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* Up until [[Generation 5]], the "[[main group]]", a recurring element in ''[[My Little Pony]]'' fiction which consists of such groups as the [[Ponies of Pony Valley]], [[Pony Pals]], [[Mane Six]] and [[Equestria Girls (group)|Equestria Girls]] consistented exclusively of female characters. [[Sunny's Friends]] however contains [[Hitch Trailblazer]], who as his name implies, was the first male to be apart of one of these groups.
** Obviously, males have often been closely ''associated'' if never 'officially' apart of these groups, including [[Teddy (Tales)|Teddy]], [[Lancer]], {{FIM|Spike}} and {{EQG|Flash Sentry}}.
* It was wildly believed the [[Sisterhooves Social]] was a female-only competition, but it was eventually specified that anypony regardless of gender was allowed to compete as long as they sought to uphold the spirit of sisterhood. Before this relevation, Big McIntosh performed drag in order to participate in the games.
===Gendered terms===
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* '''Adult female pony:''' Mare
Sometimes these terms factor into a characters name, such as [[Thrilly Filly]].
===Transgender and gender norms===
According to [[Lauren Faust]], there exist a transgender pony who appeared in [[Friendship is Magic season 1|season 1 of ''Friendship is Magic'']]. Fans have speculated this to either be {{FIM|Trixie Lulamoon}}, {{FIM|Sapphire Shores}} or [[Caramel]]/[[Toffee]] for various reasons. Several trans fans of the show have accepted Trixie as a transgender character for this reason.
The episode "[[Dragon Quest]]" has often been interpreted as a story about gender roles and norms. Spike, a boy who was nearly exclusively raised around mares, has developed a naturally feminine personality, which he grows insecure over when others mock him for not being traditionally masculine. Later in the episode, he briefly befriends several thuggish dragons who display traits of toxic masculinity, which he cannot replicate, ultimately believing he'd rather be a 'pony' than a 'dragon', with ponies of course representing femininity and dragons masculinity. Spike would go on to display many masculine and feminine traits, further cementing his breaking of gender norms by embracing whatever he's most comfortable with.
==See also==
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