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Sistergirl (Sistagirl) and Brotherboy (Brothaboy) are genders from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.^[1] The terms are not analogous to transfeminine and transmasculine as understood in the non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous individuals.

Someone who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experiences that aren't consistent with their assigned gender at birth.^[2]^[3] This includes gender identity but also cultural identity, social role, and other gendered aspects of the Indigenous cultural worldview. Because of this, the terms do not explicitly refer to those who may otherwise be described as transgender.

A sistergirl may be a transgender woman, a transfeminine non-binary individual, a feminine gay man, a drag queen, or any other permutation.

A brotherboy may a transgender man, a transmasculine non-binary individual, a masculine lesbian/sapphic individual, a drag king, or an otherwise butch individual.

Sistergirls and brotherboys may not consider themselves to identify as the gender the word may imply; one may be a sistergirl but not a woman.

Like many concepts of gender from Indigenous individuals, the Indigenous Australian concepts of gender, including sistergirls and brotherboys, is not best understood in terms of western gender-descriptive language, and should not be misunderstood as being a term for transgender individuals. Indigenous culture surrounding gender in so-called Australia was affected by white invasion which attempted to enforce gender role based on physicality rather than spirituality - based on body parts instead of internal gender experience. Indigenous culture around Australia varies and many sistergirls and brotherboys are subject to homophobia and transphobia in their communities, a significant deal of which is due to colonial enforcement of strict gender.

Flags

The transfeminine Sistergirl/Sistagirl flag^[4]
The transmasculine Brotherboy/Brothaboy flag^[5]
The transfeminine Demisistagirl flag^[6]
The transmasculine Demibrothaboy flag^[7]
The Indisistagirl / Indisistergirl flag, an Indigender.^[8]
The Indibrothaboy / Indibrotherboy flag, an Indigender.

Note

"Indigenous" with a capital "I" is the correct way of referring to Indigenous Australians, as opposed to indigenous with no capitalization, which refers to native individuals in general.

Resources

[1] [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/lgbti-aboriginal-people-diversity-at-the-margins LGBTI Aboriginal People: Diversity at the Margins ]

[2] What is a Brotherboy or Sistergirl?

[3] [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/06/08/being-brotherboys-coming-out-transgender Being Brotherboys (NITV) ]

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188811930/sistagirlsistergirl-pride-flag

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188780615/brothaboybrotherboy-pride-flag

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817612350/demisistagirl-pride-flag

[7] ttps://web.archive.org/web/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817671220/demibrothaboy-pride-flag

[8] ttps://web.archive.org/web/https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/181040623506/indisistagirl-indisistergirl-indibrothaboy

