"Butch" and "Femme" - Truly Antiquated Terms or More Marginalization?

[Boots13]

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

I totally agree that Femme is out of style. I just wonder when it ever was?

Hey Apoc ~
If I've never told you how much I like your screen name, every time I see
it (and I've seen it for years!) I chuckle.
Nothing like a little chaos with color !
Boots


Anyway...this statement kinda made me sad. Are we really that "antiquated',
becoming "invisible", or outdated? I wonder what the now generation thinks when
they see a Butch/Femme couple, out and about.


I remember terms like bull-dagger, lipstick lez, sporty dyke...and now Butch and Femme
are falling by the wayside. For some reason this conversation has awakened me.

I had no clue that while we've been arguing, debating, defining ourselves , that the
descriptors of Butch and Femme are falling by the wayside. It makes sense, everything evolves.


I'm really interested in this and wish more of the younger generation was on this thread to
share their experiences and thoughts.