![]() ![]() According to University of Naples Federico II professor Eugenio Zito, "The alternative identity of femminielli is possible from a transformed, disguised, and transfigured body, a complex phenomenon that could be considered 'endemic', and is peculiarly linked to the territory and the population of the city". ![]() ![]() It is reductive to insert the Neapolitan femminiello within the macro-category of "transgender" usually adopted in Northern European and North American contexts. This is neither derogatory nor an insult. This is derived from Neapolitan femmena 'woman' with the suffix -iello, which is a diminutive term of endearment, with a masculine -o ending. The name of this role means 'little women-men'. This term is not derogatory and does not carry a stigma instead femminielli are traditionally believed to bring good luck. Femminielli or femmenielli (singular femminiello, also spelled as femmeniello) are a population of people who embody a third gender role in traditional Neapolitan culture It may be hard to define this term within modern Western notions of " gay men" versus " trans women" since both these categories overlap to a degree in the case of femminielli. ![]()
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