Butch or Transman
http://ishijosh.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/butch-or-transman/ (http://ishijosh.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/butch-or-transman/)
1/6/11
Written by IshiJosh
My Comment rambled on, touching several points which I hope are worth posting:
Really good article and glad this is getting voiced. And I'm saying that from the transmen perspective.
There is really the same problem expereinced by different people depending on the environment they're in. In a more lesbian-aware place, transmen will get asked "Why not just be butch?" and in a more trans-aware place, butch lesbians will get asked "why not transition?". And both show a complete lack of understanding, which sadly is common in the lgbt world nearly as much as outside it.
Thinking a butch lesbian wants to be a man, is as rediculous as thinking a transman is transitioning out of some denial about being a lesbian (Try telling that to the many transmen who are only interested in other men!).
I'm flattered that this quote from my blog got re-posted here. But I'd just like to add that the 'really good article' it refers to can be found at http://www.bilerico.com/2011/01/claiming_butch_identity.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2011/01/claiming_butch_identity.php)
And that there are other points made on the subject in the full comment if you are interested (available under the original article or on the blog copy)
Welcome to Susan's IshiJosh! The original article was also posted here a few days ago https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,90421.msg652944.html#msg652944 (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,90421.msg652944.html#msg652944)
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