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'''Sistergirl''' and '''Brotherboy''' are genders Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's culture who. The terms are not analogous to [[Transfeminine|transfem]] and [[Transmasculine|transmasc]] as understood in non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous people. |
'''Sistergirl''' and '''Brotherboy''' are genders Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's culture who. The terms are not analogous to [[Transfeminine|transfem]] and [[Transmasculine|transmasc]] as understood in non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous people. |
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A person who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experience that isn't consistent with their [[Assigned Gender]]. 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 people who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]]. |
A person who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experience that isn't consistent with their [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]]. 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 people who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]]. |
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A sistergirl may be a [[transgender]] [[woman]], a [[transfeminine]] [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]] person, 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|nonbinary]] person, a [[feminine]] [[Vincian|gay man]], a [[Drag Performers|drag queen]], or any other permutation. |
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