tomboy

Lists/Top 10s

tomboy

book lists

Tomboys of Literature: An Incomplete Survey

A subjective beginning exploration into the far-reaching but inconsistent landscape of literary tomboys.

Rachel —

Mar 7, 2019

90s nostalgia

Lists/Top 10s

movie lists

11 Tomboys and Weird Girls From 90/00s Movies I Loved as a Kid

In the late 90s and early 00s, I was an awkward, shy, and nerdy girl so I naturally gravitated to girls in films that were… different, like me.

Yvonne —

Jul 17, 2018

butch

find your fit

queer fashion

Find Your Fit: The Gemini Who Wants to Fit in and Stand Out

“I’m a financial planner specifically serving queer, trans, and polyamorous individuals and families, so I need to dress business-y, but I also want to look queer. I spent the first…

M —

Jun 5, 2018

#affiliatemarketing

androgynous fashion

lgbtq+ businesses

One Pair of Tomboy Toes Boots Five Different Ways

What’s better than a great pair of ankle boots? A great pair of ankle boots made for queers by queers!

Doreen Pierre —

Nov 7, 2017

a-camp

a-camp spring 2017

camp

A-Camp Spring 2017: Win A Campership AND Fancy Shoes from Tomboy Toes!

If you’re a fashionable queer on a budget with a penchant for classy masculine dress shoes who’s still hoping to attend A-Camp this May, today’s Campership Contest announcement is going…

Vanessa —

Mar 9, 2017

butch

read a f-cking book

literature

Read A F*cking Book: M-E Girard’s Novel “Girl Mans Up” Powerfully Explores Minefields of Gender

“Girard’s writing is special in the way it speaks the language of our lived experience of moving through and within gender — inching, painfully slow, changeable, delightful, sexy, and made…

Emma Eisenberg —

Sep 8, 2016

90s nostalgia

tomboy

queer fashion

Tomboy Fashion According to Young Adult Novels I Read In The ’80s and ’90s

“It’s comfortable and utilitarian, and perfect for when you are dreaming about living in a treehouse or wrangling a menagerie of household pets who are trying to eat you.”

Riese —

Nov 23, 2015

tomboy

underwear

queer fashion

Our Favorite TV Tomboys and Their Underwear Style

Masculine-of-center and tomboy representation on television has always been lacking, but it’s getting better. Let’s talk about our favorite TV tomboys and what TomboyX gear they’re most likely to have…

Riese —

Nov 18, 2015

androgynous fashion

Ellen Degeneres

queer fashion

Ellen DeGeneres’ GapKids Line Is Smart, Subversive, Will Delight Both Children and Tiny Butch Lesbians

Ellen DeGeneres’ GapKids x ED Collection is smart, cute, and full of subtly subversive messaging against prescriptive gender roles. Basically, the best girl’s clothing line I’ve ever seen.

Laura Mandanas —

Sep 1, 2015

androgynous fashion

autostraddle merch

straddleverse

Wear This Stuff and Tell The World You’re a Tomboy

Buy this sh*t and tell the world your truths, god damn it.

Carmen —

Feb 17, 2015

comics/graphic novels

gender identity

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: Liz Prince’s “Tomboy”

Liz Prince’s new graphic memoir Tomboy is a smart and outright cute exploration of girlhood by a girl who didn’t ‘fit’ but survived to tell the tale.

fonseca —

Jan 2, 2015

tomboy

tomboy femme

queer fashion

A Tomboy Femme’s Dream Come True: Jewelry You’ll Actually Want To Wear

These aren’t rules. There are no rules. Tomboy femme is its own collage of styles, which gives us the most freedom when it comes to presenting and dressing however we…

Hansen —

Sep 3, 2014