Fempunk or fempunk gender is a non-binary gender that is feminine but not at all related to [being] female, and rejects society’s definition of female.
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Definitions
- a gender that is feminine but not at all related to [being] female, and rejects society’s definition of female. - genderthaumiel
"Feminine in this case refers to gender femininity and/or feminine presentation(or any other form of femininity that is important to the individual). Femininity and feminine genders are entirely separate from being female/-aligned, and feminine =/= female-ish."[1]
History
Fempunk was coined by Tumblr user moth-bxy August 30 2020 through a post by genderthaumiel. Genderthaumiel created the flag in the same post.[1]
The term fempunkflux was coined alongside mascpunkflux by genderthaumiel with flags for each on November 10 2020. It was defined as "having fluctuating feelings of being fempunk; fluctuating between fempunk and something else."[2]
On January 30 2021, Tumblr user aroaesflags created a simplified fempunk flag.[3]