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Just Jess (From the Beaver Bunch)
mentor, vlogger, activist
www.youtube.com/user/beaverbunch, www.youtube.com/user/cautiousplay, @JessfromBB
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m not sure that I identify with the word “butch”. I mean, people may see me as butch, but I wouldn’t say that I am. I absolutely love my butch sisters but I just don’t feel like it describes me the way that I see myself. I think that stems from the misconceptions that come with being labeled as butch. I don’t wear the pants always, nor do I... ... Read the full text of Mini Interview: Just Jess →
Porn star, JizLee.com, @jizlee, Facebook
Photo by Nikola Tamindzic (homeofthevain.com) for Fleshbot.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship to the word “butch” was integral to my current identity as genderqueer. It’s a verb I like to visit now and then to describe my experiences within androgyny. My butch is generally easy-going, and brings me closest to my casual, gender-neutral life-style. Dress-up occasions tend to bring out the more flamboyant parts of myself, depending on the context, my butch helps me stand apart... ... Read the full text of Mini Interview: Jiz Lee →
Butch Lab’s second Symposium is finally ready! The Symposium is meant to be a cross between a blog carnival and a link round-up, where whoever wants to chimes in on a particular topic around butch identity and we all have a conversation.
I strongly urge all the folks who participated in this to: a) re-post this roundup, in whole or part (I can provide the HTML if you’d like, contact me); and b) to comment on as many of the contributions as you can. Seriously, challenge yourself to read every single one and comment. Think about what is different or the same from your definition. Make... ... Read the full text of Symposium #2: Stereotypes, Cliches, & Misconceptions →
Angie Evans, singer-songwriter, performer, musician.
www.angieevans.com & www.facebook.com/angieevansmusic
Photo by Michelle Bandach
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Well, to start, I have the word tattooed on the back of my right arm, if that tells you anything. It is a central part of my identity. The word represents the way I walk in the world and represents the sisters and brothers who have come before me. It is a part of my herstory. By owning my female masculinity I own the word butch, thus, I own myself. I want to be an example for... ... Read the full text of Angie Evans: Mini-Interview →
Wendi Kali, Writer/Photographer
wendikali.com & astrangerinthisplace.blogspot.com
Photo by Kina Williams
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word “butch” has changed over time. There was a period of time when I felt it was too much of a box to put myself in and I questioned whether or not I actually identified as butch. Over the years I have learned that the word encompasses many things and has so many definitions. For me, the thing about words and titles is that I can take them and define them for myself. I like... ... Read the full text of Wendi Kali: Mini-Interview →
Tobi Hill-Meyer
Trans Activist, Writer, and Pornographer
www.nodesignation.com, www.handbasketproductions.com
1) What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
For quite a while I felt like I couldn’t transition because it would mean that I’d have to be femme in a way that was uncomfortable for me. The genderqueer butch expression that I saw on female assigned genderqueers worked well for me, but when I was being perceived as male it was next to impossible for that to be visible on me. One day a friend told me, “You know Tobi, you can be a butch trans... ... Read the full text of Tobi Hill-Meyer: Mini-Interview →
On Gina Mamone’s mini-interview, a commenter named MS wrote: “Can you post a definition of or primer on what gender queer means?” Kyle Jones was kind enough to comment in reply and explain a bit, and I proceeded to ask him to write up his own primer on genderqueer. Here it is.
This is a guest post from Kyle Jones, Butchtastic.net
Genderqueer people, by definition, are united by their rejection of the notion that there are only two genders.
Beyond their rejection of the gender binary as the sole way to describe gender, there is much diversity within the group of people who... ... Read the full text of What does ‘Genderqueer’ mean? →
Editor at Feministing.com; Founder of Radicaldoula.com. www.miriamzperez.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
While I think there is a whole crew of people now who are reinventing what it means to be butch, I came up feeling afraid to claim it in case people decided I wasn’t butch “enough.” My butchness isn’t particularly tough, or hard. My masculinity is more akin to queer male masculinity–faggy butch, you might call it.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I would identify with... ... Read the full text of Miriam Zoila Perez: Mini-Interview →
AT, Psychologist, Writer, Jock, Artist, Blues & Swing dancer.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch says it as no other label can. Butches, for the most part, present tough and perform tender. I love the word Butch as it well characterizes the stuff of Butch.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch guy and Transmasculine.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or gender?
Thanks to me as frequently I give my younger self a big pat on my back for having never once... ... Read the full text of AT: Mini-Interview →
Jenni Olson is a writer, director, curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of PlanetOut.com. She is also director of e-commerce at WolfeVideo.com and author of The Queer Movie Poster Book. www.butch.org
Photo by Cheryl Mazak
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch is a word that helps me speak proudly about a very important aspect of myself. I love that it enables me to embrace so many of my unique and special qualities in a celebratory way and to connect with others who are interested in dialogue about gender difference in society (especially other... ... Read the full text of Jenni Olson: Mini-Interview →
Photographer Debbie Boud has put together a 2011 calendar featuring butch pin-up photos, It’s All Butch.
Says Debbie:
“The It’s all Butch calendar came about from a blog on myspace a friend of mine did about Butch women from the L word and how sexy they were. I thought to myself that most of the women on the L word were not lesbians so I decided to create a venue that showed that Butch Lesbian women could be just as sexy as the femme women. The idea was to create a diverse array of Butch women. In 2010 Maria is 68 yrs old and was a professional roller derby gal in the 70s.... ... Read the full text of “It’s All Butch” 2011 Calendar →
Writer, activist, teacher/student, parent. agentezeroocho.blogspot.com
C-Rod is also part of the performance group Butchlalis de Panochtitlan.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch is word that I’ve grown to embrace, I love being butch but sometimes I hate the baggage, mostly expectations and misconceptions others, friends and foes, impose on me because my gender presentation is butch. This is a poem which, I feel, truly encompasses my relationship with the word butch:
To my butch scholar
Butch aesthetic…
what does that mean?
