Butch

Butch
Type	Gender Expression

Butch is a term that is usually used as a form of gender expression. Typically, the term is used to refer to queer women who present in a masculine manner, whether through style or traits. However, some believe that the term goes beyond gender expression.

While the term is primarily used among sapphic women, it is also used by non-binary and genderqueer individuals. The term has been connected to trans identities, some who identified as butch women may go on to identify as trans men or transmasculine.

Common Definitions

“	a woman or girl, especially one who is LGBTQ+, who embraces identity markers such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity	”
–Dictionary,

“	a gay man who embraces identity markers that are associated with normative expressions of masculinity	”
–Dictionary,

Gallery

Butch flag by butchspace

Alternate butch flag by deleted user

Black Butch Community flag by The Gender Thieves

Symbol

The butch symbol was created by a group of Brazilians and uploaded onto DeviantArt by user Cari-Rez-Lobo on October 3, 2014.

Another butch symbol was created by Tumblr user The Gender Thieves, along with their Black Butch Community flag; however, their butch symbol is not black-exclusive.

Butch symbol by Cari-Rez-Lobo

See Also

• Femme
• Butchgender
• Bxtchgender