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'''Butch''' is an [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ+]] masculine [[gender expression]] or [[gender identity]]. While many people who identify as butch use the term in reference to their gender expression, others claim it as a [[nonbinary]] identity in itself. Butch is an identity that emerged in [[lesbian]] culture. Stereotypically, butches take the dominant role in relationships with [[Femme|femmes]]. Although there is some controversy surrounding it, butch is an identity that only lesbians can have; Many lesbians have complicated relationships with gender, and may identify as simply butch. | '''Butch''' is an [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ+]] masculine [[gender expression]] or [[gender identity]]. While many people who identify as butch use the term in reference to their gender expression, others claim it as a [[nonbinary]] identity in itself. Butch is an identity that emerged in [[lesbian]] culture. Stereotypically, butches take the dominant role in relationships with [[Femme|femmes]]. Although there is some controversy surrounding it, butch is an identity that only lesbians can have; Many lesbians have complicated relationships with gender, and may identify as simply butch. | ||
==Difference between butch and male== | ==Difference between butch and male== | ||
Although butch is a masculine identity, it isn't the same thing as conventional manhood or masculinity. There are differences, particularly in how conventional manhood and masculinity involve conformity, whereas the [[MOGII]] qualities of butch make it subversive. | Although butch is a masculine identity, it isn't the same thing as conventional manhood or masculinity. There are differences, particularly in how conventional manhood and masculinity involve conformity, whereas the [[MOGII]] qualities of butch make it subversive. | ||
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*[http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Soft_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Soft Butch] | *[http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Soft_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki: Soft Butch] | ||
*[http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Stone_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki: Stone Butch] | *[http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Stone_butch Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki: Stone Butch] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Identities]] [[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | [[Category:Identities]] [[Category:Nonbinary identities]] | ||
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