Girlfags und Guydykes
A girlfag (or "female gay man" or "gay-male identified woman") is a person born in a woman's body who feels a strong attraction towards gay or bisexual men. She may partly or wholly feel like a "gay man trapped in a woman's body".[1] Girlfags may be attracted to other types of people as well. Their self-identification as gay, straight or bisexual may vary, although most of them consider themselves to be bisexual.[2]
The male equivalent, a lesbian identified man, is known as a guydyke.Vorlage:Fact This concept became more known when during Season 1 of the American and Canadian co-production television drama series The L-Word a lesbian-identified man called "Lisa" had a short relationship with a lesbian woman.[3]
Some, but not all, girlfags and guydykes identify as genderqueer [2] or androgyne.
The term fag hag describes a totally different phenomenon, where straight women seek out "safe", non-sexual relationships with gay men. A girlfag on the other hand is specifically interested in pursuing romantic/sexual relationships with gay or bisexual men.
The concept of and the discussion about girlfags and guydykes came up in the USA during the 1990s.[4][5] During the last few years it became more popular in german-speaking countries,Vorlage:Fact as well as mainstream queer language.[6]
Literature
- Queen, Carol u. Schimel, Laurence [Ed.]: PoMosexuals. USA: Cleis Press (1997).
- Meyer, Uli: "ALMOST HOMOSEXUAL" – Schwule Frauen/ Schwule Transgender (GirlFags/Trans*Fags): [2]
- currently Janet W. Hardy, coauthor of "The Ethical Slut", is nearing completion of a memoir called "Girlfag: A Life Told In Sex and Musicals".
See also
References
External links
- http://www.girlfags.com
- The GirlFags Community at LifeJournal.com
- Appearance of three girlfags on The Tyra Banks Show
- http://girlfags.chapso.de: German homepage about GirlFags
- Interview with a GirlFag (German)
- ↑ http://www.girlfags.com/faq.html
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 http://www.liminalis.de/artikel/Liminalis2007_meyer.pdf p. 75 (German Language)
- ↑ http://www.thelwordonline.com/synopsis_ep7.shtml
- ↑ Jill Nagle, "MANLY, YES, BUT I LIKE IT TOO: A self-described 'girlfag' reveals the truth behind her yen for sex with gay men", BUST Magazine, Summer 2003
- ↑ Clare T. Rampling, "Who's that girlfag?" BUST Magazine, Summer 2003, p. 65
- ↑ Tristan Taormino, "The Queer Heterosexual, Redux", The Village Voice, February 5th 2008