Masculine

Masculinity is a set of behaviors, presentations, and roles which are culturally associated with being a man and/or possessing male sex characteristics. People of any gender identity or sexual orientation can be masculine, as masculinity is not designated by biological sex or gender. It is labeled as possessing many traits, including "strength, drive, and leadership", which many individuals are capable of feeling.
==Etymology==
The word masculine is derived from Latin word "masculus" (male) which became "masculinus", and later "masculin" in Middle English.
==Community==
Masculinity is shaped by socio-cultural settings and is not reliant on biology; it is not essential to a gender. Masculinities are plural, dynamic, and changing with culture and individuals. Defining traits belonging to masculinity are subject to change based on an individual's culture, class, religion, national culture, and other societal influences. Moreover, many individuals regardless of gender identity or gender expression partake in forms of masculinity consciously or unconsciously. Many of the typical "masculine behaviors" are learned via media, educational materials, and societal implications.
===Toxic masculinity===
Masculinity is stereotyped to have men associated with being strong, brave, etc. Another characteristic of it is men having to be cisgender heterosexual. This goes against the LGBTQIA+ community with negativity and toxicity, since anyone who is queer is seen as weak, "feminine", and said to not live up to the standards of masculinity.
===Distinction===
While the name of the label masc is abbreviated from the word masculine, it is its own term commonly in use within transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming. Butch, boi, and transman are examples of masc identities.
==References==
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pt-br:Masculino