Butch and femme (/fɛm/; French: [fam]; from French femme 'woman') are masculine (butch) or feminine (femme) identities in the lesbian subculture that have...

activity, as opposed to a stone femme. The term stone butch was popularized by Leslie Feinberg's 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues, which describes the protagonist's...

lesbian history and culture, femme has been used among lesbians to distinguish traditionally feminine lesbians from their butch (i.e. masculine) lesbian counterparts...

butch lesbians. Soft butch is on the spectrum of butch, as are stone butch and masculine, whereas on the contrary, ultra fem, high femme, and lipstick lesbian...

1950s, butch became a central identity in the lesbian community. It was often understood in conjunction with femme identity, and butch-femme relations...

learns of a gay bar from a coworker. There, she meets drag queens, butches, and femmes. Butch Al and Jacqueline take Jess in and teach her about lesbian roles...

lesbian flag. (Designer unknown.) LGBTQ portal Butch and femme Girly girl Lipstick feminism Soft butch das Nair, Roshan; Butler, Catherine, eds. (2012)...

expression or symbol of lesbian identity, particularly on the femme side of the femme–butch spectrum, while manicure and nail art are more broadly seen...

1990s and is a compound from the words fem (an abbreviation of feminine and femme) and boy. The variant femboi uses the LGBT term boi. By 2000, the term boi...

Kristen (2023-06-20). "Can You Still Be a Femme Fatale if You're Butch?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-21. "K Patrick". v t e v t e...