Appreciate Quote by Kyan Douglas

The real butches are straight ... dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.

— Camille Paglia

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

“I wasn't cute or passive enough to be "femme," and I wasn't mean or tough enough to be "butch." I was given a wide…

— Audre Lorde

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

“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

V rolled the Aquafina bottle between his palms. "How long have you wanted to ask me the question? About the gay thing." "For a…

— J.R. Ward

I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing.

— George Clooney

If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight man is…

— Will Arnett

“I had great femme mentors, I had good role models of gentle men, I found ways to be a butch that did not require…

— S. Bear Bergman

“And in most queer communities, regardless of one's sex or identity, people who are more masculine in gender expression are almost always viewed as…

— Julia Serano

I have a half-brother who is very, very, very gay, many cousins, best friends who are all members of the LGBT community, and for…

— Lea Salonga

I love my gay brothers. I love my lesbian sisters. I love my transvestite, my gender-bending folk. For me, it's a matter of embracing…

— Cornel West