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Shark
From LGBTQIA
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]
Shark (blood-moon-night-coining)
Resources
- ↑ 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.
