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	The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr\|ɑ̃ fam\|}} is a ] of a French phrase. It is used in the ] and ]ing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is borrowed from the modern ] phrase ''en femme''{{citation needed\|date=February 2013}} meaning "as a woman." Most crossdressers also use a ] name whilst ''en femme''; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "] self".<ref>{{cite book\|last=Boyd\|first=Helen\|title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser\|year=2004\|publisher=Sdal Press\|isbn=1560255153\|pages=64\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=vCT70HjI_a4C&dq=en+femme}}</ref>		The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr\|ɑ̃ fam\|}} is a ] of a French phrase. It is used in the ] and ]ing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is borrowed from the modern ] phrase ''en femme''{{citation needed\|date=February 2013}} meaning "as a woman." Most crossdressers also use a ] name whilst ''en femme''; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "] self".<ref>{{cite book\|last=Boyd\|first=Helen\|title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser\|year=2004\|publisher=Sdal Press\|isbn=1560255153\|pages=64\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=vCT70HjI_a4C&dq=en+femme}}</ref>

	In 1987, Robyn Dormer started a magazine called "En Femme" that was "for the transvestite, transsexual, crossdresser, and female impersonator."<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Dormer\|first=Robyn\|date=July/August 1987\|title=Letter From the Editor\|url=https://archive.org/details/enfemmemagazine1987unse/mode/1up\|journal=En Femme\|volume=1~~\|pages=~~\|via=Archive.org}}</ref> The magazine ran until 1991.		In 1987, Robyn Dormer started a magazine called "En Femme" that was "for the transvestite, transsexual, crossdresser, and female impersonator."<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Dormer\|first=Robyn\|date=July/August 1987\|title=Letter From the Editor\|url=https://archive.org/details/enfemmemagazine1987unse/mode/1up\|journal=En Femme\|volume=1\|via=Archive.org}}</ref> The magazine ran until 1991.

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The term en femme [ɑ̃ fam] is a lexical borrowing of a French phrase. It is used in the transgender and crossdressing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is borrowed from the modern French phrase en femme meaning "as a woman." Most crossdressers also use a female name whilst en femme; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "femme self".

In 1987, Robyn Dormer started a magazine called "En Femme" that was "for the transvestite, transsexual, crossdresser, and female impersonator." The magazine ran until 1991.

References

Boyd, Helen (2004). My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser. Sdal Press. p. 64. ISBN 1560255153.
Dormer, Robyn (July/August 1987). "Letter From the Editor". En Femme. 1 – via Archive.org. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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	The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr\|ɑ̃ fam\|}} is a ] of a French phrase. It is used in the ] and ]ing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is borrowed from the modern ] phrase ''en femme''{{citation needed\|date=February 2013}} meaning "as a woman." Most crossdressers also use a ] name whilst ''en femme''; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "] self".<ref>{{cite book\|last=Boyd\|first=Helen\|title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser\|year=2004\|publisher=Sdal Press\|isbn=1560255153\|pages=64\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=vCT70HjI_a4C&dq=en+femme}}</ref>		The term '''''en femme''''' {{IPA-fr\|ɑ̃ fam\|}} is a ] of a French phrase. It is used in the ] and ]ing community to describe the act of wearing feminine clothing or expressing a stereotypically feminine personality. The term is borrowed from the modern ] phrase ''en femme''{{citation needed\|date=February 2013}} meaning "as a woman." Most crossdressers also use a ] name whilst ''en femme''; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his "] self".<ref>{{cite book\|last=Boyd\|first=Helen\|title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Cross-Dresser\|year=2004\|publisher=Sdal Press\|isbn=1560255153\|pages=64\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=vCT70HjI_a4C&dq=en+femme}}</ref>

	In 1987, Robyn Dormer started a magazine called "En Femme" that was "for the transvestite, transsexual, crossdresser, and female impersonator."<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Dormer\|first=Robyn\|date=July/August 1987\|title=Letter From the Editor\|url=https://archive.org/details/enfemmemagazine1987unse/mode/1up\|journal=En Femme\|volume=1~~\|pages=~~\|via=Archive.org}}</ref> The magazine ran until 1991.		In 1987, Robyn Dormer started a magazine called "En Femme" that was "for the transvestite, transsexual, crossdresser, and female impersonator."<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Dormer\|first=Robyn\|date=July/August 1987\|title=Letter From the Editor\|url=https://archive.org/details/enfemmemagazine1987unse/mode/1up\|journal=En Femme\|volume=1\|via=Archive.org}}</ref> The magazine ran until 1991.

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