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-'''Sistergirl''' and '''Brotherboy''' are terms used in Australia to refer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are gender diverse. The terms are not analogous to [[Transfeminine|transfem]] and [[Transmasculine|transmasc]] as understood in non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous people.
+'''Sistergirl''' '''(Sistagirl)''' and '''Brotherboy''' '''(Brothaboy)''' are genders from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/lgbti-aboriginal-people-diversity-at-the-margins LGBTI Aboriginal People: Diversity at the Margins}}]</ref> The terms are '''not''' analogous to [[transfeminine]] and [[transmasculine]] as understood in the non-Indigenous LGBTA community, and were coined directly by Indigenous individuals.
+Someone who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experiences that aren't consistent with their [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]].<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://junkee.com/brotherboy-sistergirl-decolonise-gender/262222 What is a Brotherboy or Sistergirl?]}}</ref><ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/06/08/being-brotherboys-coming-out-transgender Being Brotherboys (NITV)}}]</ref> This includes gender identity but also cultural identity, social role, and other gendered aspects of the Indigenous cultural worldview. Because of this, the terms do not explicitly refer to those who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]].
+A sistergirl may be a  [[transgender]] [[woman]], a [[transfeminine]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] individual, a [[feminine]] [[Vincian|gay man]], a [[Drag Performers|drag queen]], or any other permutation.
+A brotherboy may a [[transgender]] [[Man|man]], a [[transmasculine]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] individual, a [[masculine]] [[lesbian]]/[[sapphic]] individual, a drag king, or an otherwise [[butch]] individual.
-A person who describes themself as a sistergirl or brotherboy is understood to live their life through gendered experience that isn't consistent with their [[Sex|birth sex]]. This includes gender identity but also cultural identity, social role, and other gendered aspects of the Indigenous cultural worldview. Because of this, the terms do not explicitly refer to people who may otherwise be described as [[transgender]]; a person who is a sistergirl may be a trans woman, a [[Transfeminine|transfem]] [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]] person, a  [[feminine]] [[Vincian|gay man]], a drag queen or any other permutation. Sistergirls and brotherboys may not consider themselves to be identified as the gender the word may imply; one may be a sistergirl but not a [[woman]].
+Sistergirls and brotherboys may not consider themselves to identify as the gender the word may imply; one may be a sistergirl but not a [[woman]].
-Like many concepts of gender from indigenous peoples, the Indigenous Australian concepts of gender, including sistergirls and brotherboys, is not best understood in terms of western gender-descriptive language, and should not be misunderstood as being a term for transgender people. Indigenous culture surrounding gender in so-called Australia was affected by white invasion which attempted to enforce gender role based on physicality rather than spirituality - based on body parts instead of internal gender experience. Indigenous culture around Australia varies and many sistergirls and brotherboys are subject to homo- and transphobia in their communities, a significant deal of which is due to colonial enforcement of strict gender.
+Like many concepts of gender from Indigenous individuals, the Indigenous Australian concepts of gender, including sistergirls and brotherboys, is not best understood in terms of western gender-descriptive language, and should not be misunderstood as being a term for transgender individuals. Indigenous culture surrounding gender in so-called Australia was affected by white invasion which attempted to enforce gender role based on physicality rather than spirituality - based on body parts instead of internal gender experience. Indigenous culture around Australia varies and many sistergirls and brotherboys are subject to homophobia and transphobia in their communities, a significant deal of which is due to colonial enforcement of strict gender.
+== Flags==
-<br />
+<gallery>
+File:Sistergirl.jpg|The transfeminine Sistergirl/Sistagirl flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188811930/sistagirlsistergirl-pride-flag}}</ref>
+File:Brotherboy.jpg|The transmasculine Brotherboy/Brothaboy flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/167188780615/brothaboybrotherboy-pride-flag}}</ref>
+File:Demisistagirl.png|The transfeminine Demisistagirl flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817612350/demisistagirl-pride-flag}}</ref>
+File:Demibrothaboy.png|The transmasculine Demibrothaboy flag<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176817671220/demibrothaboy-pride-flag}}</ref>
+File:Indisistagirl.png|The Indisistagirl / Indisistergirl flag, an [[Indigender|Indigender.]]<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/181040623506/indisistagirl-indisistergirl-indibrothaboy}}</ref>
+File:Indibrothaboy.png|The Indibrothaboy / Indibrotherboy flag, an [[Indigender]].
+</gallery>
-== Notes ==
+==Note==
-''<nowiki/>"Indigenous" with a capital "I" is the correct way of referring to Indigenous Australians, as opposed to indigenous with no capitalisation, which refers to native peoples in general.''
+"Indigenous" with a capital "I" is the correct way of referring to Indigenous Australians, as opposed to indigenous with no capitalization, which refers to native individuals in general.
-<br />
-== Resources ==
-# [https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/06/08/being-brotherboys-coming-out-transgender Being Brotherboys (NITV)]
-# [https://junkee.com/brotherboy-sistergirl-decolonise-gender/262222 What is a Brotherboy or Sistergirl?]
-# [https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/lgbti-aboriginal-people-diversity-at-the-margins LGBTI Aboriginal People: Diversity at the Margins]
+==Resources==
+<references />
 [[Category:Identity]]
 [[Category:Exclusive Identities]]
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-[[Category:Culture Genders]]
+[[Category:Cultural Genders]]
+[[Category:Pages With No History Section]]
+[[Category:Partially Unverified Resources]]