brotherboy

brotherboy

English

Etymology

brother +‎ boy

Noun

brotherboy (plural brotherboys)

1. (Australian Aboriginal) A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans men.
   • 2017, Stephen Kerry, Trans Dilemmas: Living in Australia’s Remote Areas and in Aboriginal Communities, unnumbered page:

     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.

   • 2019, Sonja J. Ellis, Damien W. Riggs, & Elizabeth Peel, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology: An Introduction, page 84:

     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.

   • 2020, Corrinne Sullivan, "Indigenous Australian Sexualities Explored Through The Lens Of Sex Work", in Routledge Handbook of Gender and Feminist Geographies (eds. Anindita Datta, Peter Hopkins, Lynda Johnston, Elizabeth Olson, & Joseli Maria Silva), unnumbered page:

     For example, Jeremy, who identifies as a brotherboy (trans) and is bisexual, reveals: […]

Coordinate terms

• sistergirl