masculine of center

or mas·cu·line-of-cen·ter

[ mas-kyuh-lin uhv sen-ter ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person, especially an LGBTQ+ person, who is more masculine than feminine on a spectrum of gender expression: : MOC Compare feminine of center def.

   Shopping for clothes can be stressful as a masculine of center lesbian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of masculine of center¹

Coined in 2010 by B. Cole, Founder and Executive Director of Brown Boi Project, based in Oakland, California

Example Sentences

“We were both masculine of center.”

From Washington Post

I’m particularly disheartened by the way straight White women’s needs seem to be prioritized over POC, LGBTQ, men or people who are masculine of center, and people who are visibly not able bodied even though I think we probably do the most subtle everyday activism around the subject just from being so visibly othered.

From Time