Shark

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Shark
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Main Umbrella: Xiaspec
GxG Format: mX

Gender(s): Xenogender
Presentation(s): Masculine


Shark, refers to a xenic individual who queers and subverts masculine in a distinct xenic way, while rejecting cis-normative ideas of what it means to be masculine and rejecting binary concepts of gender.[1]

The term was made to be a type of term similar to terms such as, butch, twink, etc.

History

Shark was coined by Tumblr user blood-moon-night-coining, on the 23rd of December, 2023.[1]

Related Terms

Label Relationship Description Difference
Jellyfish Similar A xenic inidividual who presents themselves outside the gender binary. Shark is explicitly queer-masculine presenting.
Lionfish Similar A xenic individual who queers and subverts feminine in a distinct xenic way. Shark is queer-masculine presenting, not feminine.

Flags and Symbols

The shark flags were created by Tumblr user blood-moon-night-coining, on the 23rd of December, 2023.[1]

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 blood-moon-night-coining. "Xenic Gender Presentations". Tumblr, 24 Dec, 2023, https://archive.md/u39Jj. Archived on 3 Jan, 2024.