genderfae

English

Etymology

From gender +‎ fae, presumably from the stereotypical depiction of fairies as female.

Adjective

genderfae

1. (neologism) Having a genderfluidity that does not include male or masculine gender identities or presentations.
   • 2021, Carol Morris, "Hants West Green Party candidate hopes to alleviate causes of stress if elected", The Valley Journal Advertiser (Hants County, Nova Scotia), 29 June 2021 (link):

     Kang identifies as a nonbinary/genderfae human and uses they and them pronouns.

   • 2021 July 19, Jo Bartosch, “The Greens: torn apart by trans mania”, in Spiked:

     Bristow also claims to be a ‘genderfae female person’.

   • 2022, Elisabeth Dromer, Olivier Ferlatte, Trevor Goodyear, David J. Kinitz, & Travis Salway, "Overcoming Conversion Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation of Experiences of Survivors", SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 2, December 2022 (link):

     For River, a pansexual genderfae non-binary trans woman in her thirties, receiving gender affirmation from her best friend had not only helped her recover mentally, but had also allowed her to be physically safe at a time when her religious community and family of origin had rejected her.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:genderfae.