Reflect what... ... Read the full text of Claudia Rodriguez (aka C-Rod): Mini-Interview →
Performer, writer, arts promoter in LA. myspace.com/butchlalis & raquefella.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I love butch; it is onomatopoeic. You have to say it like you really mean it for it to register its true power. Being butch scared me, which obviously means I really wanted it. I’m in my mid-30s and these boots have finally been broken in just right. So, as I age, butch feels richer, more deserved than it did when I was a baby gay colliding blindly into language of identities and anarchy of desires. It was an arduous road... ... Read the full text of Raquel Gutierrez: Mini-Interview →
WHAT IS THE BUTCH LAB SYMPOSIUM?
The Symposium is a cross between a blog carnival and a round-up, where participants write about a monthly topic and submit links to Butch Lab which are then recounted. Participants are requested to a) link to the Butch Lab Symposium in their post, b) reprint the roundup on their own blogs within five days, and c) commenting on the other participants’ entries would be an added bonus (let’s support each other eh?).
You do not need to be butch to participate, anyone is welcome to discuss their opinion.
The topic for the second Butch Lab Symposium is... ... Read the full text of Butch Lab Symposium #2, Feb/March 2011 →
Grace Moon, Writer, artist. gracemoon.net | @gracemoon
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Me and butch go way back. We had a brief falling out in my early 20′s, we rekindled our relationship later that decade. We now enjoy each other immensely, albeit with some disagreements here and there. Relationships are a growing process.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Queer, lesbian, dyke, butch, trouble, left of center but not centrist.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or... ... Read the full text of Grace Moon: Mini-Interview →
Dice is a 23 year old lesbian women, who identifies as a stud, and a cool collected Aries. “I have a open mind. When it comes to life, it’s to short to be shy.”
@iStrapStroke & Crashpadseries.com under the character “Dice”
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
When I think of the word “butch,” I picture the old school lesbian with a buzz cut and one dangling earring of a cross on the right ear. When I was a kid, that’s what I heard, that’s what the more masculine lesbians where called. I think of... ... Read the full text of Daddi Dice: Mini-Interview →
Photographer, sydlondon.com
Photo by Maro
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
When I think of “butch” I think of the women I’m attracted to rather than myself. Butch is beautifully mind blowing to me. It’s the contrasts of masculinity and hardness in a person who still has the soft skin of woman that drives me crazy. It’s the refusal of butches to kowtow to society’s “should’s” that I continually admire. There truly is nothing sexier than butch to me.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do... ... Read the full text of Syd London: Mini-Interview →
Writer & performer. ivanecoyote.com
Photo by Eric Nielson
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
After many years of rambling and banging around in the “identity and labels” aisle of the english language, I have happily settled on butch. It is a big and beautiful enough category for me, and includes enough other folks that I can identify with and see as my family, my blood.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch, queer, writer, artist, storyteller, Yukoner. There are others, but those are the... ... Read the full text of Ivan E. Coyote: Mini-Interview →
Host, Tuna Talk
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I think of me, by default, or people like me, who have too much style when we walk into the men’s section at the department store. The word “Butch” is sexy, it’s strong.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I really don’t like to label myself too much, but people always ask if I’m FTM or Butch or if I’m transitioning or whatever so, based on that, occasionally I like to clarify that I’m just BUTCH, I’m just... ... Read the full text of AJ Stacy: Mini-Interview →
Activist, advocate, teacher, community leader. brownboiproject.org
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I came of age as butch but it never fully reflected Cole. As I was growing up, butch was much more common in the white queer community. That’s why I came up with the term masculine of center. I wanted to be able to acknowledge my place within this amazing community of womyn, recognizing the diversity and power of defining ourselves across a spectrum.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I’ve been a... ... Read the full text of B. Cole: Mini-Interview →
Yes, this is a bit of an advertisement for queer porn director Shine Louise Houston’s newest project Heavenly Spire, but it’s also a commentary on masculinity in porn.
I’m sure I don’t have to work too hard to convince you that for as many limited, limiting, stereotypical, heterosexist notions in porn that exist for women, there are just as many that exist for men. Men are portrayed as the domineering, dominant, in charge, virile, muscular, top character in virtually every way in the porn industry, a depiction that hurts and polices the vast range of male... ... Read the full text of Heavenly Spire →
Artist Elisha Lim is now also selling Queer Love Cards at their Etsy shop.
Says Elisha: “The cards are about a queer way of being in love, with things like butches saying “Hey Handsome,” transfags saying “Hey Beautiful,” and genderqueers saying “Hayy” and “I Like Your Cardigan.”"
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! I’m sure I can think of a few people I could send these lovely cards to … Etsy.com/shop/elishalim
See also: Elisha Lim’s 2011 Illustrated Gentleman calendar and their Mini-Interview with Butch Lab.
They... ... Read the full text of Elisha Lim’s Queer Love Cards →
President & CEO, Riot Grrrl Ink. The Largest Queer Record Label in the world.
Photo by Grace Moon
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch”?
My relationship with butch has evolved over my life. From coming out in college in rural West Virginia in the mid 90’s to living in modern day New York City. I have a very broad concept of gender especially in regards to identity and fluidity.
