#dykestowatchoutfor

“One thing that’s come up a lot in our sesions lately is how I struggle with how judgey our queer community can be. I feel like there is this cancer on progressiveness, and I find it unsettling how quickly millennial queers can condemn other queers for not being as progressive as they are. It’s like people get shut down for saying the wrong thing before they have a chance to explain themselves. We didn’t come into this world knowing everything. We were all blank slates and learned as we grew.
It’s like we no longer know how to have open dialogue with each other. You either get it or you don’t, and if you don’t you’re condemned and cast out of the community. There are so many double standards within our community. We hate it when conservatives shove their ideals down our throats and yet we do it to each other.
Through therapy and lots of practice, I am learning to speak my truth, to articulate myself in ways that will be received constructively. In the way I know how I continue to work on having an open dialogue with both myself and my community everyday” - @lmheinsdale - Issue 6, The Mental Health Edition - Digital & Print copies available, link in bio for purchase.
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by @esthergoodboy .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #dykestowatchoutfor #queer #queercommunity #gender #gendernonconforming #sheher #theythem #gay #gayisokay #gaygaygay #pdx #pdxo #queerportraits (at Portland, Oregon)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tLc_MBr9t/?igshid=16grkuk1xhnjg

Charlottesville Pride ! @lgreencville by @esthergoodboy #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queersouth #queerappalachia #dykestowatchoutfor #butchdyke #butchdykes #gendernonconforming (at Charlottesville, Virginia)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bINyOBjyv/?igshid=1wpcx2tjt453x

“What does it mean to be well when your fellow human travellers are struggling, suffering, dying? What does success mean? What does happiness mean when it’s built on others bones?” - Kal Oleander - Issue 6 - The Mental Health Edition .
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by @esthergoodboy
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #queer #gender #dykestowatchoutfor (at Portland, Oregon)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TRdrrhgFm/?igshid=4rr8lnvuyd42

“This was all a stark contrast to my life with long hair. In high school, I simply walked into the room and smiled and had three different part time jobs…” - Oh hallo old friend - workplace discrimination Quote pulled from @_amyo__ - Issue 5 and photo by @esthergoodboy .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #gay #gayisok #gaygaygay #gender #sheher #theythem #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity #dykestowatchoutfor #portrait #portraitphotography (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zhb6EBxmm/?igshid=ek5imrn2mk8t

“I find myself able to relate more to, and have empathy for those who do not look like me, yet have a similar experience of what presentation can yield in the world at large” - @rheabutcher - Issue 5, The Work Edition. by @esthergoodboy .
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Wanna read the full piece? Available in both print and digital format via the link in bio.
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #gay #gaymous #dykestowatchoutfor #portrait #portraitphotography (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B19UiDpB8Cr/?igshid=6yjydipiakya

Um can we all take a moment to appreciate this goddamn beautiful scene from our Intergenerational Issue (#3). This heart beats strong for all the baby butch and butch daddy’s out there! Sam King & Phoebe Adams @thekingofdice @honkytonkbutch by @parkerblain
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#butch #butchdaddy #babybutch #dyke #dykes #dykestowatchoutfor #lesbian #lesbiansofinstagram #dykesofinsta #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofig #lgbtqia #gender #gayisokay #gendernonconforming #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchdyke #butchdykes #sydney #sydneygay #gaysydney #sydneygays (at Sydney, Australia)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eNlTXh3OR/?igshid=1ho4h81f6222a

“The public bathroom is a gauntlet every butch must run. As I entered the women’s room at the back of the McDonald’s, two elderly ladies were on their way out. One of them was struggling with her walker as her counterpart washed and dried her hands. I did my best to slip by them and into a stall, afraid of kickstarting a ‘This is the women’s room’ confrontation I didn’t have time to finish. “Let her by,” the hand-drying woman goaded as I edged past, “…she looks so nice.”
“She does,” her friend answered, a kind murmur of approval that warmed me from my blistered toes to my blush-reddened ears. I laughed in my stall, calling a surprised “…thank you”, their way as they exited. I looked at my reflection before leaving the bathroom, an unstoppable grin emblazoned on my face. I chuckled again as I lifted my briefcase back onto my shoulder, emboldened and elated by the women’s unexpected reaction. I checked myself out in the mirror one last time, snapping a quick picture to show my friend. I looked good.“ - @lenadoubleyou - Issue 5, The Work Edition. by @esthergoodboy
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #brooklyn #brooklyngay #newyork #newyorkgay #gaynewyork #portrait #portraitphotography #environmentalportraits #dyke #dykestowatchoutfor #lesbiansofig #lesbiansofinstagram (at Brooklyn, New York)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jVis3BAt0/?igshid=4gxvf7sapt6m

