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[[File:Lavender boy.png|thumb|220x220px|The lavender boy flag.]]
[[File:LavBoy.Flag Redesign.png|thumb|Lavender boy flag redesign by cookierun.headcanons on Instagram ]]
'''Lavender Boy''' is a term for [[Achillean|mlm]] and/or [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] men, including masculine aligned [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people. The term originated at a derogatory term in the 1920s to refer to [[feminine]] men and [[gay]] men. In the modern day it has been reclaimed by mlm who are gender non-conforming. ▼
[[File:Alt.lavflag.jpg|thumb|Alternative lavender boy flag]]
▲'''Lavender Boy''' is a term for [[Achillean|mlm]] and/or [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]] men, including masculine aligned [[Non-Binary|non-binary]]
Similar terms include [[rosboy]] and [[lavenian]].
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== Flag ==
The lavender boy flag was created by Tumblr user Cosmichi on August 2, 2020.<ref>https://cosmichi.tumblr.com/post/625393171527024640/i-made-a-lavender-boy-flag-which-refers-to-mlmgnc</ref> The flag has no confirmed meaning.
The flag designed by cookierun.headcanons on Instagram was designed November 19th, 2021. The meaning goes as follows:
Purple: to represent lavender. Pastel magenta and pink: representing gender non conformity and connection to femininity. White: the inclusion of non-binary individuals and those who do not fall under the label of “man/boy”. Light blue: masculinity or being a man/boy. Blue: loving men. Dark blue: the reclamation of a once derogatory term.
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 20 November 2021
Lavender Boy is a term for mlm and/or gender non-conforming men, including masculine aligned non-binary individuals. The term originated at a derogatory term in the 1920s to refer to feminine men and gay men. In the modern day it has been reclaimed by mlm who are gender non-conforming.
Similar terms include rosboy and lavenian.
Flag
The lavender boy flag was created by Tumblr user Cosmichi on August 2, 2020.[1] The flag has no confirmed meaning.
The flag designed by cookierun.headcanons on Instagram was designed November 19th, 2021. The meaning goes as follows:
Purple: to represent lavender. Pastel magenta and pink: representing gender non conformity and connection to femininity. White: the inclusion of non-binary individuals and those who do not fall under the label of “man/boy”. Light blue: masculinity or being a man/boy. Blue: loving men. Dark blue: the reclamation of a once derogatory term.