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Butch is a lesbian who exhibits a masculine identity or gender presentation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the lesbian subculture of 1940s America, "butch" has been present as a way for lesbians to circumvent traditional gender roles of women in society and distinguish their masculine attributes and characteristics from feminine women.
Although butch–femme was not the only organizing principle among lesbians in the mid-20th century, it was particularly prominent in the working-class lesbian bar culture of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, where butch–femme was the norm, while butch–butch and femme–femme relationships were taboo. [4]
Soft butch women might want to have a more passive role sexually or romantically in their relationships, which is generally associated with feminine sexual behavior. [2] This is an example of how a soft butch's sexuality and outward appearance are not completely masculine, but have some feminine traits.
In 2005, preliminary research conducted by Levitt and Bridges indicated that lesbians are more likely to identify as butch and have a more masculine gender expression than bisexual women. 4.5 percent of the bisexual women they studied identified as butch compared to the 30.1 percent of lesbians who did. [6]
soft butch – an androgynous lesbian, in between femme and butch [20] stem, stemme – someone whose gender expression falls somewhere between a stud and a femme [147] stone butch – a very masculine lesbian, or a butch lesbian who does not receive touch during intercourse, only giving (US) [20] stud – a black butch [148] [149]
This is evident in a definite preference shown in personal ads for masculine-behaving men. [46] Sheila Jeffreys termed this the butch shift of the 1970s, described it as having been inspired by the success of the gay liberation movement, and saw it as being exemplified in the Village People dance music group. [47]
Butch Vaughn, former Oakland High principal and Providence Christian Academy headmaster, gives thoughts about Rutherford County Schools candidates.
In the documentary The Butch Factor, gay men (one of them transgender) were asked about their views of masculinity. Masculine traits were generally seen as an advantage in and out of the closet , allowing "butch" gay men to conceal their sexual orientation longer while engaged in masculine activities such as sports.