09-23-2014, 09:13 PM
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How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme lesbian
Preferred Pronoun?: I'm a woman. Behave accordingly.
Relationship Status: Single, not looking.
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Location: NYC
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Originally Posted by Femmadian
Sooo...
... and two, I felt safe to be feminine in their presence. This second point was key for me. Butch women helped me to see femininity in a positive light. They helped create a space in which it was safe to explore that. Butches helped me see that feminine could be smart, could be fun, could be desired by someone without in the same breath being hated and denigrated by that very same someone. They helped me see it was okay and helped break down some of the ugliness and misogyny surrounding it which had attached itself to it via heteronormative society. Frankly, I never would have claimed femme as mine if it weren't for those who claimed butch as their own.
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This. Exactly.
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Cheryl
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