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[[File:He him lesbian.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The he/him lesbian flag.]]A '''he/him lesbian''' refers to a [[lesbian]] who uses he/him [[pronouns]] but is that still a woman or woman-aligned. The term is used by women who are wlw ([[sapphic]]) and use he/him pronouns. Those pronouns can be exclusive or one can be [[Multipronouns|multipronoun]]. It is a more specific form of [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|pronoun non-conformity]] and [[crosspronoun]] usage. A he/him lesbian does not identify as male. They may acknowledge that they are female, but pronouns are usually inherent to specific identities. That being said, the pronouns one uses are another part of [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]], just like one's clothes or behavior. In the same way some [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people are more comfortable using pronouns other than they/them, some [[Binary Genders|binary]] people feel more comfortable using pronouns other than the one's typically associated with their gender.
[[File:5stripehehimlesbian.png|thumb|220x220px|An alternative, 5 striped version of the he/him lesbian flag.]]A 'disconnect from womanhood' is a common experience among he/him lesbians. Similarly to how lesbians might go by masculine names or present as a [[butch]], a lesbian may refer to themself by he/him to express this disconnect from their gender. This term is only used to identify people who do not consider pronouns to be explicitly linked to gender identity.
A he/him lesbian can be a [[cisgender|cis]] woman or a [[Transgender|trans]] woman. However, he/him lesbians don't always include trans women use who he/him pronouns purely because they are not out yet. He/him lesbians only include those who actively identify with and want to go by he/him pronouns for the most part.
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