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'''Femme''' is a [[feminine]] [[gender role]] which is sometimes used as its own [[gender identity]]. It describes anyone whose [[gender identity]] and/or [[Gender Expression|gender expression]] is feminine.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femme]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The term femme originated in communities of [[Sexual_orientation|sapphic]] [[women]]. "Femme" referred to sapphics who often presented as feminine and took on a stereotypically feminine role. Femmes are often assumed to be [[Sexual_orientation|sexually attracted]] to [[butches]] and/or [[masculine]] [[women]], although this is not always the case. The first recorded use of the word "femme" in a queer context was used by a friend of a lesbian woman, Anne Lister, to describe her bisexual lover, Marianna Lawton, as “plus femme que moi” [more woman than me].<br />
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Femme was originally used by those [[Assigned Sex|assigned female at birth]], especially lesbians, but has been increasingly adopted by [[trans women|transgender women]] and others in the [[transgender]] community, as well as other individuals who are not AFAB, such as feminine males and other people that are not AFAB.<br />
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==Flag==<br />
The femme flag was created by Tumblr user noodle on or before Feb 9th, 2018. Purple was also chosen based on one of the colors from the orange/pink lesbian flag.<br />
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The purple/pink femme lesbian flag was created by an unknown person and has existed since at least September 30, 2019. <br />
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An alternate femme lesbian flag was created by an anonymous user on March 28, 2021.<br />
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An alternate femme flag was designed by Reddit user ShippyGoodness on August 9, 2020.<br />
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An alternate femme flag was created on January 7th, 2023, by Fandom user [[User:Qenu|Qenu]] on Gender Wiki. Dark pink represents [[Binary Genders|binary]] [[Femininity|females]], purple represents [[androgyne]] [[Gender Expression|gender expression]], blue represents [[masculinity]], light pink represents [[non-binary]] [[Femininity|females]]. <br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Femme lesbian.jpg|Femme Lesbian Flag<br />
File:Femme lesbian flag.png|Alternate Femme Lesbian Flag<br />
File:Alternative femme flag.webp|Alternative femme flag by [[User:Qenu|Qenu]]<br />
File:Alt femme flag.jpg|Alternate Femme Flag<br />
File:Blue Jeans Femme.jpg|Blue jeans femme flag.<br />
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==Symbol ==<br />
The femme symbol was designed on October 4, 2014 by a group of non-binary people. It is based on the [[Woman|female]] symbol.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Femme Nonbinary.wiki][http://androgynousfemme.blogspot.co.uk/ Androgynous Femme]<br />
*https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Femme<br />
*https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000082255<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Crossfeminine]]<br />
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[[Category:Orientation]]<br />
[[Category:Nonbinary]]<br />
[[Category:Feminine]]<br />
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