"@hautebutch at one point was labeled as a ‘gangster brand’, we were told that we had ‘too many Black models’ on our website. Furthermore, we received the message that white customers did not feel welcome buying from our Black-owned brand. As a company built on the core value of inclusivity, this information was deeply upsetting.” - Karen Roberts, Issue 8 - The Activism & Organizing Edition 📸 by @esthergoodboy #butch #qpoc #qwoc #blackownedbusiness #blackownedbusinesses #blackowned #blackownedclothing #butchdyke #butchdykes #dapper #tomboyfashion #tomboy #tomboystyle #lgbtq #androgynous #lesbian #tomboyswag #tomboylooks #androgynousfashion #loveislove #queer #nonbinary #gender #sheher #theythem #hautebutch#loveislove #lgbtqia #dykestowatchoutfor #butchisnotadirtyword 
"My body, and my experiences of my body, was in effect giving me pain, which led me to seek out massage as a way of unwinding. But often the touch I received in massage felt cold, clinical, and heteronormative. Photos lined the wall of slim, hairless bodies promoting hair removal, liposuction, and botox. In the massage room, nobody asked me where I was and wasn’t comfortable being touched. Archaic and standardized questions made me feel cold and like it wasn’t my body that was being massaged, but a projection of what a body should be. How can you practice self-care if you cannot be yourself?" - @therealmassage 📸 @lizaomalleyphotography Issue 8 is here friends 🙂 Link in bio . . . . . . . Did you get a chance to see Ana read this story live at our launch last Friday week? If not you can also download the replay on over at our online store. 💕 #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #queer #queerbodies #lgbtq #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtqia #gaypride2021 #gaypride #gender #gendernonconforming #selftcare #lgbtqmassage #dykesfinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #butchesofinstagram 
Wowee! What an intense and wild ride the last month has been. A huge thank you to everyone who came to help us launch Issue 8 last Friday night, the event was amazing and the crowds enthusiasm and interaction were an absolute delight. Not to mention our wonderful speakers who held it down like the bosses they are: @qingsland @therealmassage @bigblackbutchbitch @myabyrne @thedaringvegan @tongsonator @m3bf @wreckingbutch @enxwest If you missed out the event recording is available on our online store - as well as on our patreon page, I’ve linked to both in today’s story. And lastly, Issue 8 is on its way to the printer as we speak! Only 1000 copies will be in circulation - these guys are available for pre order the on the website now. More fanfare to come here as we get them back from print. Huge huge huge hearts to all our other contributors too, we’ll be getting all ur handsome mugs on the feed as the weeks go on. @elnagashi @hautebutch @thatuniondyke @tofuquing Max Whitby & Neen Chapman @wehavetocreate @danni_lyons It’s the most beautiful issue we’ve ever seen and we can’t wait for y’all to get your eyes holes on it!!! xxxx #butch #butchqueen #butchboi #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchstyle #tomboyfashion #qwoc #qpoc #lgbtqia #gender #gendernonconforming #sheher #theythem #tomboystyle #queer #gay #gaygaygay #lgbtqiaplus #queer #queers #lesbian #lesbians #dyke #dykes #queeractivism 
"Even her discomfort with my uniform of button-down oxfords, jeans, and work boots could not dampen what I gained from dressing like myself. To this day, I still hold fast to the flirty look in the eyes of a classmate senior year when she noticed my Rockport wingtips, arched her eyebrows, and said to me, "I've never seen a girl in wingtips before...". Her look communicated curiosity and desire, and that was electric - even if I would face the music for those shoes later on at home." - @sztt 📸 by @esthergoodboy Find the full story at: patreon.com/butchisnotadirtyword #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchstyle #tomboyfashion #qwoc #qpoc #blackmenaregentle #lgbtqia #gender #gendernonconforming #sheher #theythem #tomboystyle #queer #gay #gaygaygay #lgbtqiaplus #blackmenaregentle 
*swipe right for scene* “This fanciful little scene always brings a smile to my face…that faggy fancy little unicorn, holding court at the end of an enchanted mushroom grove like no other creature could. I like to imagine the stories and wisdom being imparted by uni that keep the little birds to rapt. Likely, it’s tales of magical queer goodness and adventures with the fae that have the birds so enthralled (and perhaps a bit envious). This picture is a good illustration of design elements that show up all over my place…reminiscent of fairy houses. Yes, I’m a big old fairy and between my living space and the garden, sparkles and whimsy are all around. Being a fairy living in the modern world can sometimes feel very hard, serious and dark…but by having things that feel ‘magical’ around me, even in my darkest moment, all I have to do is turn my head to catch a twinkle, and enough hope and determination return to bring me through the painful moment into a new moment that’s just a bit more bearable.” 🧚🧙♀️🦄🕯🔮 Find out more about @lu_pdx and their things 🙃 Full post over at: patreon.com/butchisnotadirtyword 📸 by @esthergoodboy #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchesofinstagram #butchdyke #butchdykes #queer #fairy #fairycore #fae #faerie #gender #gendernonconforming #unicorn #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtpride #gaypride #gaypride2021 
💞Can I get a helllllll yeah for striving for emotional health & wellness in a word that's hell bent on holding us down?💞 #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchplease #butchesofinstagram #mentalhealth #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #butchdyke #butchdykes #gender #gendernonconforming #queer #sheher #theythem #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus @ericawrigleyart 
"Alexis was the first serious relationship I had with a woman. It was also the first relationship I had with another Jew. Although I grew up in a Jewish community, I was never exposed to the idea that Jews could also be gay. Additionally, I had internalized a lot of negative beliefs about Jews from not growing up around that many of them. I felt ashamed to admit I wanted to practice religion and was extremely nervous the first time I went into a synagogue for Shabbat in LA. I was well versed in Jewish-American culture, but not religion. My relationship with Alexis gave me the push I needed to embrace that part of me that was hidden for so long. I am forever grateful to Alexis for holding my hand as I became more confident in my sexuality and Judaism too. We both notice different things in the world and can’t stop sharing them with each other. I am so thankful for her." - @sephardaddi Issue 7 - The Butch4Butch Edition 📸 by @esthergoodboy #butch #butch4butch #lesbian #lesbians #dyke #dykes #dykesofinstagram #lesbiansofinstagram #cutelesbians #cutelesbiancouples #butchesofinstagram #butchisnotadirtyword #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #qpoc #qwoc #gay #lagay #gender #sheher #theythem #butchculture #butchisnotadirtyword #butchonbutch #butchfashion #butchplease #butchstyle #butches #jewish #jewishqueers #jewish 
"Excuse me, hi, I’m a dyke too. You might see me and think “who brought the twink to the dyke bar?” but yeah, no one did, I brought all my mates - who you’re uncomfortably eyeing up, actually. Why can’t you see my Big Dyke Energy? Is it too boyish? Have I stepped over the limit that constrains your narrow understanding of butchness? Actually, fuck it, who cares, let’s stop here. If you can’t see trans dykes as dykes, you ain’t my kinda dyke, and you ain’t down with your history. See, the L has always been with the T, since the beginning of both of those letters. Some argue that to be L is to be gender non-conforming in itself, and that certainly rings true for me. So fuck it, don’t see me. It’s gonna hurt a bit, but I’ll overcome, and I’ll come back stronger. That’s what butches do." @frankietuffragette - Issue 5 - The Work & Professions Issue 📸 by Linnea Frank #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #butchdyke #butchdykes #butchlesbian #butchlesbians #trans #transbutch #gender #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus