As gender is a social construct, I don’t believe someone is born with an ‘innate gender identity’. However, we might try to figure out where we feel like we ‘belong’ the most and who we can relate to. Combining this with the struggles we’ve endured and which aspects we identify with, will result in some sort of feeling, that some might interpret or see as 'gender identity’. Naturally, this is influenced by multiple factors.Therefore, it doesn’t surprise me that people come up with things such as 'absorbgender’, in an attempt to describe their feelings towards the concept of gender. But I don’t think that coming up with more words to describe our personal relation to this social construct will help on the long term, as this results in only more boxes. And exactly those (restrictive) boxes are what made us feel out of place in the first place. What if we’d get rid of the boxes? What if we’d address the restrictions we feel/felt, instead?
Can I get a shout out and/or ♂️ from/to all the beautiful butch bottoms out there! . . Our love & sex issue has by far been the most popular, what do you reckon? Should we start working on another issue in the same vein? . . To continue supporting butch visibility & butches in queer media go grab a digital download, they’re on sale at half price until we’re all allowed out in the world again! Link is in bio ☝. . . And thank you immensely to everyone who’s already ordered a set, your support means the world to us, with your help we’re hoping to be able to gather enough funds to have issue 7 printed up-front, no debt on the next round would be the dream ! . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchbottom #butchbottoms #butch4butvh #butchfemme #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #butchesofinstagram #gender #queer #queerart #queerartists (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AsxWGhS3H/?igshid=17fylqyoqfgvn
“Being butch has always been a happy place for me. Have people made my life a living hell because I, when you really boil it down, prefer pants to a dress? Absolutely. But, does my place of rest, when my brain has settled, and my heart is in a calm rhythm, feel like my most true and connected self? Absolutely. Do people tell me at every show how much it means to them to see someone that looks like them standing in front of them, let alone on tv (in admittedly the tiniest amount)? Yes, they do. These are experiences I am eternally grateful for and wouldn’t have if I “fit” into someone else’s idea of what it is to be a person.” - @rheabutcher - Directly quoted from our Work & Professional Edition (Issue 5) by @esthergoodboy . . Visibility is SO fucking important ! You can’t be what you can’t see, and that my friends, is like one of the many reason why we exist, to make butchness more visible and accessible, not only to wider society, but to each other. . . As we expand and try to figure out different ways to financially support this project, our promise is to always provide access to content both free and on a sliding scale basis. . . Digital Downloads are half price at the moment, you can grab em here: we.butchisnotadirtyword.com and for anyone who might like to read the mags but can’t find the funds, please always feel free to reach out via email, we’re happy to make accommodations and discuss [email protected] . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchesofinstagram #lgbtq #lgbtqiaplus #queerportraits #queer #gender (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-z2pnGh37l/?igshid=606j1szh17tm
