Boy-Proximal

 is a term for anyone who experiences are connection to boyhood or manhood, regardless of their actual gender.

Alternate Names

 * Boyprox


 * Man-Proximal


 * Mprox

Etymology
"Proximal" meaning near to.

Definitions

 * Boy-proximal (proximal means “near to”; i use boyprox for short!) is a term made to include men (cis and trans, just to affirm that) and trans folks who are not necessarily men (or are not 100% men as some demiboys may ID, or are not always men as some genderfluid folks may ID, etc etc) but who experience a connection to boyhood, but not boyness. Men (group 1) experience boyness because they are boys. They will usually also experience boyhood. Boyprox non-men (group 2) experience boyhood, but not boyness, because they are not men. Boyhood is a Very Large Concept and one that is difficult to pin down, because it has so many applications. here are some examples (not by any means all of them): a connection to masculinity. a connection to men, despite actual gender identity. a sense of belonging in men’s spaces. a masculine gender presentation. being assigned male at birth and holding that significant to one’s identity. holding male-assigned experiences significant to you and your life (ex: boy scouts, attending an all-boy school). and, of course, identifying partially or sometimes or always as a man - this is not required for boyhood, but often accompanies it. - Pride-Color-Schemes alteration of Ymirjotunn's Girl-Proximal Coining Post, 2017