Something I just noticed..the very logo of the site

[Justin]

I have waited to respond to this thread so I could collect my thoughts.....and my glasses

As an artist first who has designed logo's, I have to say I was very impressed by the aesthetic feel and the choice of font (trust me it's hard to come up with this stuff).

Now as me, a butch..... I have found a home on these sites that are for butch, femme ideals so to speak. I am old,old,old school and when I came out very young this was how the world was, but it fit me to a tee. I know times and things have changed and yes, we are a dying breed. I have been to MANY other lesbian dating sites and forums and all I get from femmes is a "NO" cause they want other femmes or a mailbox full of butches wanting to date me. Now mind you none of this offends me, its just not my cup of tea. Here I have found a home where I know I can feel safe!!!!! Does this mean we are not accepting of all ideals and relationships? NO !!!! For once in my life I have found a place where my ideals and who I am are accepted!!! And we are accepting of everyone!!!! This is why I love BFP <3, I feel at home but we are a diverse group of individuals. Who cares if you pack or not, if you get nails or not, it doesn't matter!!!! What does matter is that we are accepting of all that want to share themselves with us, and accept us all for who we are as individuals!!!

BFP rock on !!!!! And thank you for making this a home for everyone !!!

[aishah]

random thoughts after a 15 hour day during which i missed all this...

...i love that this thread devolved into fuckery it seriously made my day to come home to.
...i love that picture of princessbelle and bulldog.
...i'm not a huge fan of binaries or stereotypes of what it means to be butch/femme. i don't think of butch/femme as a binary. i'm not a very girly femme. i rarely wear pink and i never wear heels. (okay, that's a lie, i wear them like once a year for work. but still.) the points that have been brought up here about the "butch is bold, femme is pink and flowery" ish is something that i've definitely thought of before with regards to the logo. and that's not really my deal, but it's cool.
...i love pink, green, and black together. green is my favorite color and i'm not a huge fan of pink but i love the hot pink/black combo. and the way it integrates with the whole color scheme of the site.
...the circles are really cool and i love the favicon.
...as a forum admin and a web designer i totally appreciate the amount of work it must have taken to make the logo (which is aesthetically gorgeous and AMAZING) and make the forum colors match.

[*Anya*]

What I think is so cool about the Planet, is that a topic on a thread can start out in one direction, can take off into another, some folks can get riled up, others not so much and still others can make us think and feel.

In the end, for the most part, once the dust has settled, we can still come back together as a community.

I really love that about this place.

[Novelafemme]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

What I think is so cool about the Planet, is that a topic on a thread can start out in one direction, can take off into another, some folks can get riled up, others not so much and still others can make us think and feel.

In the end, for the most part, once the dust has settled, we can still come back together as a community.

I really love that about this place.

Anya, I wish I could give you a big huge bear hug right now! Whomever gets to spend the rest of their life with you is one hellofa lucky butch!! And if no butch snags you, this femme makes a super fun roommate.