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

turasultana · 12-23-2009, 08:55 AM

Maybe this will make sense if not... i gave it a go.

Gemme was saying (paraphrasing) that all homosexuals aren't lesbians, which is true even in the broadest sense since men can be homosexuals and not lesbians.

Cyclopea is saying all female homosexuals are lesbians..

But how about if Gemme (or anyone, not trying to put words in her mouth) defines herself as Femme rather than "female". Can we then say:
Femme homosexuals are not all lesbians. (may or may not be).

Would that make sense?

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12-23-2009, 08:55 AM	#11
turasultana Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: spoken for Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: brooklyn Posts: 432 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 226 Thanked 713 Times in 249 Posts Rep Power: 2043786	Maybe this will make sense if not... i gave it a go. Gemme was saying (paraphrasing) that all homosexuals aren't lesbians, which is true even in the broadest sense since men can be homosexuals and not lesbians. Cyclopea is saying all female homosexuals are lesbians.. But how about if Gemme (or anyone, not trying to put words in her mouth) defines herself as Femme rather than "female". Can we then say: Femme homosexuals are not all lesbians. (may or may not be). Would that make sense?