looked up definition for fanboyism/fanboying on both dictionary.reference.com and oxforddictionaries
on oxforddictionaries both terms (
fanboying /
fanboyism) redirect to fanboy, whose definition clearly specifies it being a male fan.
meanwhile,
fangirling and
fangirlism both redirect to fangirl
on .reference only
fanboying redirects to fanboy; there is no result for fanboyism
both the noun and verb definition for fanboy specify it being male
similarly, said site redirects
fangirling to fangirl with no result for fangirlism
both the noun and verb definition for fangirl specify it being female
if you go by .reference, only fanboyism is up for debate, as there is no result for it
on the other hand, these words are still limiting if you're going for gender equality:
there is no result for fantrans, fantransing, fantransism, fanagender, fanagendering, fanagenderism, fandemi, fandemiing, fandemiism, fannonbinary, fannonbinaring, fannonbinarism, fanflux, fanfluxing, fanfluxism, fanwolfkin, fanwolfkining, fanwolfkinism, or any other term outside of the binary male and female descriptors
so... fuck you who cares