I did not come into my butchness like some, I was born into it – my mother jokes to this day that there was no need for me to “come out”. I grew up in... ... Read the full text of Gina Mamone: Mini-Interview →
Owner, www.babeland.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Being butch has always been part of my queer identity. When I was young my friends and I loved to talk about “what kind of butch are you?” Now that I’m headed into my silver fox years it’s just an identity that has sat well with me for a long time. And I acknowledge other butches out there as much as I can, with the butch nod or a “hi.” I feel a lot of solidarity with other butches. It’s really not easy being butch. Just dealing with people’s reactions and my projections of... ... Read the full text of Rachel Venning: Mini-Interview →
Organizer for the Butch Voices conferences, www.dreadedmemes.org
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I proudly use that word. Although it took me about ten years after I came out before I truly embraced that identity.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch. Geeky butch. Nerdy butch. Nerd. Geek. Geekgirl (or geekgrrl). Academic butch. Scientist. Alpha Geek.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or gender?
I would tell myself, “Self, don’t worry about how others... ... Read the full text of Adrienne “Aj” Davis: Mini-Interview →
Artist Shelley Stefan sent on this video from her art show in Harlem in New York City in 2010. I missed this entirely, unfortunately, but I really like the work.
Here’s a description from Shelley, from an interview with CherryGRRL:
“The series “B is for Butch” is an offshoot from the work and research I developed in two prior visual arts projects entitled: “Lesbian Family Heraldry: An Achievement of Arms” (2005-2006) and “The Lesbian Effigies” (2006). These bodies of work, comprising of paintings, drawings, bronzes, and belt buckles, appropriate the art and science... ... Read the full text of Shelley Stefan: B is for Butch →
Chris Pureka‘s newest album How I Learned to See In the Dark is now available online at CD Baby, and you can listen to them on her MySpace page.
Here’s the official video for the track the title comes from, “Wrecking Ball:”
She’s on tour... ... Read the full text of Chris Pureka’s New Album, How I Learned to See In the Dark →
Writer, parent, lover, perpetual student. www.butchtastic.net
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
‘Butch’ is one of the words I use to describe myself. I’ve experimented with different identity terms over the years, and ‘butch’ is one that I come back to over and over again. I currently use butch to describe my presentation, as an adjective more often than as a noun. When I describe myself as butch, I mean to say that I am masculine in appearance and mannerisms. I wear clothing from the men’s department, cut my hair short and don’t... ... Read the full text of Kyle Jones: Mini-Interview →
Rebecca Drysdale, actor & comic whom you might know from The Time Traveling Lesbian series on AfterEllen or the L Word Serenade, has released her own It Gets Better song & video, and it’s fantastic. Take a... ... Read the full text of Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better →
President and Conference Chair for Butch Voices. butchvoices.com | @BUTCHVoices
Photo by Kristin Kurzawa
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word and identity of butch has been a complex one. I hesitated using it at first as a descriptor for myself since I did not “fit” the stereotype for a number of reasons. So much was wrapped up for me upon first glance in the identity of butch – hair style, clothing, class, age, race, sexual preferences, boundaries, underwear, shoes, etc… in order to use the... ... Read the full text of Joe LeBlanc: Mini-Interview →
You can still pick up a copy of the 2011 calendar The Illustrated Gentleman by artist Elisha Lim.
“A 12 month calendar of handsome dandy queers from January to December. Full colour images and comics feature sartorial queer style, shopping anecdotes and strategies, and a celebration of walking proud in what you wear. The comics feature excerpts from “The Illustrated Gentleman” and “100 Butches” and contain a hand-drawn monthly schedule for each month. It is a quaint, trim 5.5″x7.5″ on glossy calendar stock.”
They sent Butch Lab a few images... ... Read the full text of The Illustrated Gentleman: 2011 Calendar →
Writer, performer, activist. www.sbearbergman.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch was the first way I ever really felt seen, or desired. Butch is how I was recognized, and it’s how I was made. I love many of the ways of butchness, and even the ones I really do not love I can at least understand. The part of me that is a butch – not a butch lesbian or a butch woman but a butch as its own whole and true thing – is both the toughest and the tenderest part.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify... ... Read the full text of S. Bear Bergman: Mini-Interview →
Musician, kickstarter | myspace.com/sobrown | Bad Love video
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m not really sure about my relationship to the word “butch”; I’ve always just felt I was a male-ish spirit and tried to honor that.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Occasionally, when trying to convey my aesthetic to a new person, I’ll say something like, “think along the masculine spectrum. What would Johnny Cash be doing?” I’ve always done what boys did without... ... Read the full text of So Brown: Mini-Interview →
Kelli Dunham, writer, comic. kellidunham.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I love the word butch for myself but also love the umbrella term masculine of center which seems to encompass a lot more folks in a very positive way. I’ve learned over the years that I don’t have to do what Grace Moon calls “Butch/Femme realism” to be butch. I don’t have to fix cars or even be tough. I’m not tough, I cry at dog food commercials, I cry on the subway. I like that part of myself, and I’m glad as I’ve gotten older that... ... Read the full text of Kelli Dunham: Mini-Interview →
Elisha Lim, artist. newhearteveryday.blogspot.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m a gay butch, I’m attracted to other butches. That seems to immediately abandon a lot of butch stereotypes. Domineering, possessing or even providing for a feminine person doesn’t profit me, and I hope I can always confront any accompanying butch sexism, in myself and my surroundings. I’m a proudly feminist butch.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I’m queer, I’m trans, I’m a they,... ... Read the full text of Elisha Lim: Mini-Interview →
John Gagon, data application programmer
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word is that it carries with it something that’s not necessarily pure masculine and not necessarily rough and tough, it’s more the voice, appearance, trim hair, compatible with leather and less so with silk/feathers/lace or ghetto-silk (nylon). It’s not too stylish, it’s plain, feels Jimmy Dean, cool and relaxed and comfortable in skin. It also has a ballsy feel and while not necessarily rough and tough, it can be and it can be... ... Read the full text of John Gagon: Butch Mini-Interview →
Kestryl Cael Lowrey
Performer/Writer/Activist
pomofreakshow.com/kessmain and/or kestrylcael.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I didn’t learn what ‘butch’ was until I had been out for several years. It was the same summer I got my first motorcycle jacket, and a lover asked if I had read ‘Stone Butch Blues.’ Of course, I hadn’t; I devoured the text within days, which then led to library searches and more and more reading as I found a sense of history. I was amazed to learn there was a word, an identity, a... ... Read the full text of Kestryl Cael Lowery: Butch Mini-Interview →
Musician, ellis-music.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I identify as a butch woman. I think of “butch” as being a synonym for being a more masculine woman. When I was younger, I thought that butch meant tough, and I worried I wasn’t tough enough. I love pretty ladies and I used to think the only way to have a pretty lady love me back was to be more tough.
