masculine of center

== English == === Etymology === Coined by B. Cole in 2008. Compare left of center, right of center. === Adjective === masculine of center (not generally comparable, comparative more masculine of center, superlative most masculine of center) (LGBTQ) Having a gender identity or presentation that is on the masculine side; masc or butch. Synonym: masculine-leaning Coordinate term: feminine of center 2017 Fall, Vanessa Rochelle Lews, "Nourrir Spotlight", in Nourrir, issue 12, page 21: […] where there was a plethora of even more well-dressed masculine of center heart throbs and their writings, […] 2020 Nov. 19 - Dec. 2, An Pham, "Charlie and the T-House Event Series", in The Guardsman (City College of San Francisco), volume 170, issue 7, page 4: The Queer Resource Center announced that they will be hosting an event series for transmasculine and masculine of center communities called the T-House, […] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:masculine-of-center. ==== Alternative forms ==== masculine-of-center masculine of centre, masculine-of-centre (British spelling) MOC (abbreviation) === References === === Further reading === Andrea J. Nichols; Tonya Edmond; Erin C. Heil (2018), Social Work Practice with Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Columbia University Press, →ISBN: “Feminine of Center; Masculine of Center—(adj) a phrase that indicates a range of terms of gender identity and gender presentation for those who present, understand themselves, and relate to others in a more feminine/masculine way.” Damon Constantinides; Shannon Sennott; Davis Chandler (2019), Sex Therapy with Erotically Marginalized Clients: Nine Principles of Clinical Support, Routledge, →ISBN: “(Masc/MOC). Masculine of center is a term that describes a connection to the more masculine side of the spectrum between femininity and masculinity (Cole, 2011). It is often, but not exclusively, used by people designated female at birth.”