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FEMS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- femme
1, record 1, English, femme
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Femme (... French language, meaning woman) is a term traditionally used to describe a lesbian who exhibits a feminine identity. 2, record 1, English, - femme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The postmodern queer conception of femme is a femme-identified person who does not always dress or act in a "traditionally feminine" (meaning a feminine aesthetic, such as wearing makeup, heels, and numerous accessories) way, but who expresses femme identity through feminine-associated behaviours, interactions and political views... Rather than an erotic identity rooted in lesbian women's culture, queer femme has been reframed into a political identity that is inclusive of all who wish to identify with it, feminine-presenting or not. 2, record 1, English, - femme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Femme," like "queer," means different things to different people depending on their experience, background, and identity. 3, record 1, English, - femme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fem
1, record 1, French, fem
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nos jours, l'autodéfinition fem repose sur trois piliers. Il s’agit d’abord d’être nonhétérosexuelle(pour les personnes cisgenres) ou non hétéronormée en termes de trajectoire de genre. Ensuite, il est question d’être fem-inine, c'est-à-dire investir des féminités déconstruites et resignifiées en dehors de l'hétérosexualité. Enfin, les fems se veulent politisées, concept large renvoyant avant tout au féminisme, dont elles préfèrent une approche intersectionnelle. 2, record 1, French, - fem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fem : désignation qui se prononce «faime». 3, record 1, French, - fem
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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