The Femboy Experiment: Testing The Limits Of Gender Expression

Webeach stripe represents different aspects of femboy identity and the broader lgbtq+ community: The desire for an outwardly feminine aesthetic. Webthese men align themselves with hegemonic ideals to “borrow privilege” and “undermine their marginalization” (oselin & barber, 2019, p. 204) and tend to experience. Webfemboys play an integral role in breaking stereotypes and encouraging society to move beyond traditional gender norms.

Webhere, in a series of three behavioral experiments conducted on a large group of control volunteers (n = 140), we show that a perceptual illusion of having the opposite. Femboys are male individuals expressing traditionally feminine traits, including clothing and behaviors. Webthe findings suggest that gender expression was a key part of the development of participants’ gender identity. Participants used gender expression to.