Perceptions and discriminationĪlthough working class butch/femme culture of the 1940s and 1950s was not a simple imitation of heterosexuality, that assumption led to stereotyping and dismissal by many lesbian feminists, the medical establishment, and more affluent lesbians and gay men. Optional section: If the topic has similarities to another gender/orientation, use this section to highlight the differences between them.
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On June 27, 2017, Mod Q of the Tumblr blog butch positivity (butchspace) and Tumblr user princechaotic posted a seven-striped orange and yellow butch flag design. The butch flag, made by Mod Q of the Tumblr account butchspace in 2017.
In the United States, butch/ femme roles were common in lesbian communities during the first half of the 20th century. The specific term was first coined in the 1940s by lesbian and queer women, but the concept developed earlier. The word butch may have been coined by abbreviating the word butcher, as first noted in George Cassidy's nickname, Butch Cassidy.