But now I’m realizing that toughness isn’t as strong as I thought it was, or at least it is different than I thought it was. Now, for me gentleness is king and... ... Read the full text of Ellis: Butch Mini-Interview →
poet, poetry host, chiropractor, applied kinesiologist
vittoriarepetto.wordpress.com
www.drvittoriarepetto.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
It’s an ID that I’m comfortable with and femmes and other butches see the butch in me. Old guard lesbians from my life have a problem seeing it but that is their problem.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
My tag line is the hardest working guinea butch dyke poet on the lower east side.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex,... ... Read the full text of Vittoria repetto: Butch Mini-Interview →
Emma Crandall
Brooklyn, New York
writer, college professor, organizer, fashion inspiration
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I haven’t always identified as “butch,” but it was definitely my first queer identity. There have been people who have told me I’m not butch, and people who have laughed in my face if I said I wasn’t. So many people assume “butch” is a rigid category, but I don’t find that to be true. Still, I like how polarizing butch can be as an identity/identification. I love our history as... ... Read the full text of Emma Crandall: Butch Mini-Interview →
The Butch Lab Symposium is meant to be a cross between a blog carnival and a link round-up, where whoever wants to chimes in on a particular topic around butch identity and we all have a conversation.
I strongly urge all the folks who participated in this to: a) re-post this roundup, in whole or part (I can provide the HTML if you’d like, contact me); and b) to comment on as many of the contributions as you can. Seriously, challenge yourself to read every single one and comment. Think about what is different or the same from your definition. Make note of a line that made you go... ... Read the full text of Symposium #1: What is Butch? →
Patricia “Cacahuate” Manuel
Elite amateur boxer
USA Boxing profile
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
The older I’ve become and the more comfortable I have grown in my own skin, I have realized how much of myself is tied into the word “butch”. When I was younger, I was self-conscious of having my sex misread by other people. Eventually as I grew up I realized that there wasn’t necessarily a contradiction between my female sex and my masculine gender identity. For me, this is the meaning of butch and it truly... ... Read the full text of Patricia “Cacahuate” Manuel: Butch Mini-Interview →
I’m so thrilled you’ve stopped by! I’m your host, Sinclair Sexsmith. I run the online writing project Sugarbutch Chronicles, and I study gender and sexuality. I identify as butch myself, and a huge part of my journeys in recent years of coming to myself has been about my gender identity.
I’ve been working on Butch Lab for most of the fall of 2010, and I’m really excited to share the space with you.
I want to thank Kyle, Lauren, Yvette, Roxanne, and Sarah, who have been helping me set up this space and research hot inspirational folks who are featured on this... ... Read the full text of Welcome to Butch Lab! →
Mini Interview: Just Jess
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jun 10th, 2011 |
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Just Jess (From the Beaver Bunch)
mentor, vlogger, activist
www.youtube.com/user/beaverbunch, www.youtube.com/user/cautiousplay, @JessfromBB
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m not sure that I identify with the word “butch”. I mean, people may see me as butch, but I wouldn’t say that I am. I absolutely love my butch sisters but I just don’t feel like it describes me the way that I see myself. I think that stems from the misconceptions that come with being labeled as butch. I don’t wear the pants always, nor do I... ... Read the full text of Mini Interview: Just Jess →
Mini Interview: Jiz Lee
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on May 18th, 2011 |
no responses
Porn star, JizLee.com, @jizlee, Facebook
Photo by Nikola Tamindzic (homeofthevain.com) for Fleshbot.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship to the word “butch” was integral to my current identity as genderqueer. It’s a verb I like to visit now and then to describe my experiences within androgyny. My butch is generally easy-going, and brings me closest to my casual, gender-neutral life-style. Dress-up occasions tend to bring out the more flamboyant parts of myself, depending on the context, my butch helps me stand apart... ... Read the full text of Mini Interview: Jiz Lee →
Symposium #2: Stereotypes, Cliches, & Misconceptions
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Apr 8th, 2011 |
3 responses
Butch Lab’s second Symposium is finally ready! The Symposium is meant to be a cross between a blog carnival and a link round-up, where whoever wants to chimes in on a particular topic around butch identity and we all have a conversation.
