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[[File:Butch flag.png|thumb|220x220px|Another alternate butch lesbian flag.]]
[[File:The-Butch-Monologues-940x528.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An example of butch fashion.]]
[[File:Butch symbol.png|thumb|The butch symbol.|alt=|188x188px]]
[[File:Butch Woman.png|thumb|180x180px|The butch woman symbol.]]
'''Butch''' is a term used in [[
Butch women
Butch men are historically associated with biker/leather subcultures, sometimes being referred to as "leather-men." They sought to embody a caricature of hypermasculinity, and subvert the masculinity that heterosexual men displayed.<ref>[https://butchwolverine.tumblr.com/post/633331651325329408/from-motorcycle-leathers-and-the-construction-of| Tumblr post of exerpts from ''Motorcycle Leathers and the Construction of Masculine Identities Among Homosexual Men'' by butchwolverine.]</ref> Their relationship with masculinity can be likened to a [[Femme|femme]] woman's relationship with femininity, though they are not perfectly opposite. In modernity, fewer men attach their butch identity to motorcycle groups and leather, rather focusing on the subversion of typical masculinity in a specifically [[LGBT+]] way.
Traditionally, butch has been used by individuals who are attracted to [[Femme|femmes]]. For some butches, this attraction to femmes represents a strong part of their own identity. However, some butches are attracted to other butches. This phenomenon is commonly called "masc-for-masc" or "butch-for-butch." ▼
▲Traditionally,
Butch is sometimes used as a non-binary gender on its own, particular by people who have a complex relationship with gender or womanhood due to being butch or being sapphic.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Butch_Is_a_Noun/jmyfdmsWjiEC?hl=en&gbpv=1 ''Butch is a Noun'', S. Bear Bergman, Arsenal Pulp Press.]</ref> In a 2015 survey of non-cis people in the USA, 5% of respondents (about 1,385 people) were butch.<ref>[https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf ''The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey'', National Center for Transgender Equality.]</ref> ▼
▲Butch is sometimes used as a non-binary gender on its own,
While the butch label is often used by/associated with lesbians, it is also used by other groups in the LGBTQ+ community
▲While the butch label is often used by/associated with lesbians, it is also used by other groups in the LGBTQ+ community, this includes [[Multisexual|m-spec]] [[Sapphic|sapphics]] and [[queer]] men .<ref>[https://autismserenity.tumblr.com/post/626909068113690624/ok-so-i-like-boys-and-i-might-be-a-trans-dude-but Tumblr post by official-cisphobe about the term butch.]</ref>
== Other Terms ==
Some other terms that are typically synonymous with butch include: "diesel dyke," "bulldyke,"<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&dq=Bulldyke&q=Bull%20bitch+%2Bbulldyker#v=onepage&q=Bulldagger%20Also%20bulldyke&f=false ''Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures'', edited by Bonnie Zimmerman and George Haggerty, Garland Press.]</ref>, "bulldagger,"<ref>[http://www.theotherteam.com/common-lesbian-slang-and-terminology/ Article
=== Stone Butch ===
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=== Stud ===
A stud is a form of butchness that is specific to black and latine women.<ref>[https://weareher.com/stud-lesbian-meaning-lesbian-slang-glossary/ Article ''Stud Lesbian Meaning'' by the team at ''HER''.]</ref> They tend to be influenced by urban and hip-hop cultures and fashion.
=== Soft Butch ===
The term soft butch means a butch who does not act very tough, or
== Flag and Symbols ==
The butch lesbian flag was designed by Tumblr user butchspace on June 27, 2017.<ref>[https://butchspace.tumblr.com/post/162316889795/a-new-butch-flag Tumblr post “A new butch flag” by butchspace.]</ref> There is no known meaning.
The blue butch lesbian flag was designed by an unknown person on or before August 25, 2016.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Butch-Lesbian-630382202?ga_submit_new=10%3A1497848808&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1 DeviantArt post “Butch Lesbian” by Pride-Flags.]</ref> There is no known meaning. An alternate orange butch lesbian flag appears to have been created by wiki user Wemrotung on March 28, 2021.
The inclusive butch flag was designed by Tumblr user nbgender on January 14, 2021.<ref>[https://nbgender.tumblr.com/post/640344191559401472/new-butch-and-femme-flags-versions-with Tumblr post "New butch and femme flags" by nbgender.]</ref>
The butch symbol was designed on October 4, 2014 by a group of non-binary Brazilians.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/cari-rez-lobo/art/Gender-Symbols-486052086 DeviantArt post “Gender Symbols” by Cari-Rez-Lobo.]</ref> It is based on the male symbol but with longer prongs.
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