• “I researched different statistics online. I thought “okay, as a queer person of colour whose family disowned them and ended up homeless, I had this much of a percentage of a chance of surviving until age 25.” Statistics usually say that something is statistically insignificant when the data set is not large enough to accurately represent the population being studied. This means, that as a queer person of colour with my history, I am almost always a part of the stats that are deemed to be insignificant. These are the odds that people refuse to quantify because quantifying peoples’ success, especially if they don’t think you’re going to make it, is to them, not worth the effort. Me getting into law school was ‘insignificant’ statistically, but whether or not I would kill myself or commit acts of violence, those things are considered to be statistically significant – there’s a ton of research on these things.” - @jsandmeyer - Issue 6, The Mental Health Edition. . . 📸 @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queer #lgbtqia #gender #qpoc
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    “I researched different statistics online. I thought “okay, as a queer person of colour whose family disowned them and ended up homeless, I had this much of a percentage of a chance of surviving until age 25.” Statistics usually say that something is statistically insignificant when the data set is not large enough to accurately represent the population being studied. This means, that as a queer person of colour with my history, I am almost always a part of the stats that are deemed to be insignificant. These are the odds that people refuse to quantify because quantifying peoples’ success, especially if they don’t think you’re going to make it, is to them, not worth the effort. Me getting into law school was ‘insignificant’ statistically, but whether or not I would kill myself or commit acts of violence, those things are considered to be statistically significant – there’s a ton of research on these things.” - @jsandmeyer - Issue 6, The Mental Health Edition. . . 📸 @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queer #lgbtqia #gender #qpoc
  • 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 . . . 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. . . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchgender #dykestowatchoutfor #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #butchesofinstagram #dykesofinsta #gender #gendernonconforming #genderqueer #nonbinary #leabiankiss #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #queerportraits #gayportraits #pdx #pdxo #portlandoregon
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    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 . . . 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. . . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchgender #dykestowatchoutfor #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #butchesofinstagram #dykesofinsta #gender #gendernonconforming #genderqueer #nonbinary #leabiankiss #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #queerportraits #gayportraits #pdx #pdxo #portlandoregon
  • Victoria’s gender & sexuality commissioner Ro Allen, on being #butch. Issue 2, The family edition. . . #gender #butchesofinstagram #butchisnotadirtyword #gendernonconforming #queermasculinity #femalemasculinity #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus
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    Victoria’s gender & sexuality commissioner Ro Allen, on being #butch. Issue 2, The family edition. . . #gender #butchesofinstagram #butchisnotadirtyword #gendernonconforming #queermasculinity #femalemasculinity #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus
  • “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 . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queereducator #educator #math #lgbtqia #qwoc #qpoc #dykesofinstagram #dykestowatchoutfor #queerportrait #queer #gender
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    “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 . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #queereducator #educator #math #lgbtqia #qwoc #qpoc #dykesofinstagram #dykestowatchoutfor #queerportrait #queer #gender
  • “Before I moved to Portland, I didn’t know how to take care of my mental health. I’d only been to a therapist once when I was 20 after my best friend had passed away. My mom is an immigrant from Thailand, and my dad’s from the baby-boomer generation. Culturally and generationally, going to a doctor to help you with your “mental problems” was seen as kind of a joke in my family. Whilst taking care of my mental health is new, it has become one of the most important things in my life. Sometimes I have reservations, I have this uncomfortable idea that people can use their “mental health issues” as a crutch. I never want to do that, I never want to use it as an excuse to not hold myself accountable.” - @lmheinsdale - Issue 6, The Mental Health Edition . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchdyke #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchourfor #queermentalhealth #queermentalhealthmatters #lesbianmoms #dykesofinstagram #gender #gendernonconforming #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity #lgbtqia #queerportraits
