“Butch is a trickster gender—and so, in a similar way, is femme. Lesbian gender expressions do not emulate heteropatriarchy, they subvert it. Femme removes femininity from the discursive shadow of masculinity and thereby strips from it any connotation of subordination or inferiority. Butch takes markers of “masculinity” and divests them of their association with maleness or manhood. Butchness works against the gender binary—the masculine/feminine paradigm—and reclaims for women the full breadth of possibilities when it comes to gender expression.”
—
Caroline Narby, “On My Butchness” (The Toast)
I thought this was so spot-on, thoughtful, and well-written.
the thing I love the most about The Secret History is that like... so many readers fell for Richard's bullshit. Like anyone who legitimately thinks Henry is cool - no! That man didn't know about the moon landing and thought they could get away with a murder by fleeing to Argentina! He's stupid! But Richard loved him, so he wanted us all to love him too. And it worked!
OK but hear me out...
Femme Queen/ butch guard
Or
Femme guard/ butch prince
Butch knights ❤️
I want to look like a feminine gay man but in a lesbian way
Source: Out In America; A Portrait Of Gay and Lesbian Life , by Michael Goff and the staff of OUT magazine
Reblogging so I can come back to this
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Being butch is being a combination of ever single awkard/loserish teenage boy Charecter you saw growing up
ME
clueless nerdy butch who’s kind of a himbo #needthat
Just watched a complete unknown and my sister said Bob and sylvie look like a butchfemme couple and I totally agree
Crush by Ethel cain but in a butch lesbian way
god gives the toughest battles (having a period) to the strongest soldiers (butches)