for male homosexuals, implying effeminacy; "tommy", a slang term for a homosexual woman in use by 1781, and may...
a Greek slang word derived from Malakia, the Ancient Greek term for effeminacy Malacology, the study of the invertebrate phylum “Mollusca Malakas, the...
humans Human male sexuality Gender equality Misandry Hegemonic masculinity Effeminacy Gender roles Machismo Gender neutrality Men in feminism (Pro-feminism...
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for...
courted in accordance with the Hellenic tradition of pederasty".: 17 Effeminacy or a lack of discipline in managing one's sexual attraction to another...
humans Human male sexuality Gender equality Misandry Hegemonic masculinity Effeminacy Gender roles Machismo Gender neutrality Men in feminism (Pro-feminism...
punishment for such crimes as aggravated murder; he termed its abolition "an effeminacy in the general mind of the country". He was elected as a member to the...
preferred to call them "Greeks" (Graeci), a term with connotations of effeminacy and deception. The adjective "Byzantine", which derived from Byzantion...
effort to become less "effeminate", or seemed to "take pleasure in (his effeminacy)", were worthy of blame. By this era, mukhannath had developed its association...
Global Information