Personal: Visibility Among Lesbians
So, I hung out a couple of nights this week at a popular lesbian(ish) bar here in town, and wow… it really made me FEEL like a lesbian —err, rather, it’s reminded me that I LOOK like a lesbian (duh,…
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Personal: “Hey Girl!”
Growing up I knew that I was different from the other kids – even before I knew that words like homosexual, butch, queer or transgender existed. I just knew that I didn’t quite… fit.Now that I’m 34 and not building roads…
You Tell Me: Gym + Binders = Suck
I really, really, really, REALLY need to get my ass back in the gym… and for the most part – I’m READY. Like, really, really READY. But when the time comes, and I think about what it’s like to workout in…
Personal: I wish…
Sometimes I wish I’d just been born male… or female – or “straight”… non-queer… WHATEVER. As long as it was at least, like, 90% “something” and without question. Of course, then I remind myself that SURELY there’s a reason that *this*…
Personal: “Letting Go of ‘Butch'”
You know, I really want to document/vent/discuss my experience from the other night, but I’m still struggling with the writing process for whatever reason… It’s like all of my thoughts are stuck inside my head, and I either end up…
Personal: *sigh*
I want to apologize for the lack of content the last few… um, weeks… dammit – months. I promise I’ll try not to go *that* long again. I really DO appreciate the small group of readers that I was beginning…
Personal: Gender and Sexuality and Definitions, oh MY!
So, I’m having a confident day today… for whatever reason, I feel like I understand where I’m going. It doesn’t matter to me (today) what other people think or how they perceive me or my transition. Today… it’s all about…
Daily Coolness: Ian Harvie
I can’t remember where I first discovered this amazing transgender funnyman. He’s opened for Margaret Cho, was on LOGO’s One Night Stand Up and is one of the last transmen standing on Sinclair Sexsmith’s Top Hot Butches site.You can find…
FYI: “YOU’VE GOT ZITS! Acne Advice for Trans Guys and Everybody!”
The fabulous and funny Julie Blair offers up some excellent tips for transguys’ transitiony, pubescent pores..Just in case you didn’t catch it in the video, the two products she recommends are:St. Ives Apricot ScrubQueen Helene Mint Julep Masque
Defining: Butch
Oh, where to even begin? “Butch” — it’s a word I’ve used to describe myself, and I certainly see it as a descriptor for my target audience here at The Butchelor (duh).But what does it mean to BE butch? WHO…