[Sachita]

Originally Posted by Metropolis

Celebrate... a place for butches and allies to appreciate, discuss and feel pride in the appearance of our bodies.

In society and often our own community we get a lot of grief and messages that go beyond too fat or short. Either we are too masculine for "a girl" - or not masculine enough... too muscular - not strong enough... hair's to short for "a girl" - too long for a butch.. etc. It's easy to fall into the fray and criticize ourselves especially with the underlying and insidious current that we as butches mostly disassociate from our female bodies... wtf?

Damn, with no apologies, I like my body and I'm happy with the way I am... strapped or bound... or not... I like my smoother chested genderfuck of a body. And that doesn't mean I hate my tits... it means I personally like my chest the way it is (not a male chest, my chest). Just as some people feel sexy with bigger tits, I feel sexy with smaller but "still there" bippies. Some butches don't. *shrug*

Small - big - straight - curvy - long - short etc. etc. blah, there are all sizes and shapes of butch... and fortunately also many admirers of in all those various incarnations, this is a place of positive discussion of all those things.

Keep in mind most everyone would like their body to be a little more this, that or the other thing, so just because we are butches and maybe struggle a little with this or that... it doesn't automatically make it pathological... it makes us human like anyone else. The big thing is no matter what your body or desires for it... be good to it, appreciate it and know that others do too.

And I just want to right of to say a big azz thanx to all those who have always supported all of us in who we are.

Metropolis

(I know there are butches who do have or had more intense struggle with body image and may feel disassociated from their female bodies and that has been and is given much space for discussion... but I believe it's equally important that butches also have a place where we can be allowed to be openly accepting of, take pride in and encourage support of the butch bodies we have be given too.)

I think you're awesome- looks, creativity, style and intellect. Uniquely you with the whole package. A good reason to celebrate.