Complaining Quote by Rupert Everett

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'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 have this side of me that is a very European flamboyant; I won't say queenie, but it's borderline - could be perceived as…

— Charlie Bewley

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'm obviously comfortable with my feminine side! I didn't have any reservations playing a gay guy as it was kind of a neat idea…

— Matthew Perry

I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a queen.

— Sheila Jackson Lee

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

— Camille Paglia

A lot of people say I’m bent and I’ve heard it so many times I’ve almost learned to accept it ... I couldn’t stand…

— Dusty Springfield

I can always sniff out when someone is being what they think I want them to be, which is the complete opposite. I really…

— RuPaul

I'm still surprised when people tell me I look like a queen.

— Anushka Shetty

It's interesting to see the more femme that you present yourself, the more people sort of dehumanize you.

— Justin Tranter

“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