civilization, men considered effeminate have faced prejudice and discrimination. Gay men are often stereotyped as being effeminate, and vice versa. However...

Malachus) (malakos meaning 'soft', with the potential implication of 'effeminate') (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Μαλακός) was a Greek sophist rhetorician...

Generation Z, highly effeminate males are referred to as "femboys" (feminine boy), a term which aims to provide a way to refer to effeminate males without negative...

such as boywife and pussyboy in its usage to denote "self-identified effeminate androphilic males who exclusively seek to be penetrated by dominant, masculine...

pao (Chinese: 娘炮) is a derogatory Chinese term for men perceived to be effeminate. Niang pao literally translates to "girlie guns / girlie cannons" but...

Sissyphobia: Gay Men and Effeminate Behavior is a book by gay author Tim Bergling, published in 2001, that investigates why some gay men are more masculine...

English actor and voice-over performer. He is best known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier) "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It...

which, according to a number of sources, was an English nickname meaning "effeminate". A group of nicknames look like occupational ones: King, Bishop, Abbot...

that Ashley thinks that the pawn shop has too much tools already. An effeminate man tries to sell his Cabbage Patch Kids doll to Les, but accuses Les...

related to "mukhannathun" (Arabic: مخنث, romanized: mukhannath), meaning "effeminate". Khawal LGBT in the Middle East List of transgender-related topics List...

– an effeminate gay man pansy poof/poofta/poofter (Commonwealth) sod (from sodomy) uphill gardener viado or veado – a gay male or an effeminate man (lit...

in leading roles. It tells the story of a strong-willed woman and an effeminate man, who defy societal norms and find love together. Umaina is an independent...

It is often used to refer to heterosexual men who are perceived to be effeminate rather than strictly adhering to stereotypical masculinity standards....

the prince in her popular 1899 London production. In contrast to the "effeminate" view of the central character that usually accompanied a female casting...

chagama A Japanese slang term for a homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or cross-dresses Okama, Plateaux Region, Togo Okama, a volcanic crater...

the effeminate call-boy. Others, for example Olson, based on previous and subsequent uses of the term, interprets malakos to mean an effeminate but not...

(plural köçekler in Turkish) was typically a very pretty young male slave effeminate dancer (rakkas), who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was...

world has adopted a view of male ballet dancers, or danseurs as weak, effeminate or homosexual. Through gender expectations and performance, male ballet...

unless the conjurer calls upon them. Paimon is depicted as a man with an effeminate face, wearing a precious crown, and riding a dromedary. Before him often...

The Enarei, singular Enaree, were Scythian androgynous/effeminate priests and shamanistic soothsayers who played an important role in the Scythian religion...

"quick but fragile", with senses surpassing a human's, often depicted as "effeminate" and "predisposed towards a "good" moral alignment".: 14, 26, 68  Genie...

Zsazsa Zaturnnah, a seminal character in Philippine popular culture, is an effeminate gay man who transforms into a female superhuman after ingesting a magical...

role. For example, the wearing of earrings by Western men was considered effeminate in the 19th century and early 20th century. More recently, the display...

days, he was often mistaken for a woman due to his long hair, naturally effeminate features and small stature. He is the only current member of the Manic...

emperor of destruction and rule the universe himself. He is also slightly effeminate, often laughing and gesturing in a shaky way. When transformed Starscream...

to a flashback. Shivashankar was a Bharatanatyam dancer who behaved effeminately due to dancing and the upbringing by his mother, whom he loved dearly...

headgear also appears in 2nd-century BC Boeotian Tanagra figurines of an effeminate Eros, and in various 1st-century BC statuary of the Commagene, in eastern...

accounts of the empire's fall, erroneously linked to the reign of the effeminate Sardanapalus, a fictionalized version of Ashurbanipal. Though the Neo-Assyrian...

wore long beards, and the younger one being long-haired, youthful and effeminate and young." Though the varying genealogy of Dionysus was mentioned in...

so-called racial hygiene. The Nazis said that homosexuality was degenerate, effeminate, perverted and undermined masculinity because it did not produce children...