Are butches really a dying breed?

arcstriker · 08-06-2012, 01:10 AM

Go for it my brother!

Vivacious1 · 08-20-2012, 07:07 PM

I think that whether butches are a dying breed really is a relative question, it depends on who you ask and what they consider butch!
As for myself, Old School Butches seem to be far and few between. I have very definitive ideas of what my butch is made of. What frustrates me is what I look for and what some "butches" portray themselves as are two very different things. I believe with every ounce of me, it has to come natural. I can tell if it doesn't. I have witnessed the true butch/femme dynamic and it is beautiful, it flows effortlessly and lines are clear. So... I guess in essence, for me it seems as if my ideals are not dying but hidden?

Sun · 08-23-2012, 07:26 AM

My take on this is that the Butch is very much an alive breed and everywhere.

It seems that younger generations may be rejecting some labels or perhaps what they consider older labels. For me I was born Butch and before I began a really intense inner journey to sort through my gender identity I was content with using the term Butch all the time. We all begin somewhere, some of us migrate and some stay at home. There is a lot of pride in how we own
Our identities as it should be. Sometimes I found myself over thinking all of this.

One thing that remains is that the Butch Femme dynamic no matter what path we take, is amazing, unique, beautiful and ours.

~ocean · 08-23-2012, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

My take on this is that the Butch is very much an alive breed and everywhere.

It seems that younger generations may be rejecting some labels or perhaps what they consider older labels. For me I was born Butch and before I began a really intense inner journey to sort through my gender identity I was content with using the term Butch all the time. We all begin somewhere, some of us migrate and some stay at home. There is a lot of pride in how we own
Our identities as it should be. Sometimes I found myself over thinking all of this.

One thing that remains is that the Butch Femme dynamic no matter what path we take, is amazing, unique, beautiful and ours.

dayummmm such a seductive way of explaining what is sooo natural

ty~

Sun · 08-25-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ~ocean

dayummmm such a seductive way of explaining what is sooo natural

ty~

Thank you Ocean.

Two-spirit · 09-29-2012, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun

My take on this is that the Butch is very much an alive breed and everywhere.

It seems that younger generations may be rejecting some labels or perhaps what they consider older labels. For me I was born Butch and before I began a really intense inner journey to sort through my gender identity I was content with using the term Butch all the time. We all begin somewhere, some of us migrate and some stay at home. There is a lot of pride in how we own
Our identities as it should be. Sometimes I found myself over thinking all of this.

One thing that remains is that the Butch Femme dynamic no matter what path we take, is amazing, unique, beautiful and ours.

Smiles,

Well said..for me I'm a two-spirit and I like being called a warrior..it describes my nationality,butchness,and my heritage...

08-20-2012, 07:07 PM	#2
Vivacious1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: femme Relationship Status: taken Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 220 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 195 Thanked 795 Times in 178 Posts Rep Power: 6042526	Impossible Question~!!! I think that whether butches are a dying breed really is a relative question, it depends on who you ask and what they consider butch! As for myself, Old School Butches seem to be far and few between. I have very definitive ideas of what my butch is made of. What frustrates me is what I look for and what some "butches" portray themselves as are two very different things. I believe with every ounce of me, it has to come natural. I can tell if it doesn't. I have witnessed the true butch/femme dynamic and it is beautiful, it flows effortlessly and lines are clear. So... I guess in essence, for me it seems as if my ideals are not dying but hidden? __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history ...

08-23-2012, 07:26 AM	#3
Sun Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Preferred Pronoun?: He, him, his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 1,775 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,557 Thanked 5,551 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	My take on this is that the Butch is very much an alive breed and everywhere. It seems that younger generations may be rejecting some labels or perhaps what they consider older labels. For me I was born Butch and before I began a really intense inner journey to sort through my gender identity I was content with using the term Butch all the time. We all begin somewhere, some of us migrate and some stay at home. There is a lot of pride in how we own Our identities as it should be. Sometimes I found myself over thinking all of this. One thing that remains is that the Butch Femme dynamic no matter what path we take, is amazing, unique, beautiful and ours. __________________ “Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” ― Rumi

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08-06-2012, 01:10 AM	#1
arcstriker Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Sir Relationship Status: Married to Lisalysa Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: CT Posts: 33 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 63 Thanked 161 Times in 25 Posts Rep Power: 0	Go for it my brother!