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| The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr|ɑ̃ fam|}} is an ] |
The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr|ɑ̃ fam|}} is an ] adaptation of a French phrase. It is used in the ] and ]ing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is derived from the modern colloquial ] phrase ''en tant que femme''{{cn|date=February 2013}} meaning "as a woman" and the anglicized adaptation ''en femme'' literally translates as "in woman". Most crossdressers also use a ] name whilst ''en femme''. In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "] self".<ref>{{cite book|last=Boyd|first=Helen|title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser|year=2004|publisher=Sdal Press|isbn=1560255153|pages=64|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vCT70HjI_a4C&dq=en+femme&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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The term en femme Template:IPA-fr is an anglicized adaptation of a French phrase. It is used in the transgender and crossdressing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is derived from the modern colloquial French phrase en tant que femme meaning "as a woman" and the anglicized adaptation en femme literally translates as "in woman". Most crossdressers also use a female name whilst en femme. In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "femme self".
See also
- En homme
- cross-dressing
- femme
- femminiello
- List of transgender-related topics
- List of transgender-rights organizations
References
- Boyd, Helen (2004). My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser. Sdal Press. p. 64. ISBN 1560255153.
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