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    '''Sistergirl''' '''(Sistagirl)''' and '''Brotherboy''' '''(Brothaboy)''' are genders from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.<ref>[https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/lgbti-aboriginal-people-diversity-at-the-margins LGBTI Aboriginal People: Diversity at the Margins]</ref> The terms are '''not''' analogous to [[transfeminine]] and [[transmasculine]] as understood in the non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous individuals.
    '''Sistergirl''' '''(Sistagirl)''' and '''Brotherboy''' '''(Brothaboy)''' are genders from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/lgbti-aboriginal-people-diversity-at-the-margins LGBTI Aboriginal People: Diversity at the Margins}}]</ref> The terms are '''not''' analogous to [[transfeminine]] and [[transmasculine]] as understood in the non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous individuals.


    Someone who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experiences that aren't consistent with their [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]].<ref>[https://junkee.com/brotherboy-sistergirl-decolonise-gender/262222 What is a Brotherboy or Sistergirl?]</ref><ref>[https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/06/08/being-brotherboys-coming-out-transgender Being Brotherboys (NITV)]</ref> This includes gender identity but also cultural identity, social role, and other gendered aspects of the Indigenous cultural worldview. Because of this, the terms do not explicitly refer to those who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]].
    Someone who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experiences that aren't consistent with their [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]].<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://junkee.com/brotherboy-sistergirl-decolonise-gender/262222 What is a Brotherboy or Sistergirl?]}}</ref><ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/06/08/being-brotherboys-coming-out-transgender Being Brotherboys (NITV)}}]</ref> This includes gender identity but also cultural identity, social role, and other gendered aspects of the Indigenous cultural worldview. Because of this, the terms do not explicitly refer to those who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]].


    A sistergirl may be a [[transgender]] [[woman]], a [[transfeminine]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] individual, a [[feminine]] [[Vincian|gay man]], a [[Drag Performers|drag queen]], or any other permutation.
    A sistergirl may be a [[transgender]] [[woman]], a [[transfeminine]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] individual, a [[feminine]] [[Vincian|gay man]], a [[Drag Performers|drag queen]], or any other permutation.
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    == Flags==
    == Flags==
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    File:Sistergirl.jpg|The transfeminine Sistergirl/Sistagirl flag<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188811930/sistagirlsistergirl-pride-flag</ref>
    File:Sistergirl.jpg|The transfeminine Sistergirl/Sistagirl flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188811930/sistagirlsistergirl-pride-flag}}</ref>
    File:Brotherboy.jpg|The transmasculine Brotherboy/Brothaboy flag<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188780615/brothaboybrotherboy-pride-flag</ref>
    File:Brotherboy.jpg|The transmasculine Brotherboy/Brothaboy flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188780615/brothaboybrotherboy-pride-flag}}</ref>
    File:Demisistagirl.png|The transfeminine Demisistagirl flag<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817612350/demisistagirl-pride-flag</ref>
    File:Demisistagirl.png|The transfeminine Demisistagirl flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817612350/demisistagirl-pride-flag}}</ref>
    File:Demibrothaboy.png|The transmasculine Demibrothaboy flag<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817671220/demibrothaboy-pride-flag</ref>
    File:Demibrothaboy.png|The transmasculine Demibrothaboy flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817671220/demibrothaboy-pride-flag}}</ref>
    File:Indisistagirl.png|The Indisistagirl / Indisistergirl flag, an [[Indigender|Indigender.]]<ref>https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/181040623506/indisistagirl-indisistergirl-indibrothaboy</ref>
    File:Indisistagirl.png|The Indisistagirl / Indisistergirl flag, an [[Indigender|Indigender.]]<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/181040623506/indisistagirl-indisistergirl-indibrothaboy}}</ref>
    File:Indibrothaboy.png|The Indibrothaboy / Indibrotherboy flag, an [[Indigender]].
    File:Indibrothaboy.png|The Indibrothaboy / Indibrotherboy flag, an [[Indigender]].
    </gallery>
    </gallery>
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