I strongly urge all the folks who participated in this to: a) re-post this roundup, in whole or part (I can provide the HTML if you’d like, contact me); and b) to comment on as many of the contributions as you can. Seriously, challenge yourself to read every single one and comment. Think about what is different or the same from your definition. Make... ... Read the full text of Symposium #2: Stereotypes, Cliches, & Misconceptions →
Angie Evans: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Mar 28th, 2011 |
5 responses
Angie Evans, singer-songwriter, performer, musician.
www.angieevans.com & www.facebook.com/angieevansmusic
Photo by Michelle Bandach
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Well, to start, I have the word tattooed on the back of my right arm, if that tells you anything. It is a central part of my identity. The word represents the way I walk in the world and represents the sisters and brothers who have come before me. It is a part of my herstory. By owning my female masculinity I own the word butch, thus, I own myself. I want to be an example for... ... Read the full text of Angie Evans: Mini-Interview →
Wendi Kali: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Mar 25th, 2011 |
one response
Wendi Kali, Writer/Photographer
wendikali.com & astrangerinthisplace.blogspot.com
Photo by Kina Williams
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word “butch” has changed over time. There was a period of time when I felt it was too much of a box to put myself in and I questioned whether or not I actually identified as butch. Over the years I have learned that the word encompasses many things and has so many definitions. For me, the thing about words and titles is that I can take them and define them for myself. I like... ... Read the full text of Wendi Kali: Mini-Interview →
Tobi Hill-Meyer: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Mar 21st, 2011 |
one response
Tobi Hill-Meyer
Trans Activist, Writer, and Pornographer
www.nodesignation.com, www.handbasketproductions.com
1) What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
For quite a while I felt like I couldn’t transition because it would mean that I’d have to be femme in a way that was uncomfortable for me. The genderqueer butch expression that I saw on female assigned genderqueers worked well for me, but when I was being perceived as male it was next to impossible for that to be visible on me. One day a friend told me, “You know Tobi, you can be a butch trans... ... Read the full text of Tobi Hill-Meyer: Mini-Interview →
What does ‘Genderqueer’ mean?
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Mar 15th, 2011 |
3 responses
On Gina Mamone’s mini-interview, a commenter named MS wrote: “Can you post a definition of or primer on what gender queer means?” Kyle Jones was kind enough to comment in reply and explain a bit, and I proceeded to ask him to write up his own primer on genderqueer. Here it is.
This is a guest post from Kyle Jones, Butchtastic.net
Genderqueer people, by definition, are united by their rejection of the notion that there are only two genders.
Beyond their rejection of the gender binary as the sole way to describe gender, there is much diversity within the group of people who... ... Read the full text of What does ‘Genderqueer’ mean? →
Miriam Zoila Perez: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Mar 4th, 2011 |
one response
Editor at Feministing.com; Founder of Radicaldoula.com. www.miriamzperez.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
While I think there is a whole crew of people now who are reinventing what it means to be butch, I came up feeling afraid to claim it in case people decided I wasn’t butch “enough.” My butchness isn’t particularly tough, or hard. My masculinity is more akin to queer male masculinity–faggy butch, you might call it.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I would identify with... ... Read the full text of Miriam Zoila Perez: Mini-Interview →
AT: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 28th, 2011 |
2 responses
AT, Psychologist, Writer, Jock, Artist, Blues & Swing dancer.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch says it as no other label can. Butches, for the most part, present tough and perform tender. I love the word Butch as it well characterizes the stuff of Butch.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch guy and Transmasculine.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or gender?
Thanks to me as frequently I give my younger self a big pat on my back for having never once... ... Read the full text of AT: Mini-Interview →
Jenni Olson: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 25th, 2011 |
4 responses
Jenni Olson is a writer, director, curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of PlanetOut.com. She is also director of e-commerce at WolfeVideo.com and author of The Queer Movie Poster Book. www.butch.org
Photo by Cheryl Mazak
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch is a word that helps me speak proudly about a very important aspect of myself. I love that it enables me to embrace so many of my unique and special qualities in a celebratory way and to connect with others who are interested in dialogue about gender difference in society (especially other... ... Read the full text of Jenni Olson: Mini-Interview →
“It’s All Butch” 2011 Calendar
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 24th, 2011 |
2 responses
Photographer Debbie Boud has put together a 2011 calendar featuring butch pin-up photos, It’s All Butch.
Says Debbie:
“The It’s all Butch calendar came about from a blog on myspace a friend of mine did about Butch women from the L word and how sexy they were. I thought to myself that most of the women on the L word were not lesbians so I decided to create a venue that showed that Butch Lesbian women could be just as sexy as the femme women. The idea was to create a diverse array of Butch women. In 2010 Maria is 68 yrs old and was a professional roller derby gal in the 70s.... ... Read the full text of “It’s All Butch” 2011 Calendar →
Claudia Rodriguez (aka C-Rod): Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 21st, 2011 |
no responses
Writer, activist, teacher/student, parent. agentezeroocho.blogspot.com
C-Rod is also part of the performance group Butchlalis de Panochtitlan.
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch is word that I’ve grown to embrace, I love being butch but sometimes I hate the baggage, mostly expectations and misconceptions others, friends and foes, impose on me because my gender presentation is butch. This is a poem which, I feel, truly encompasses my relationship with the word butch:
To my butch scholar
Butch aesthetic…
what does that mean?
