5 Things to Know This Week: September 26, 2016

I did a quick scan of the interweb to see what it had for folks who were into gender non-conforming and masculine of center female identified folks. Here are five that I thought were interesting.

1. It's All Butch

In 2010 “Its All Butch” Emerged From The Thoughts of An Amazing Photographer.

Her Name Is Debbie Boud. She was challenged to find hot female butch models and proceeded to create a calendar with the people she found. This year 2016 she also put together a trans calendar. It's quite wonderful and we at FD approve!

2. Butch is Not a Dirty Word

From the website: Butch is not a dirty word is a publication that celebrates butch identity and culture. Whilst our focus is female masculinity we also welcome and encompass anyone along the gender continuum who aligns with the butch identity.

3. Butch On Tap

Butch On Tap is currently on hiatus, which is okay, but she says that she's working on making some changes to her blog page. She has been writing her blog regularly since 2013. We hope she continues to grace us with more incitement butch thoughts and happenings.

From the about page: "I can tell you that “butch” means a lesbian that is big, strong, tough, more macho, less girly. Of course, there are no hard and fast rules – which is an ongoing theme in my blog and in the comments – but those are the basics. A butch will most likely not wear makeup. A butch is often referred to as “sir” by someone who is not paying attention."

4. ButchVoices

About ButchVoices: "The mission of BUTCHVoices is to enhance and sustain the well-being of all women, female-bodied, and trans-identified individuals who are Masculine of Center. We achieve this by providing programs that build community, positive visibility and empower us to advocate for our whole selves inclusive of and beyond our gender identity and sexual orientation."

Who They Are: "BUTCHVoices is a grassroots organization dedicated to all self-identified Masculine of Center* people and our Allies."

They also host a ButchVoices conference and the dates for 2017 is being decided. Keep up to date about the conference here.

5. Boi Society

About Boi(s) Society: "Boi Society is a creative group of individuals who identify on the queer spectrum around the world. Our mission is to provide education of our community to develop a more positive relationship within society. This relationship will not only promote acceptance, respect and tolerance of all individuals regardless of their identity background, it will also raise awareness and support to the individuals who are members of our community. We are the most diverse illustration of a non-conforming lifestyle. We are not here to label. We honor and represent the entire queer community." Boi Society on Facebook.

Go check out those sites and enjoy!

Update: Since this post is from 2016 some links may not work and I tried to update them and redirect you to their updated sites. However, some folx are no longer active. Which I totally understand because I basically haven't done anything with this website since September 2016. I couldn't even tell you what happened, but most likely I got busy with grad-school and some health issues I was recovering from. Sigh.