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[[File:Boi.png|thumb|220x220px|The boi flag.]]
'''Boi''' is a term for
== 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, 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.
== History ==
Use of boi outside of LGBT+ spaces, and the first recorded usages of boi, seems to be strongly associated with
Boi, as a
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