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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]] and bisexual culture in the 1940s, before there was a stark distinction in the community between types of women who were attracted to other women.. Stereotypically, butches take the dominant role in relationships with [[Femme|femmes]]. Many lesbians have complicated relationships with gender, and may identify as simply butch. Although there is some controversy surrounding it, butch is an identity that can be held by people of various queer sexual orientations and can belong to both cisgender and trans individuals.