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Butch and femme — (also spelled fem; originally a French word for woman) are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe, respectively, masculine and feminine traits. Femme is also frequently used in the transgender community; see En femme .… … Wikipedia
Butch Jamie — is a gender bending comedy film that premiered in July 2007 at Outfest: the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Writer, director, and lead actress Michelle Ehlen won Outfest s Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film. [… … Wikipedia
lesbian chic — The term ‘lesbian chic’ (often interchangeable with ‘lipstick lesbianism’ and ‘new lesbianism’), used since at least the early 1990s, refers to a new fashion or style for lesbians which invariably involves the adoption of feminine… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Lesbian feminism — is a cultural movement and critical perspective, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s (primarily in North America and Western Europe), that questions the position of lesbians and women in society. Some key thinkers and activists are… … Wikipedia
Lesbian pulp fiction — refers to any mid 20th century pulp novel with overtly lesbian themes and content. Lesbian pulp fiction was published in the 1950s and 60s by many of the same publishing houses that other subgenres of pulp fiction including Westerns, Romances,… … Wikipedia
butch — [booch] adj. [prob. after Butch, nickname for a boy, contr. < ? BUTCHER ] ☆ Slang masculine in appearance, manner, etc.: sometimes used specif. of a lesbian n. ☆ 1. Slang a tough or rugged man or boy: used chiefly in direct address 2. Informal … English World dictionary
butch — utch n. a lesbian who is noticeably masculine. Syn: dyke. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butch — utch (b[.u]ch), adj. 1. markedly masculine in appearance or manner; used of men. Syn: macho. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {lesbian}. [pejorative] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butch — tough youth, 1902, first attested in nickname of outlaw George Cassidy, probably an abbreviation of butcher. Sense of aggressive lesbian is 1940s … Etymology dictionary
butch — lesbian who plays male role … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
