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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: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-[[Gender Alignment|aligned]]. 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. 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 may 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.
+Feeling a disconnect from womanhood is a common experience among lesbians- though they still identify as women through their [[sapphic]] attraction. Similarly to how some lesbians might go by masculine names or present as a [[butch]] to express this disconnect a lesbian may also refer to themself by he/him to express a disconnect from their gender.
-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.
+[[File:5stripehehimlesbian.png|thumb|220x220px|An alternative, 5 striped version of the he/him lesbian flag.]]A he/him lesbian can be a [[cisgender|cis]] woman or a [[Transgender|trans]] woman. However, the term he/him lesbians does not include trans women use who he/him pronouns ''purely'' because they are not out yet. The term he/him lesbian only include those who actively identify with and want to go by he/him pronouns.
 [[File:Hehimlesbian.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An alternate he/him lesbian flag design.]]
-Other pronoun-gender contrasting identities include [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/She/Her_Gay she/her gay] people, [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/They/Them_Lesbian they/them lesbians], [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/It/Its_Gay it/its gay] people and [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/They/Them_Gay?venotify=created they/them gay] people.
+One could go by he/him pronouns exclusively or one can be [[Multipronouns|multipronoun]]. Other pronoun-gender contrasting identities include [[She/Her Gay|she/her gay]] people, [[They/Them Lesbian|they/them lesbians]], [[It/Its Gay|it/its gay]] people and [[They/Them Gay|they/them gay]] people.
 == Controversy ==
-The existence of he/him lesbians has been the subject of controversy, more so than other pronoun-sexuality contrasting identities (excluding they/them lesbians). This is typically based on the misunderstanding he/him lesbian's gender identity and on the false assertion that a person's pronouns must be directly associated with their gender.
+The existence of he/him lesbians has been the subject of controversy, more so than other pronoun-sexuality contrasting identities. This is typically based on the misunderstanding he/him lesbian's gender identity and on the false assertion that a person's pronouns must be directly associated with their gender.
 ===Trans Men vs. He/Him Lesbians===
-The term "he/him" lesbian has been criticized by some trans men and allies as being disrespectful to them and Invalidating their experiences. Some have argued that people who identify as women and use he/him pronouns invalidate the dysphoria that trans people feel.
+The term "he/him lesbian" has been criticized by some trans men and allies as being disrespectful to them and invalidating their experiences. Some have argued that people who identify as women and use he/him pronouns invalidate the [[dysphoria]] that trans people feel.
 ===She/Her Lesbians vs. He/Him Lesbians===
 Some she/her lesbians and allies have argued that the term invalidates she/her lesbians (due to the he/him lesbian experience of "disconnection from womanhood"), and romanticizes the past experiences of women forced to use he/him pronouns to avoid persecution.
 == Flag ==
+The he/him lesbian flag was designed by Tumblr user Wuvsbian on May 20, 2018<ref>https://wuvsbian.tumblr.com/post/174100520997/hehim-lesbian-flag-made-rainbow-to-encompass</ref>. The rainbow was used to encompass all the different ways he/him lesbians express themselves through sexual and gender identity. The colors were chosen to try to represent butch lesbians, [[femme]] lesbians, those who don't identify as either, as well as [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] lesbians.
-The he/him lesbian flag was designed by Tumblr user Wuvsbian.
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