Girlfags und Guydykes
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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 called guydyke. This concept became more known (although the term "guydyke" wasn't mentioned) 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] Vorlage:Dubious
Some - but not all - girlfags and guydykes identify as genderqueer[4] 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.Vorlage:Fact So far the topic wasn't discussed often within the gender studies. During the last few years it became more popular in german-speaking countries.
Literature
- Queen, Carol u. Schimel, Laurence [Ed.]: PoMosexuals. USA: Cleis Press (1997).
- Meyer, Uli: „ALMOST HOMOSEXUAL“ – Schwule Frauen/ Schwule Transgender (GirlFags/Trans*Fags): http://www.liminalis.de/artikel/Liminalis2007_meyer.pdf
- Clare T. Rampling: Who's that girlfag? BUST magazine, Summer 2003, p. 65.
- 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.
- currently Janet W. Hardy, coauthor of "The Ethical Slut", is nearing completion of a memoir called "Girlfag: A Life Told In Sex and Musicals".