Meanings
- neologismHaving a genderfluidity that does not include male or masculine gender identities or presentations.
Bristow also claims to be a ‘genderfae female person’.
2021 July 19, Jo Bartosch, “The Greens: torn apart by trans mania”, in Spiked2 more examples
Kang identifies as a nonbinary/genderfae human and uses they and them pronouns.
2021, Carol Morris, "Hants West Green Party candidate hopes to alleviate causes of stress if elected", The Valley Journal Advertiser (Hants County, Nova Scotia), 29 June 2021 (link)For River, a pansexual genderfae non-binary trans woman in her thirties, receiving gender affirmation from her best friend had not only helped her recover mentally, but had also allowed her to be physically safe at a time when her religious community and family of origin had rejected her.
2022, Elisabeth Dromer, Olivier Ferlatte, Trevor Goodyear, David J. Kinitz, & Travis Salway, "Overcoming Conversion Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation of Experiences of Survivors", SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 2, December 2022 (link)
Origin
From gender + fae, presumably from the stereotypical depiction of fairies as feminine or genderless.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
genderfae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderfae
“genderfae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderfae. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genderfae,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderfae.
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