Milo Yiannopoulos

Men and women are different: we have different tendencies, skills, and behaviors. This should be accepted and fostered, not demonized. Because the end result is simply more effeminate men and more masculine women. Who wants that?

British Activist

Stephen McCauley

If you aren't a reader and you have a kid with his face buried in books, it can be a bit threatening. My parents viewed my reading as somewhat effeminate, but also subversive on some level.

American Author

Cillian Murphy

Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can do that. What's difficult is to play feminine.

Irish Actor

Robert Lepage

I never questioned if I was effeminate or not. That didn't matter in the theatre.

Canadian Playwright

Grace Jones

My brother used to get beaten up all the time because he was very effeminate.

Model

Little Richard

I don't think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive.

American Musician

Edgar Quinet

An effeminate education weakens both the mind and the body.

French Historian

Jinkx Monsoon

While I'm out of drag, I'm still extremely effeminate.

American Entertainer

Carmen Carrera

I wasn't a masculine kid; I was pretty effeminate.

Penn Jillette

The word can be offensive in modern usage; use with care due to changing gender norms.

Cultural Sensitivity

May imply weakness or lack of strength, often used negatively.

Perceived Weakness

Reflects traditional stereotypes not fitting all cultures or individuals.

Stereotypical Gender Roles

 were getting better she she was less effeminate in the way she did things and i thought okay it was just a phase everything's fine in in our church in the lds church she was ordained to the priesthood and was the first assistant to the bishop and so she was you know very involved and so i came home one day because she hadn't shown up

Growing Up Transgender...

 calling for days of Rage we need to start acting as agents of compassion and mercy we need to develop a disc effeminate discourse that not only honors but also implements mercy instead

Why Libya's revolution...

 said that one man he believed to be a shaman was "so effeminate that in every way he was more a woman than a man. All the things the women did he performed, such as weaving blankets,

Effeminate