Reflect what... ... Read the full text of Claudia Rodriguez (aka C-Rod): Mini-Interview →
Raquel Gutierrez: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 18th, 2011 |
no responses
Performer, writer, arts promoter in LA. myspace.com/butchlalis & raquefella.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I love butch; it is onomatopoeic. You have to say it like you really mean it for it to register its true power. Being butch scared me, which obviously means I really wanted it. I’m in my mid-30s and these boots have finally been broken in just right. So, as I age, butch feels richer, more deserved than it did when I was a baby gay colliding blindly into language of identities and anarchy of desires. It was an arduous road... ... Read the full text of Raquel Gutierrez: Mini-Interview →
Butch Lab Symposium #2, Feb/March 2011
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 15th, 2011 |
no responses
WHAT IS THE BUTCH LAB SYMPOSIUM?
The Symposium is a cross between a blog carnival and a round-up, where participants write about a monthly topic and submit links to Butch Lab which are then recounted. Participants are requested to a) link to the Butch Lab Symposium in their post, b) reprint the roundup on their own blogs within five days, and c) commenting on the other participants’ entries would be an added bonus (let’s support each other eh?).
You do not need to be butch to participate, anyone is welcome to discuss their opinion.
The topic for the second Butch Lab Symposium is... ... Read the full text of Butch Lab Symposium #2, Feb/March 2011 →
Grace Moon: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 14th, 2011 |
no responses
Grace Moon, Writer, artist. gracemoon.net | @gracemoon
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Me and butch go way back. We had a brief falling out in my early 20′s, we rekindled our relationship later that decade. We now enjoy each other immensely, albeit with some disagreements here and there. Relationships are a growing process.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Queer, lesbian, dyke, butch, trouble, left of center but not centrist.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or... ... Read the full text of Grace Moon: Mini-Interview →
Daddi Dice: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 11th, 2011 |
no responses
Dice is a 23 year old lesbian women, who identifies as a stud, and a cool collected Aries. “I have a open mind. When it comes to life, it’s to short to be shy.”
@iStrapStroke & Crashpadseries.com under the character “Dice”
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
When I think of the word “butch,” I picture the old school lesbian with a buzz cut and one dangling earring of a cross on the right ear. When I was a kid, that’s what I heard, that’s what the more masculine lesbians where called. I think of... ... Read the full text of Daddi Dice: Mini-Interview →
Syd London: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 7th, 2011 |
2 responses
Photographer, sydlondon.com
Photo by Maro
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
When I think of “butch” I think of the women I’m attracted to rather than myself. Butch is beautifully mind blowing to me. It’s the contrasts of masculinity and hardness in a person who still has the soft skin of woman that drives me crazy. It’s the refusal of butches to kowtow to society’s “should’s” that I continually admire. There truly is nothing sexier than butch to me.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do... ... Read the full text of Syd London: Mini-Interview →
Ivan E. Coyote: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Feb 4th, 2011 |
one response
Writer & performer. ivanecoyote.com
Photo by Eric Nielson
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
After many years of rambling and banging around in the “identity and labels” aisle of the english language, I have happily settled on butch. It is a big and beautiful enough category for me, and includes enough other folks that I can identify with and see as my family, my blood.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch, queer, writer, artist, storyteller, Yukoner. There are others, but those are the... ... Read the full text of Ivan E. Coyote: Mini-Interview →
AJ Stacy: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 28th, 2011 |
4 responses
Host, Tuna Talk
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I think of me, by default, or people like me, who have too much style when we walk into the men’s section at the department store. The word “Butch” is sexy, it’s strong.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I really don’t like to label myself too much, but people always ask if I’m FTM or Butch or if I’m transitioning or whatever so, based on that, occasionally I like to clarify that I’m just BUTCH, I’m just... ... Read the full text of AJ Stacy: Mini-Interview →
B. Cole: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 28th, 2011 |
one response
Activist, advocate, teacher, community leader. brownboiproject.org
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I came of age as butch but it never fully reflected Cole. As I was growing up, butch was much more common in the white queer community. That’s why I came up with the term masculine of center. I wanted to be able to acknowledge my place within this amazing community of womyn, recognizing the diversity and power of defining ourselves across a spectrum.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I’ve been a... ... Read the full text of B. Cole: Mini-Interview →
Heavenly Spire
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 27th, 2011 |
no responses
Yes, this is a bit of an advertisement for queer porn director Shine Louise Houston’s newest project Heavenly Spire, but it’s also a commentary on masculinity in porn.
I’m sure I don’t have to work too hard to convince you that for as many limited, limiting, stereotypical, heterosexist notions in porn that exist for women, there are just as many that exist for men. Men are portrayed as the domineering, dominant, in charge, virile, muscular, top character in virtually every way in the porn industry, a depiction that hurts and polices the vast range of male... ... Read the full text of Heavenly Spire →
Elisha Lim’s Queer Love Cards
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 25th, 2011 |
no responses
Artist Elisha Lim is now also selling Queer Love Cards at their Etsy shop.
Says Elisha: “The cards are about a queer way of being in love, with things like butches saying “Hey Handsome,” transfags saying “Hey Beautiful,” and genderqueers saying “Hayy” and “I Like Your Cardigan.”"
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! I’m sure I can think of a few people I could send these lovely cards to … Etsy.com/shop/elishalim
See also: Elisha Lim’s 2011 Illustrated Gentleman calendar and their Mini-Interview with Butch Lab.
They... ... Read the full text of Elisha Lim’s Queer Love Cards →
Gina Mamone: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 24th, 2011 |
2 responses
President & CEO, Riot Grrrl Ink. The Largest Queer Record Label in the world.
Photo by Grace Moon
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch”?
My relationship with butch has evolved over my life. From coming out in college in rural West Virginia in the mid 90’s to living in modern day New York City. I have a very broad concept of gender especially in regards to identity and fluidity.