“I’ve known that I love girls since I was six, maybe even younger. I wrote poetry for a blonde, curly haired girl who reminded me of the princesses in the Irish fairy tales that my mother would read to me before bed. She crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trash before going to collect her snack. The longer I knew of and denied my own lesbianism, the more it came out in my art. I wrote a high fantasy short fiction collection throughout my entire high school career and drew pictures to go along with the story. I never showed anyone my work, especially my mother. The whole book was about lesbians who died for their love, lesbians who were beaten and struggled in silence as their want consumed them. Just imagine: a lesbian pulp fiction with a Lord of The Rings backdrop, but no men and lots of warrior queens wielding swords and falling in love with butch pirates.” - @lemonliu32 - From Issue 5. by @esthergoodboy
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#butchisnotadirtyword #butchplease #butchdyke #gender #gendernonconforming #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity #lesbiansofinstagram #lesbian #lesbians #lesbiansofig #sheher #qpoc #qwoc #gay #butchlesbians #butchlesbian #queer #queersofinstagram #dykestowatchoutfor #queerportraitseries #dyketowatchoutfor (at New Jersey)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Y6Zw5BGby/?igshid=1m0d494ud9pmd

Happy Monday Folks, Stay Dapper, Stay Ghay @venerable_tomboy
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queermasculinity #femalemasculinity #gender #lesbian #lesbians #lesbiansofinstagram #gendernonconforming #dykestowatchoutfor #queersofig #gay #gayisok #gaygaygay #theythem #sheher #lesbiansofinstgram #andro #androstyle #queer #queersofig #queersofinstagram #butchesbelike #butchesofinstagram #handsomegay #butchappreciationday #butchappreciationmonth (at Portland, Oregon)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Op0z8BXsy/?igshid=vlarjieq9rw9

Rollin’ into the weekend like…… Have fun out there everyone ! @evagonzalezmusic by @esthergoodboy
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#butch #butchdyke #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #lesbiansofinsta #lesbiansofinstagram #dykesofinsta #dykesofinstagram #butchlez #butchlesbians #queer #gay #lgbtqia #gender #gendernonconforming #butchesofinstagram #girlsgirlsgirls #picofthegay #queerportrait #portraitphotography #portrait #printmagazine #gaygaygay #gayisokay #lagay (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0G8o3Wh4VL/?igshid=fi27b8smc5m3

“I am forever grateful for the strength and the skills that my grandparents taught and instilled in me. Their unconditional love and nurturing spirit helped me survive an abusive environment and taught me to embrace who I was - not hide it. I carry that with me in my work as a butch photographer, artist and individual’. - From the sweetheart that is @kershbranz , Issue 5, the work edition. Swipe right for preview, link in bio for purchase. @esthergoodboy
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queermasculinity #femalemasculinity #gender #gendernonconforming #dykestowatchoutfor #queersofig #gay #gayisok #gaygaygay #theythem #sheher #lesbiansofinstgram #andro #androstyle #queer #queersofig #queersofinstagram #butchesbelike #butchesofinstagram #handsomegay #queerportrait #portrait #portraitphotography #butchappreciationday #butchappreciationmonth #dykesagainsttransphobia #sfgay #sfgays #sanfrancisco (at San Francisco, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BrrFuBy11/?igshid=4x3uj0dv2rc6

Happy Pride London !!! .
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Massive thanks to @undergroundandsecondhand for sharing these beautiful pride images in our Butches Against Transphobia Tee. Link in bio if you wanna grab one!
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchesagainsttransphobia #pride #happypride #pride2019 #gayuk #londongay #gaylondon #butchdyke #dykestowatchoutfor #gender #gendernonconforming #sheher #theythem #gay #gayisokay #gaygaygay (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoTlXLBczW/?igshid=nv3zzadt1nq1

In these moments of uncertainty, what we all need…..is A FEMME AND AN LHB, Thankyou for your service @opalsoceans @danincrew
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(&opalsoceans rocking our femmes against Butchphobia tee - link in bio to snag one of these for pride season) .
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#butch #femme #butchfemme #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #butchesofinstagram #femmesofinstagram #lgbtqia #lgbtq #gaygaygay #pdx #pdxgay #dykestowatchoutfor #queer #lesbiankiss #lesbiankisses #lesbianlove #lesbianmoms #dykes #dykesaregay #lesbiandaddy #femmedaddy #lesbiancouple (at Washougal, Washington)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B97EFI3hg6B/?igshid=1bjit8su8kht7

