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[[File:Boi.png|thumb|220x220px|The boi flag.]]
'''Boi''' is a term for Black [[transgender]] and/or [[
The feminine counterpart is [[qirl]], although it is not an exact opposite.
== Other Definitions ==
Boi, as an identity or descriptor, originated independently in multiple [[LGBT+]] subcultures in the mid-to-late 1990s. Most definitions can be broadly described as "[[masculinity]] which is not cisheteronormative." Some of these possible definitions include:
* A young, [[Femme|effeminate]] [[gay]]
* A young, boyish [[lesbian]]. This may overlap with [[butch]], but boi tends to have a slightly different connotation. Bois are typically described as young, sexually free, and less mature than butchs, though the exact difference may vary among different local cultures.
* A young [[Transgender|trans]] man, or a trans man who is in the early stages of transitioning.
* People who were [[AFAB]] who identify as male or with masculinity to some extent, but not fully.
* A [[genderqueer]] or [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] identity, typically involving an [[androgynous]] gender presentation, or a "[[genderf*ck]]" ideology, though no exact definition exists.
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Use of boi outside of LGBT+ spaces, and the first recorded usages of boi, seems to be strongly associated with Black men's culture. The term appears to have been adopted, possibly independently by multiple subcultures during the 1990s.
Boi, as a Black exclusive gender identity, was coined on June 6, 2015 by Tumblr user Vmerli.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://vmerli-blog.tumblr.com/post/120861258933/gender-identities-i-thought-more-people-should}}</ref>
== Flag ==
The flag was created by BoiQirl through a submission to ask-pride-color-schemes on February 19, 2017.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/157464592584/so-i-guess-just-to-make-sure-you-know-im-black}}</ref> The flag uses greenish blue, showing that it is similar to boy but it is still its own separate thing. The three stripes in the middle are intentionally different from the middle stripes of the [[qirl]] flag, showing that the two are not meant to be “opposites” of each other.
== Resources ==
<references
[[Category:Gender]]
[[Category:Exclusive Identities]]
[[Category:Masculine Genders]]
[[Category:Terminology]]▼
[[Category:Presentation]]▼
[[Category:Identity]]
[[Category:Verified Resources]]
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