[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by June

I read it as her talking about what she desires, using the words she had at that point in her life. Maybe she still calls her Butch partners Girls. Maybe they like it. Maybe some of you think that makes them less than.

We are so hell bent on policing the genders, gender presentations, etc. of others. Not Butch, not Butch enough, not Femme, not Femme enough. Not Masculine enough. Not man enough. Man up. Blah, blah, blah.

God. All the things she talked about, I love too. I especially love it in people who are secure enough in their heads that a fucking word doesn't send them over the edge and make them unable to hear something beautiful. Yeah, to me, that is beautiful.

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I hate when the whole, "use this exact wording because otherwise we will pound the fuck out of you because you have insulted .000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the population of ______ identity, causes everyone to miss the beautiful/power/enlightening/humorous/etc., message, the person was trying to share.