A teaser from our shoot in south LA with @cheers2home and @sephardaddi for the Butch 4 Butch issue coming out in May! .
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by @esthergoodboy .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #qpoc #qwoc #la #losangeles #southla #lgtbqia #lgbtq #dykestowatchoutfor #butchesofinstagram #dykesofinstagram #gaygaygay #queerportrait #queerportraits #gender #gendernonconforming (at South Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9r9npFB-Zh/?igshid=332jjuh4jqpi

“We reclaimed ‘butch’ as a positive identity, not just from mainstream society who used it to marginalise masculine women, but also from the second wave feminist movement who stigmatised us" - A little trip down memory lane with Laura Dettori Deriu, from Issue 3, our intergenerational edition. Which unfortunately sold out in print, but is still available for digital download.
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@nixcartel .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchesofinstagram #dykesofinstagram #dykestowatchoutfor #cutelesbians #lgbtq #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtqhistory #gay #gender #gendernonconforming #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mfr9shm2M/?igshid=zc16v0xm8rbh

@m_sintitulo - Issue 6, for the full story, and to support us in getting more Butch content out into the world, go grab a copy of our latest issue, The Mental Health Edition. Link in bio. .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #lgbtqia #lgbtq #gender #gendernonconforming #nonbinary #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity #chronicillness #fibromyalgia #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness (at Mexico City, Mexico)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hY5XehHJy/?igshid=k5hgk7cqq73v

Issue 4 Flashbacks - “When asked to write about love and sex for this issue of BINADW, I was immediately nervous. Although I think about the concepts of love and sex on a daily basis, vulnerability being so intrinsically connected to these ideas makes it difficult to write and talk about. As a butch woman, love and sex are often defined by others for me. They make assumptions based off my embodiment of a subversive masculinity. I now have the privilege to use this platform to share just one butch dyke’s perspective of love and sex, contributing to a larger narrative of those butches who have also felt the sting of assumptions. In every queer identity, there is always so much to unravel and learn about one another. I learn more about love everyday. I notice its absence, I flourish in it’s fullness. I have learned that picking apart love, investigating its inconsistencies, admiring its sound–even when it skips–has proven to be an act of love onto myself. One of the ways I explore love is to challenge myself to embrace love beyond intimate and romantic settings. I challenge myself to embrace a transformative love that extends to other dykes and butches in my community.” - @carlyriot by @esthergoodboy .
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There are only 25 copies of issue 4 left, (The love & sex edition) land we won’t be doing a re print anytime soon, so if you’re building your butch collection and don’t have this one yet nows a good time to go grab it ! Link in bio.
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchgender #dykestowatchoutfor #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #butchesofinstagram #dykesofinsta #gender #gendernonconforming #genderqueer #nonbinary #leabiankiss #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #queerportraits #gayportraits #pdx #pdxo #portlandoregon (at Portland, Oregon)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8w9wwvhQGI/?igshid=1goj70wyc8wo0

“I love teaching mathematics because of the relationships that I am able to build with students each year. When students come to my class, I want them to feel capable, noticed, respected, cared about. I know that lots of students have math phobia, so one of my main goals is to change their self-perception and attitude towards learning math. One thing I have noticed is that change starts on the personal level. It is not only about teaching math; it is also about helping young women develop as individuals who are able to articulate their thoughts and ideas. And especially teaching at an all-girls school with a predominately Black and Latinx student body, it is important that they have someone in their lives that is not afraid to be themselves. I am grateful to be one of those people for them.” - Nina Granberry, Issue 5 - The Work Edition. Ya can get your paws on a copy via the link in bio. @young_teach .
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by @esthergoodboy .
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queereducator #educator #math #lgbtqia #qwoc #qpoc #dykesofinstagram #dykestowatchoutfor #queerportrait #queer #gender (at Brooklyn, New York)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8j0a3WhM49/?igshid=14sji2gpqwzx3

@esthergoodboy .
A tale as old as time itself. As a secondary school teacher, and 28 year old woman, I was once bullied by two 15 year old boys on the way home because they thought I was a peer . When’s the last time you compromised your authenticity in order to keep safe or navigate the workplace more smoothly ? Issue 5, our work & professions issue is all about this. Link in bio if ya wanna check it out.
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#butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #dykestowatchoutfor #butchlesbian #queer #queereducators #gender #gendernonconforming (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FQVX-Bzuv/?igshid=887qcmwaspbv

#DrawingPride for the month of June!
Day 17: #Lesbian - Alison Bechdel!
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#queer #lesbianpride #lgbtq #cartoonist #queerart #queerartist #lesbianartist #motivationalposter #motivationalquotes #pride #pride2018 #patricknagel #80sart #dykestowatchoutfor #funhome #ringofkeys #triangles #inkdrawing #illustration #popart #queerpride #transpride #gaypride (at Los Angeles, California)