I did not come into my butchness like some, I was born into it – my mother jokes to this day that there was no need for me to “come out”. I grew up in... ... Read the full text of Gina Mamone: Mini-Interview →
Rachel Venning: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 21st, 2011 |
one response
Owner, www.babeland.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Being butch has always been part of my queer identity. When I was young my friends and I loved to talk about “what kind of butch are you?” Now that I’m headed into my silver fox years it’s just an identity that has sat well with me for a long time. And I acknowledge other butches out there as much as I can, with the butch nod or a “hi.” I feel a lot of solidarity with other butches. It’s really not easy being butch. Just dealing with people’s reactions and my projections of... ... Read the full text of Rachel Venning: Mini-Interview →
Adrienne “Aj” Davis: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 18th, 2011 |
one response
Organizer for the Butch Voices conferences, www.dreadedmemes.org
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I proudly use that word. Although it took me about ten years after I came out before I truly embraced that identity.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Butch. Geeky butch. Nerdy butch. Nerd. Geek. Geekgirl (or geekgrrl). Academic butch. Scientist. Alpha Geek.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex, sexuality, or gender?
I would tell myself, “Self, don’t worry about how others... ... Read the full text of Adrienne “Aj” Davis: Mini-Interview →
Shelley Stefan: B is for Butch
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 15th, 2011 |
no responses
Artist Shelley Stefan sent on this video from her art show in Harlem in New York City in 2010. I missed this entirely, unfortunately, but I really like the work.
Here’s a description from Shelley, from an interview with CherryGRRL:
“The series “B is for Butch” is an offshoot from the work and research I developed in two prior visual arts projects entitled: “Lesbian Family Heraldry: An Achievement of Arms” (2005-2006) and “The Lesbian Effigies” (2006). These bodies of work, comprising of paintings, drawings, bronzes, and belt buckles, appropriate the art and science... ... Read the full text of Shelley Stefan: B is for Butch →
Chris Pureka’s New Album, How I Learned to See In the Dark
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 14th, 2011 |
one response
Chris Pureka‘s newest album How I Learned to See In the Dark is now available online at CD Baby, and you can listen to them on her MySpace page.
Here’s the official video for the track the title comes from, “Wrecking Ball:”
She’s on tour... ... Read the full text of Chris Pureka’s New Album, How I Learned to See In the Dark →
Kyle Jones: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 14th, 2011 |
3 responses
Writer, parent, lover, perpetual student. www.butchtastic.net
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
‘Butch’ is one of the words I use to describe myself. I’ve experimented with different identity terms over the years, and ‘butch’ is one that I come back to over and over again. I currently use butch to describe my presentation, as an adjective more often than as a noun. When I describe myself as butch, I mean to say that I am masculine in appearance and mannerisms. I wear clothing from the men’s department, cut my hair short and don’t... ... Read the full text of Kyle Jones: Mini-Interview →
Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 11th, 2011 |
3 responses
Rebecca Drysdale, actor & comic whom you might know from The Time Traveling Lesbian series on AfterEllen or the L Word Serenade, has released her own It Gets Better song & video, and it’s fantastic. Take a... ... Read the full text of Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better →
Joe LeBlanc: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 10th, 2011 |
2 responses
President and Conference Chair for Butch Voices. butchvoices.com | @BUTCHVoices
Photo by Kristin Kurzawa
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word and identity of butch has been a complex one. I hesitated using it at first as a descriptor for myself since I did not “fit” the stereotype for a number of reasons. So much was wrapped up for me upon first glance in the identity of butch – hair style, clothing, class, age, race, sexual preferences, boundaries, underwear, shoes, etc… in order to use the... ... Read the full text of Joe LeBlanc: Mini-Interview →
The Illustrated Gentleman: 2011 Calendar
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 9th, 2011 |
3 responses
You can still pick up a copy of the 2011 calendar The Illustrated Gentleman by artist Elisha Lim.
“A 12 month calendar of handsome dandy queers from January to December. Full colour images and comics feature sartorial queer style, shopping anecdotes and strategies, and a celebration of walking proud in what you wear. The comics feature excerpts from “The Illustrated Gentleman” and “100 Butches” and contain a hand-drawn monthly schedule for each month. It is a quaint, trim 5.5″x7.5″ on glossy calendar stock.”
