• Nelots@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    What does it mean to identify as a fae? Do they literally think they’re a fae from folklore?

    And to be clear, this is a genuine question.

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      6 days ago

      I’m no authority to speak on this, but I can say (gender) identity and pronouns aren’t necessarily linked. Some people might lean into the fairy thing for their aesthetic or identity, others wouldn’t. Some might use fae/faer pronouns explicitly to break out of the gender binary / ternary, others might just find that these pronouns fit them. I hope someone with more knowledge on the matter could weigh on.