Dictionary

brotherboy en · NOUN

Etymology

From brother + boy.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Australian Aboriginal) A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans men.
   • For example, Jeremy, who identifies as a brotherboy (trans) and is bisexual, reveals: […] 2020, Corrinne Sullivan, “Indigenous Australian Sexualities Explored Through The Lens Of Sex Work”, in Anindita Datta, Peter Hopkins, Lynda Johnston, Elizabeth Olson, Joseli Maria Silva, editors, Routledge Handbook of Gender and Feminist Geographies, unnumbered page:
   • This, however, is changing in some communities, with some sistergirls and brotherboys being able to negotiate participation in men's business or women's business, allowing for greater connection to country. 2019, Sonja J. Ellis, Damien W. Riggs, Elizabeth Peel, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology: An Introduction, page 84:
   • Senator McCarthy's plea to 'stay strong' resonates because all too often sistergirls and brotherboys suffer, not only from verbal harassment and ostracism, but also violence and sexual abuse. 2017, Stephen Kerry, Trans Dilemmas: Living in Australia’s Remote Areas and in Aboriginal Communities, unnumbered page:

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sistergirl