//**Fult**// (portmanteau of **faux cult**) is a term coined by [[:radqueer|Radqueers]]((
[[https://archive.today/2024.03.14-013049/https://www.tumblr.com/transramcoa/736908543412797441/faux-cult]]
)) to describe a group that imitates behaviors, structures, and practices associated with [[wp>cult|cults]], but purports to be consensual and non-coercive in practice due to //faux// (un-cult-like) premises. For example, leaders or creators of "fults" will often explicitly describe their groups as cults or faux cults, which purportedly negates their "cult-like" nature. "Fults" may be created for artistic or entertainment purposes, or they may be created by "[[:transidentity|transcultists]]" seeking to affirm their identity.((
[[https://archive.today/2025.01.23-064631/https://transid.org/books/belief-systems/page/faux-cultfult]]
))

>Faux cults, also called fults, are groups that exhibit cult-like characteristics, resembling a cult in behavior or structure; however, are not considered a true cult due to being consensual.((
[[https://archive.today/2025.01.23-064631/https://transid.org/books/belief-systems/page/faux-cultfult]]
))

