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 == Origins & History ==
-The word literally translates as "crazy, insane, or mad woman" [https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=loca#:~:text=(perturbado%20mental)-,crazy%2C%20insane,-adj <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>] [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/?s=loca <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>] implying that feminine men and transgender women act in such a way that's not mentally sound.
+The word literally translates as "crazy, insane, or mad woman," [https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=loca#:~:text=(perturbado%20mental)-,crazy%2C%20insane,-adj <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>] [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/?s=loca <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>] implying that feminine men and transgender women act in such a way that's not mentally sound.
-The term can be found as a synonim for feminine homosexuals since at least the early 70s [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914052238/http://www.cuds.cl/articulos/1agosto08clarin.htm#:~:text=Las%20yeguas%20sueltas%2C-,locas%20perdidas,-%2C%20ansiosas%20de%20publicidad <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]. Although it can probably be found earlier than that.
+The term can be found as a synonym for feminine homosexuals since at least the early 70s [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914052238/http://www.cuds.cl/articulos/1agosto08clarin.htm#:~:text=Las%20yeguas%20sueltas%2C-,locas%20perdidas,-%2C%20ansiosas%20de%20publicidad <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>].
 The loca flag was updated on August 11, 2021 by Fandom user IMakeFlags upon request from user Hiddn.haydn. [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Message_Wall:IMakeFlags?threadId=4400000000000180769#4400000000000621996 <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>]
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 == Reclaiming ==
+It is not uncommon to hear from queer men who jokingly aproppriate and reclaim the slur to take away its power.[https://www.ciperchile.cl/2015/01/23/pedro-lemebel-el-corazon-rabioso-del-hombre-loca/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMe%20cuesta%20identificarme%20con%20esos%20personajes%20que%20he%20sido.%20Decir%20que%20esa%20loca%20de%20camisa%20a%20cuadrill%C3%A9%20y%20cara%20de%20inocenteera%20yo. <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>] [https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Nina_Flowers#:~:text=Memorable%20Quotes-,%22LOCA!%22,-%22I%20don%27t%20consider <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]
-It is not uncommon to hear from queer men who jokingly approppriate and reclaim the slur to take away its power.[https://www.ciperchile.cl/2015/01/23/pedro-lemebel-el-corazon-rabioso-del-hombre-loca/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMe%20cuesta%20identificarme%20con%20esos%20personajes%20que%20he%20sido.%20Decir%20que%20esa%20loca%20de%20camisa%20a%20cuadrill%C3%A9%20y%20cara%20de%20inocenteera%20yo. <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>] [https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Nina_Flowers#:~:text=Memorable%20Quotes-,%22LOCA!%22,-%22I%20don%27t%20consider <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]
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