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    “Before I moved to Portland, I didn’t know how to take care of my mental health. I’d only been to a therapist once when I was 20 after my best friend had passed away. My mom is an immigrant from Thailand, and my dad’s from the baby-boomer generation. Culturally and generationally, going to a doctor to help you with your “mental problems” was seen as kind of a joke in my family. Whilst taking care of my mental health is new, it has become one of the most important things in my life. Sometimes I have reservations, I have this uncomfortable idea that people can use their “mental health issues” as a crutch. I never want to do that, I never want to use it as an excuse to not hold myself accountable.” - @lmheinsdale - Issue 6, The Mental Health Edition . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchdyke #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchourfor #queermentalhealth #queermentalhealthmatters #lesbianmoms #dykesofinstagram #gender #gendernonconforming #femalemasculinity #queermasculinity #lgbtqia #queerportraits
  • @_kathytu of @nancypodcast upon reading her first issue of @butchisnotadirtyword 🥰🥰🥰 #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #butchdyke #butchdykes #queerstories #queerstorytelling #gay #gayisokay #gaygaygay #lgbtqia
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    @_kathytu of @nancypodcast upon reading her first issue of @butchisnotadirtyword 🥰🥰🥰 #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #butchdyke #butchdykes #queerstories #queerstorytelling #gay #gayisokay #gaygaygay #lgbtqia
  • “My intention wasn’t to start this dramatically, but here we are: it was 2012. I was sitting on my bathroom floor, naked, and sobbing hysterically. The shower was running and the dog had quietly and cautiously moved towards the open bathroom door to check on the noise, before laying down next to me. Moments prior, I had taken off my white t-shirt, struggled out of my binder and looked in the mirror. I expected to see and feel what I normally did at that time — a hatred for my chest, a loathing of my body that I could actually taste, a want to be in any other body than my own. But on this particular day something different happened. Instead, I looked in the mirror and my stomach hollowed out and panic filled me immediately, I felt a very different dread and pain than the one that had me fantasizing about cutting my own tits off with a pocket knife. In what felt like a literal overnight guerilla attack, my damn gender turned on me again. I looked at my face, looked at my chest, back and forth over and over and finally whispered “Fuck. I’m a woman again...............The beauty of butch is its expanse. We no longer live in a world where “butch” means one thing or looks one way. And while some members of our community might dig their heels in protest at that, my response is this: how can one cry and scream over the “disappearance of the butch” without allowing the dilapidated walls of the butch identity to be knocked down? How can we sit here and say “there are no butches left” while simultaneously attempting to keep out trans women and non-binary folks?“ - Two excerpts from Nick Witherows submission to Issue 6 - The Mental Health Edition - For the full story, grab a copy, links in bio. . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #gender #lgbtqia
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    “My intention wasn’t to start this dramatically, but here we are: it was 2012. I was sitting on my bathroom floor, naked, and sobbing hysterically. The shower was running and the dog had quietly and cautiously moved towards the open bathroom door to check on the noise, before laying down next to me. Moments prior, I had taken off my white t-shirt, struggled out of my binder and looked in the mirror. I expected to see and feel what I normally did at that time — a hatred for my chest, a loathing of my body that I could actually taste, a want to be in any other body than my own. But on this particular day something different happened. Instead, I looked in the mirror and my stomach hollowed out and panic filled me immediately, I felt a very different dread and pain than the one that had me fantasizing about cutting my own tits off with a pocket knife. In what felt like a literal overnight guerilla attack, my damn gender turned on me again. I looked at my face, looked at my chest, back and forth over and over and finally whispered “Fuck. I’m a woman again...............The beauty of butch is its expanse. We no longer live in a world where “butch” means one thing or looks one way. And while some members of our community might dig their heels in protest at that, my response is this: how can one cry and scream over the “disappearance of the butch” without allowing the dilapidated walls of the butch identity to be knocked down? How can we sit here and say “there are no butches left” while simultaneously attempting to keep out trans women and non-binary folks?“ - Two excerpts from Nick Witherows submission to Issue 6 - The Mental Health Edition - For the full story, grab a copy, links in bio. . . 📸 by @esthergoodboy . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #dykestowatchoutfor #gender #lgbtqia
  • Got another awesome round of pictures from our Issue 6 Melbourne Launch last month, courtesy of the supremely talented @francescadonnoli - See the full set in our story or on Facebook. #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #melbourne #gaymelbourne #melbournegays #gaysofmelbourne
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    Got another awesome round of pictures from our Issue 6 Melbourne Launch last month, courtesy of the supremely talented @francescadonnoli - See the full set in our story or on Facebook. #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #melbourne #gaymelbourne #melbournegays #gaysofmelbourne