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    Genderfork's header.

    Genderfork was a blog/online community started by Sarah Dopp in 2007 that remained active until 2018.[1] It is described as "a supportive community for the expression of identities across the gender spectrum".[2] Originally,

    Content for the blog is mainly contributed by users, who "may submit their thoughts about gender, questions, a personal profile, a picture, a video, a web link or recommendations for a book, film or work of art."[3] It is also possible to leave comments on individual posts.[3]

    Screenshot of a Genderfork post. A youthful person with short dark hair wearing a black band T-shirt that says "Lemuria", dangly earrings, and a black bandana around their neck. Caption reads "“Hi!!! I just got top surgery about 5 days ago as a non-binary faab person and I don’t plan on taking testosterone. I had a hard time finding people with similar experiences so now I’m motivated to make my trans* body and experience more visible to others.”
    Genderfork post from October 2014.

    As of 2025, Genderfork is no longer online, but exists in an archived form.[1]

    Reception

    Genderfork became wildly successful, getting 540,362 visits from 180 countries during the year 2010.[3]

    A 2010 post by Stana of Femulate praised Genderfork as "provid[ing] an outlet for the young gender variant crowd".[4]

    Creator Sarah Dopp received comments from Genderfork users who said that the site helped them feel it was okay to be non-binary and taught them about how others related to and described their genders.[5]

    Quotes

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 The Genderfork Archives. Accessed March 2 2025.
    2. "Frequently Asked Questions about Genderfork". Genderfork. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
    3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pearce, Ruth (2012). "Inadvertent Praxis: What Can "Genderfork" Tell Us about Trans Feminism?". MP: An Online Feminist Journal. 3 (4). https://academinist.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MP0304_06Genderfork.pdf
    4. Stana. "genderfork and the boy-chick". Femulate. January 18, 2010. http://www.femulate.org/2010/01/genderfork-and-boy-chick.html
    5. Dopp, Sarah. "The Genderfork Effect". Dopp Juice Archive. March 31 2010. https://sarahdopp.com/blog/2010/the-genderfork-effect/