Lesboy
A Lesboy is an individual who identifies to some degree as a boy and as a lesbian.
Alternate Names
- Lesbian boy
- Boy lesbian
- Lesboi (Black exclusive)
Etymology
"Lesboy" comes from "les-" for lesbian, and the word "boy."
Pronunication
/lehz-boy/
Definitions
- A cusper lesbian, cross-aligned (guy-aligned/solarian gal or girl-aligned/lunarian boy), multigender/polygender (girlboy/boygirl), sapphogender/lesbogender guy or otherwise a boy that is gay for women. - Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags, 2020[1]
- A lesbian who identifies as a boy/man in some way, or a boy/man that is gay for women. - Lesboys.com, 2021[2]
A lesboy may identify as such for a number of ways. Some of the most common ways of identifying as lesboys are:
- Individuals who are "cuspers," or in the gray area between a butch lesbian and a man
- Multigender lesbians who are both male and another, often feminine gender
- Trans women who identify with boyhood on some level for any reason
- Trans men who identify as lesbians on some level for any reason
- Butch boys, or butch lesbians who use the term "boy" to refer to their gender, presentation, and/or experience
Ultimately, a lesboy is anyone who identifies as a lesbian and a boy in any way, which includes every gender.
History
Lesboys have been a documented part of the lesbian community for decades, especially lesboys who are cuspers between transgender men and butch lesbians.[3] Many historic he/him and butch lesbians would likely be described as lesboys in the modern day. For example, historic butch lesbian Leslie Feinberg wrote of the fine line between transmasculinity and lesbianism on multiple occasions.[4] Stormé DeLarverie, the Black butch lesbian whose scuffle with police started the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969, was a butch he/him lesbian and drag king who also performed as a man for portions of his life,[5] and who was referred to and identified as a "gentleman" at multiple points. As such, he may be considered a lesbian man.[6]
The specific shortening of "lesboy," however, is newer than the culture of lesbian boys and men. On October 8 2020, Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags posted a sapphic guy pride flag described as referring to, among others, "lesbian dudes."[7] Lesboy, specifically, first appeared online on December 20 2020 when Beyond MOGAI posted a lesboy pride flag.[1]
On September 3 2021 hikus-pride-flags on Tumblr posted a butch-boy pride flag for butch lesboys.[8] The same user posted a male lesbian flag on November 4 2021.[9]
Related Terms
See Also
Gallery
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Lesboy pride flag via Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags
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Lesboi/Saphboi flag by gender-resource on Tumblr
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags' lesboy flag coining
- ↑ lesboys.com Carrd
- ↑ lesboys.com's soures page
- ↑ Transgender warriors by Leslie Feinberg
- ↑ QueerNC on Stormé DeLarverie
- ↑ Izzy Rizinti on Stormé DeLarverie and his identity
- ↑ Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags' sapphic guy flag
- ↑ Butch-boy pride flag coining
- ↑ Male lesbian pride flag coining