The Butch Pronoun Questionaire
1. How do you identify?
Butch Woman
2a. What is your preferred pronoun (when referencing yourself)?
She
2b. Do you feel like your preferred pronoun fits you perfectly?
Yes
2c. Did you have another or other preferred pronouns in the past?
I was called he...some still call me that,actually.Men and women take me for a he on first impressions.
3a. Does your preferred pronoun vary depending on setting?
Yes
3b. If so, can you please explain why and how?
If i'm going to see these people/strangers every day,they must see me as a butch woman,period
4. How important is it to you that people use your preferred pronoun?
Now days its very important!
5a. If somebody refers to you by the pronoun, "he," and this is not your preferred pronoun, how do/would you feel?
I'm NOT a he...I now joke with strangers and correct them
5b. How do/would you react?
I tell them i'm a butch woman...and leave it
9a. When speaking of a specific butch, do you strive to ensure you are using that person's preferred pronoun?
When in doubt,I ask them what do they prefer to be called
9b. If not, why not?
Sometimes I fuck up
9c. If not, what do you see as the possible effects for that butch and others in the community?
Hoping he/hy'd stand up and correct me,no hard feelings would be taken
10a. Do you associate different traits with different butch pronouns?
No
10b. Do you feel that different pronouns clue you in about how a butch may look, think, feel, dress, act, talk, walk, fuck, bond?
No
10c. Do you associate different ideologies, alliances or belief systems with different butch pronouns?
No
11a. If you are referring to a butch, and you have not had the opportunity to find out what that person's preferred pronoun is, do you use a default pronoun?
Yes, and I usually fuck up
11b. If so, which pronoun do you use and why?
In the past i'd call he/hy a she,for some it can be seen as an insult to be called a Her/She
11c. If not, what do you do instead?
Ask them first
11d. Would you advocate a community-wide standard in this case? If so, what would it be and why?
No,all butches are not the same...even those that call themselves He/hy
12a. If you are referring to a hypothetical butch, do you use a default pronoun?
say what???
12b. If so, which pronoun do you use and why?
is this a trick question?
12c. If not, what do you do instead?
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around hypothetical butch
12d. Would you advocate a community-wide standard in this case? If so, what would it be and why?
If there are hypothetical butches out there,most definintely.I mean,if you don't know what you are,how are we suppose to know what you are?...i'm curious about the different butches out there...although i'm more curious about the different femmes out there,just saying
14a. Are there times when you have been corrected for using an incorrect pronoun for a butch?
Yes
14b. If so, how did you feel about it and how did it influence you?
You have to learn somewhere
15. Do you have any other thoughts regarding the use of butch pronouns?
Well,yes and no.I mean it matters that I be seen as a butch woman.Other butches can call it as they see themselves..whatever they want others how to see them
16. If you could add a question to this questionaire, what would it be?
N/A...plz
my gawd