They sent Butch Lab a few images... ... Read the full text of The Illustrated Gentleman: 2011 Calendar →
S. Bear Bergman: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 7th, 2011 |
one response
Writer, performer, activist. www.sbearbergman.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
Butch was the first way I ever really felt seen, or desired. Butch is how I was recognized, and it’s how I was made. I love many of the ways of butchness, and even the ones I really do not love I can at least understand. The part of me that is a butch – not a butch lesbian or a butch woman but a butch as its own whole and true thing – is both the toughest and the tenderest part.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify... ... Read the full text of S. Bear Bergman: Mini-Interview →
So Brown: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Jan 4th, 2011 |
no responses
Musician, kickstarter | myspace.com/sobrown | Bad Love video
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m not really sure about my relationship to the word “butch”; I’ve always just felt I was a male-ish spirit and tried to honor that.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
Occasionally, when trying to convey my aesthetic to a new person, I’ll say something like, “think along the masculine spectrum. What would Johnny Cash be doing?” I’ve always done what boys did without... ... Read the full text of So Brown: Mini-Interview →
Kelli Dunham: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 21st, 2010 |
2 responses
Kelli Dunham, writer, comic. kellidunham.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I love the word butch for myself but also love the umbrella term masculine of center which seems to encompass a lot more folks in a very positive way. I’ve learned over the years that I don’t have to do what Grace Moon calls “Butch/Femme realism” to be butch. I don’t have to fix cars or even be tough. I’m not tough, I cry at dog food commercials, I cry on the subway. I like that part of myself, and I’m glad as I’ve gotten older that... ... Read the full text of Kelli Dunham: Mini-Interview →
Elisha Lim: Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 20th, 2010 |
2 responses
Elisha Lim, artist. newhearteveryday.blogspot.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I’m a gay butch, I’m attracted to other butches. That seems to immediately abandon a lot of butch stereotypes. Domineering, possessing or even providing for a feminine person doesn’t profit me, and I hope I can always confront any accompanying butch sexism, in myself and my surroundings. I’m a proudly feminist butch.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
I’m queer, I’m trans, I’m a they,... ... Read the full text of Elisha Lim: Mini-Interview →
John Gagon: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 18th, 2010 |
no responses
John Gagon, data application programmer
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
My relationship with the word is that it carries with it something that’s not necessarily pure masculine and not necessarily rough and tough, it’s more the voice, appearance, trim hair, compatible with leather and less so with silk/feathers/lace or ghetto-silk (nylon). It’s not too stylish, it’s plain, feels Jimmy Dean, cool and relaxed and comfortable in skin. It also has a ballsy feel and while not necessarily rough and tough, it can be and it can be... ... Read the full text of John Gagon: Butch Mini-Interview →
Kestryl Cael Lowery: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 17th, 2010 |
one response
Kestryl Cael Lowrey
Performer/Writer/Activist
pomofreakshow.com/kessmain and/or kestrylcael.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I didn’t learn what ‘butch’ was until I had been out for several years. It was the same summer I got my first motorcycle jacket, and a lover asked if I had read ‘Stone Butch Blues.’ Of course, I hadn’t; I devoured the text within days, which then led to library searches and more and more reading as I found a sense of history. I was amazed to learn there was a word, an identity, a... ... Read the full text of Kestryl Cael Lowery: Butch Mini-Interview →
Ellis: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 17th, 2010 |
2 responses
Musician, ellis-music.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I identify as a butch woman. I think of “butch” as being a synonym for being a more masculine woman. When I was younger, I thought that butch meant tough, and I worried I wasn’t tough enough. I love pretty ladies and I used to think the only way to have a pretty lady love me back was to be more tough.
But now I’m realizing that toughness isn’t as strong as I thought it was, or at least it is different than I thought it was. Now, for me gentleness is king and... ... Read the full text of Ellis: Butch Mini-Interview →
Vittoria repetto: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 16th, 2010 |
2 responses
poet, poetry host, chiropractor, applied kinesiologist
vittoriarepetto.wordpress.com
www.drvittoriarepetto.com
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
It’s an ID that I’m comfortable with and femmes and other butches see the butch in me. Old guard lesbians from my life have a problem seeing it but that is their problem.
2. What kind of words and labels, if any, do you use to identify yourself?
My tag line is the hardest working guinea butch dyke poet on the lower east side.
3. What do you wish you could tell your younger self about sex,... ... Read the full text of Vittoria repetto: Butch Mini-Interview →
Emma Crandall: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 16th, 2010 |
2 responses
Emma Crandall
Brooklyn, New York
writer, college professor, organizer, fashion inspiration
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
I haven’t always identified as “butch,” but it was definitely my first queer identity. There have been people who have told me I’m not butch, and people who have laughed in my face if I said I wasn’t. So many people assume “butch” is a rigid category, but I don’t find that to be true. Still, I like how polarizing butch can be as an identity/identification. I love our history as... ... Read the full text of Emma Crandall: Butch Mini-Interview →
Symposium #1: What is Butch?
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 16th, 2010 |
3 responses
The Butch Lab Symposium is meant to be a cross between a blog carnival and a link round-up, where whoever wants to chimes in on a particular topic around butch identity and we all have a conversation.
I strongly urge all the folks who participated in this to: a) re-post this roundup, in whole or part (I can provide the HTML if you’d like, contact me); and b) to comment on as many of the contributions as you can. Seriously, challenge yourself to read every single one and comment. Think about what is different or the same from your definition. Make note of a line that made you go... ... Read the full text of Symposium #1: What is Butch? →
Patricia “Cacahuate” Manuel: Butch Mini-Interview
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 15th, 2010 |
2 responses
Patricia “Cacahuate” Manuel
Elite amateur boxer
USA Boxing profile
1. What is your relationship with the word or identity “butch?”
The older I’ve become and the more comfortable I have grown in my own skin, I have realized how much of myself is tied into the word “butch”. When I was younger, I was self-conscious of having my sex misread by other people. Eventually as I grew up I realized that there wasn’t necessarily a contradiction between my female sex and my masculine gender identity. For me, this is the meaning of butch and it truly... ... Read the full text of Patricia “Cacahuate” Manuel: Butch Mini-Interview →
Welcome to Butch Lab!
Posted by Mr. Sexsmith
on Dec 1st, 2010 |
8 responses
I’m so thrilled you’ve stopped by! I’m your host, Sinclair Sexsmith. I run the online writing project Sugarbutch Chronicles, and I study gender and sexuality. I identify as butch myself, and a huge part of my journeys in recent years of coming to myself has been about my gender identity.
I’ve been working on Butch Lab for most of the fall of 2010, and I’m really excited to share the space with you.
I want to thank Kyle, Lauren, Yvette, Roxanne, and Sarah, who have been helping me set up this space and research hot inspirational folks who are featured on this... ... Read the full text of Welcome to Butch Lab! →
Mr. Sexsmith 
