FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions … or the questions we anticipate will be frequently asked.

Hey! That’s me! Why am I listed in this “Inspiration” database?

Probably because somebody nominated you. The guidelines for nominations are here, and so someone thought you fit them. (That also probably means they think you are hot.)

I’d like you to remove my name, please. How do I get you to do that?

Sure, of course. This is intended to be a fun, flattering thing to be involved in. Email butchlabproject (at) gmail.com and one of the folks who works on this site will take it down right away.

I like that I’m listed! But I’d like to use a different photograph. Or I’d like to add a description about my work, can I send that to you? Or, you have my Twitter or Facebook or website URL wrong! Will you fix that?

Gladly. Email butchlabproject (at) gmail.com and one of the folks who works on this site will make the adjustments.

Hey! You forgot this one hot masculine of center person who is amazing and I can’t believe you forgot them!

Oh no! We’d be glad to add them, assuming they fit the criteria in some way (or if they don’t, you can convince us why they should be included anyway). Use this submission form or email butchlabproject (at) gmail.com.

Some of the folks on this list aren’t “butch”! They’re/I’m insulted.

nclusion on this list does not presume any singular gender identity label, nor does it intend to impose any gender identity upon anyone else. One of my basic gender tenets is that no one can label you, that you label yourself. And by including someone on a list I don’t intend to state that they are butch and that we know better than they do what their identity truly Is, but rather that they have been visibly not feminine in the world, and for a woman to go about their life in such a gender expression is both difficult and inspiring to those of us who relate to it. So this is a list of inspiration.

Why did you include trans men? Why did you include cis men? Why did you include straight women?

I strongly believe in allies, in examining our similarities, and in strength through sharing our stories and finding overlap. Some trans women have masculine of center identities. Some trans men still identify with the words for queer masculine of center identities, like “butch.” Some gay men use the word “butch” frequently. The aim here is to examine different ways that people are intentionally remaking and reexamining masculinity, and to celebrate some of the people who have been our mentors, friends, and celebrities in coming to better understandings of ourselves. Read more explanation for the criteria for folks on this list.