female masculinity

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: Butch is a Hairy Man-Hating Lesbian

I’m a hairy short-haired sonuffabitch in plaid and denim that by that boy’s definition, and so many other definitions I’ve heard, is considered by society to be one of “those…

Kate —

Jul 5, 2013

butch

female masculinity

queer fashion

The Aesthetics of Masculinity: Butch v. Tomboy Style

What does butch style really mean? What about tomboy fashion? Four queers give you their take on where the two differ and where they collide.

Qwear —

Jun 24, 2013

dapper fashion

DapperQ

queer fashion

Feeling Dandy About Being Dapper

“I shouldn’t have to “reclaim” my dapper style. It was all of ours to begin with.” Two essays on dapper from Anita Dolce Vita and Blakeley Calhoun.

dapperq —

Jun 6, 2013

dapper fashion

DapperQ

queer fashion

He Said/We Said: From Sea to Shining Sea

From California to Maine, June means Pride. We’ve got a spread that’s full of some handsome dapperQs wearing every color of the rainbow.

dapperq —

Jun 5, 2013

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: A Letter to Baby Butches

I have every faith in you, baby butch. I know you will be careful with this word and its legacy. It looks like a badge but it feels like a…

Kate —

May 17, 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

butch

butch please

first person

Butch Please: Butch Gets Dressed

I want to talk about shape-shifting, and clothing, and being a butch who wears things, because so much of butchness is tied up in the things we put on our…

Kate —

Apr 19, 2013

dapper fashion

DapperQ

playlists

Playlist: Pre-Game Dapper Primpin’

Gotta testify! Come up in the spot lookin’ extra fly!

dapperq —

Mar 22, 2013

dapper fashion

DapperQ

queer fashion

West Coast dapperQs take on He Said/We Said: The Name of the Game is McQueen

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boi.

dapperq —

Mar 13, 2013

butch

dapper fashion

issues

Briefly Noted: Underwear for Your Masculine Center

What makes “men’s” underwear exclusively for men? Is it still men’s underwear if I’m wearing it? Answers: a) absolutely nothing and b) no, sir.

phoenix —

Mar 10, 2013

butch

DapperQ

issues

The dapperQ Underwear Survey Surveys Your Underwear Anxieties and Dreams

“I almost passed out the first time I bought boy undies. I wish that had been easier. I expected someone to shoot at me. Probably just refuse to sell to…

dapperq —

Mar 10, 2013