the act of deliberately disrupting, challenging or exaggerating gender norms, presentation and expectation.
Such examples would be to adopt a presentation that incorporates hyper-masculine/hyper-feminine elements – for examples, wearing a beard and having enlarged breasts and makeup.
Genderfuck balls are common examples of events where participants are encouraged to deliberately break-down, ‘fuck with’ and challenge ideas of gender, particularly those that are traditionally ascribed, and those associated with binary sex.
Originally published: 12th December, 2020
Last modified: 12th December, 2020