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Femme is a term used in lesbian and gay subculture to describe an LGBT+ person, typically a lesbian or otherwise sapphic woman (or feminine-aligned non-binary person) who presents femininely. Femme people will often dress in feminine clothing, and typically present themselves in a more stereotypical feminine way, such as having long hair, and wearing makeup. Femmes are also commonly thought of as having more "feminine" interests. Femme women can be cisgender or transgender.

Femme is most commonly associated with lesbians, it is also used by other groups in the LGBTQ+ community. This includes queer men and m-spec sapphics.

Other Terms

Some other terms that are typically synonymous with femme include: "lipstick lesbian" and "designer dyke".

High Femme

Someone who is highly feminine, typically putting in a lot of effort into their appearance. They may chose to only date butch partners.

Stone Femme

Stone femme may refer to a femme who is stone, meaning they do not like their genitals sexually touched by their partners. (They may also identify as asexual, or placiosexual.) It may also refer to the femme partner of a stone butch.

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 [[File:Femme lesbian.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The femme lesbian flag.]]
-'''Femme''' is a term used in [[lesbian]] and [[gay]] subculture to describe a lesbian, [[bisexual]], or otherwise [[sapphic]] woman (or feminine-aligned nonbinary person) who [[Gender Presentation|presents]] femininely. Femme women and enbies will often dress in feminine clothing, and typically present themselves in a more stereotypical feminine way, such as having long hair, and wearing makeup. Femmes are also commonly thought of as having more "feminine" interests. Femme women can be [[cisgender]] or [[transgender]].
+'''Femme''' is a term used in [[lesbian]] and [[gay]] subculture to describe an [[LGBT+]] person, typically a lesbian or otherwise [[sapphic]] woman (or feminine-[[Gender Alignment|aligned]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] person) who [[Gender Presentation|presents]] [[Feminine|femininely]]. Femme people will often dress in feminine clothing, and typically present themselves in a more stereotypical feminine way, such as having long hair, and wearing makeup. Femmes are also commonly thought of as having more "feminine" interests. Femme women can be [[cisgender]] or [[transgender]].
 [[File:Lipstick lesbian.png|thumb|220x220px|The lipstick lesbian flag.]]
-Femme is most commonly associated with lesbians, however any women or fem-aligned enby who is attracted to women can identify as femme, including bisexual women, [[pansexual]] women, etc. Non-wlw members of the LGBT+ community also use the femme label too.
+Femme is most commonly associated with lesbians, it is also used by other groups in the LGBTQ+ community. This includes [[queer]] men and [[Pluralian|m-spec]] [[Sapphic|sapphics]].
 == Other Terms ==
+Some other terms that are typically synonymous with femme include: "lipstick lesbian" and "designer dyke".
-Lipstick lesbians is typically synonymous with femme. There is an emerging usage of the term high femme, which indicts someone who is highly feminine, typically putting in a lot of effort into their appearance.
+=== High Femme ===
+Someone who is highly feminine, typically putting in a lot of effort into their appearance. They may chose to only date [[butch]] partners.
+=== Stone Femme ===
+Stone femme may refer to a femme who is stone, meaning they do not like their genitals sexually touched by their partners. (They may also identify as [[asexual]], or [[placiosexual]].) It may also refer to the femme partner of a stone butch.
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 [[Category:Terminology]]
 [[Category:Identity]]