[Rook]

For a rather long time, I did identify as Aggressive, I didn't know any better description for how I felt.
One bless'd evening my girl gave me a Book after a really rough day facing off some bullies, and I swear..I thought I heard a choir somewhere [-crax up-]
the Book was "Stone Butch Blues"
At the time I was 16, full of piss n vinegar{still am, sometimes}...
I happily embraced 'stone butch', and I have had a lot of those looks, Myself.
Granted, I did meet their glance with challenge back then, got into huge messes with a few "Campus feminist dykes", an ex of my best friend was the Bane of my fucking existence while I crashed on her couch..
I often stopped the argument with "the only reason I'm walking away is because I respect my friends house..just remember this lil phrase divide and conquer"
I don't think it's antiquated to refer yourself as Femme or Butch, our community has a Long history in the 'struggle', to deny ourselves those precious I.D.'s is to deny all those who went against the grain when it was so easy to prosecute/persecute and stuff in a Mental Ward{with ECT as added bonus}.
Nowadays I do use other I.D.'s in addition, but mostly only to give a clear Idea where I stand within some sub-cultures/groups.
Otherwise?
I'm Me, take it or leave it, draw your own conclusions as time goes by.
My boi told me something the other night that I agree with fully, the Rainbow doesn't begin to cover everything we identify with.
I seldom wave a Pride flag in my town because far too often, they'll just assume I'm a pot-smokin Deadhead.
{nothing wrong with it, I just...rarely smoke, and if I know 2 songs from Cherry Garcia, I'm lucky}

So, yeah, I wear my Butch "button" proudly, stares, glares, pre-judged glances be damned. And I'm 33, so..ageism can go down the drain too...