Makes you stronger Quote by Camille Paglia

If I'm not with a butch everyone just assumes I'm straight. It's like I'm passing too, against my will. I'm sick of the world…

— Leslie Feinberg

I have a harder time connecting with straight men, but there are certain men that I do.

— Megan Stalter

I'm a high femme lesbian who loves butch women. That erotic identity has an enormous amount to do with how I live my life,…

— Amber Hollibaugh

I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my…

— Kyan Douglas

When people speak admiringly of a butch, what I see is someone who has taken on the best gendered characteristics of both woman and…

— S. Bear Bergman

Gay men are perfect men for girls who are tough. They're not threatened by strong women, and they're usually very in touch with their…

— Madonna Ciccone

“Although some lesbians argue that butches have nothing to do with “being a man,” others insist that their butchness is or was only a…

— Judith Butler

I'm so sick of straight men in boardshorts. It couldn't be more unattractive.

— Tan France

Every straight man I know is a feminist. They wouldn't be my friends if they weren't.

— Ronee Blakley

I know I have a fairly strong feminine side. I find myself really distanced from male behavior.

— John Malkovich

I have nothing to complain about.. except maybe people wondering if a queen like me can be butch-it-up enough to play a convincing straight…

— Rupert Everett

I am a pretty straight sort of guy.

— Tony Blair