sistergirl

Definitions

1. Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women).
2. A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women.

Equivalents

Examples

“"We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell⟳ at graduation?"”

“Dianne, where would I be without my sistergirl support⟳ group?”

“[…] But older sistergirls do feel⟳ a real strong sense⟳, a real responsibility, to look⟳ after the little sistergirls because they know⟳ they've got a hard time ahead.”

“Importantly, while Brown does not paint⟳ an idealised image of the inclusion of sistergirls within Indigenous cultures, she nonetheless emphasises the negative effects of colonisation upon sistergirls, […]”

“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.”

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