Here come the lesbians, here come the leaping lesbians...

Heart · 07-29-2011, 04:40 PM

As I said, butches are facing unique challenges in terms of the divisions and power struggles currently surfacing between women/female folk and trans-masculine folk. But i couldn't quite let the list below stand.

"As a femme, she never has her gender or femaleness called into question."
I have my queerness called into question routinely.

"As a femme, she can blend into the mainstream without question."
"Passing" involves risk and erasure. It's called invisibility and it's oppressive.

"As a femme, there is no male telling her the new label of choice is less than masculine".
Femmes are female and are subjected to male domination in various forms.

"As a femme, she will never be mistaken for a man."
I will be mistaken for straight.

"As a femme, she never had to deal with the impact of being told she just wanted to be a man."
I will be told I just haven't had the right man give it to me good.

"As a femme, she will never be too feminine."
My femininity will be objectified.

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07-29-2011, 04:40 PM	#11
Heart Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: rainbows! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Posts: 466 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 303 Thanked 2,522 Times in 409 Posts Rep Power: 12032610	As I said, butches are facing unique challenges in terms of the divisions and power struggles currently surfacing between women/female folk and trans-masculine folk. But i couldn't quite let the list below stand. "As a femme, she never has her gender or femaleness called into question." I have my queerness called into question routinely. "As a femme, she can blend into the mainstream without question." "Passing" involves risk and erasure. It's called invisibility and it's oppressive. "As a femme, there is no male telling her the new label of choice is less than masculine". Femmes are female and are subjected to male domination in various forms. "As a femme, she will never be mistaken for a man." I will be mistaken for straight. "As a femme, she never had to deal with the impact of being told she just wanted to be a man." I will be told I just haven't had the right man give it to me good. "As a femme, she will never be too feminine." My femininity will be objectified.