for all the ways that fem identity is discussed and debated in contemporary discourse, in everything that gets said about what makes a fem, or a femme, who has the right to claim it and what is the right way to embody it, somehow we keep skimming over the element central to its function: sex. … Continue reading fem in context: sex and identity, a language of love
"For me, being butch is about a primal attraction, an animal attraction to the femme: an irresistible attraction that unearths the depths of my being. Being a butch has been a lifetime of exploring and celebrating an animal lust and a deliciously uncontrollable urge toward another human being who shares the intensity of my passion … Continue reading
High Fem Burlesque Performer & Drag King Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Sleaze Ball, 2010 Sydney, Australia the archived notes for this show read: Australian high femme burlesque performer, Ginger Snap, joins forces with Aussie Drag Kings Leo De Lush, Rexx Everything & Randy Dicksin in a show choreographed by high femme Mel Stefano for … Continue reading Diamonds Like A Virgin
it had been raining and the sun was shining hotly on wet pavement as we wandered past the tiny boutique up the south end of King Street that afternoon stroll after lunch. the shimmer of dark velvet in the window, the deep shadows within were too tempting to pass - I’d always hated the sun … Continue reading the gloves
"In all these conversations I have been having with butches, they always talk about their role confusion: are they a man or not a man? Why did they want to fuck women? But it seems they always had an image of themselves; they could always look at the movies and see the boy kissing the … Continue reading
in the late 90s and early 2000s, a large butch-fem community flourished online. the cyber age was embraced by butches and fems all around the world, who congregated in busy chatrooms and listservers, finding connection and companionship. this online community led to a new kind of “bar culture” that became part of our history as … Continue reading the Butch-Fem symbol
"In the 1940s and 1950s, being a butch or part of a butch-fem couple on the streets meant claiming the identity of difference, of being a “homo” or a “queer.” “Homo” was the term commonly used to designate their difference by those who came out in the 1930s and 1940s while “queer” is the language … Continue reading
