butch/femme

but make it fashion

butch

issues

Neither Here Nor There: A BUTCH FEMME Photo Essay

I don’t want to be pigeonholed into a specific category or subject; I want to be seen as everything and nothing. I want to be seen as authentically myself, and…

Katie —

Dec 11, 2018

butch/femme

femmes

first person

With Gratitude and Struggle: Loving Butch/Femme as a Trans Woman

“Butch/Femme is important to me because butches and femmes writing and discussing what it meant to be who we are shaped my understanding of myself and how I can show…

Jess St. Louis —

Oct 30, 2017

butch/femme

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visual art

22 Stunning Queer Photography Projects Showcasing LGBT Community Diversity

Same-sex couples, butch and femme identities, queer youth speaking out, gay life in Japan, LGBT athletes and so many more projects from incredible photographers looking to give visibility to a…

Riese —

Oct 28, 2015

butch/femme

drugs

first person

A Queer African Tale: On Trauma, Gender Transitions and Acceptance

“Dating broken white women became a way to reprise a powerlessness that years of sexual abuse and generations of blackphobia had tricked me into believing in. I drowned this feeling…

Ola Osaze —

Apr 30, 2015

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butch/femme

gender

HuffPost Live Talked To Some of Your Favorite Butches and Femmes About Identity and More

Butche-Femme FaceOff sounds like the lesbian sequel to that insane John Travolta movie from the 90s. This isn’t that. It’s a discussion between badass queers on privilege and presentation. (I’d…

gabby —

Sep 30, 2014

butch

butch/femme

first person

Fat-Booty Butch Wears Leggings — Confuses World, Confronts Self

“Form-fitting feels different than tailored and my form is something I’m super protective of — so why the fuck did I decide to wear leggings today?”

gabby —

Dec 2, 2013

butch

BUTCH Voices 2013

community

BUTCH Voices 2013: Butch Gets a Press Pass

Every two years the butches of the world convene to absorb each other’s butch powers.

bcw —

Aug 27, 2013

butch/femme

femmes

community

Straddler On The Street: Aimée

Aimée talks about her femme identity, what it’s like to have lupus, and the cultural differences between the United States and Ireland.

Vanessa —

Aug 5, 2013

butch

butch/femme

community

Straddler On The Street: PJ

“Being butch is something I have both been my entire life and something that I have chosen.”

Vanessa —

Jul 29, 2013

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: Butch Gets Intimate

Is there a space within sex positivity for those of us who feel uncomfortable doing what sex positivism seems to ask of us?

Kate —

Jun 14, 2013

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: Butch and Boundaries

Why is it that time and time again, people act like they can’t make me uncomfortable? That as a butch — as well as a queer person, a top, someone…

Kate —

May 10, 2013

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: Butch in the Bathroom

She looked me up and down, shook her head like she was clearing her ears, and then turned to check the sign on the door. Ah, I thought.

Kate —

May 3, 2013