So many things to say about the Queer Bodies in Psychotherapy conference last weekend…and so much homework I should be doing right now. I’ve decided to break it up into multiple posts. I’d like to begin by discussing a panel I attended on Saturday entitled “Butch Lesbians: A Vanishing Breed”. The presentation about butch identity [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Identity’
The Butch/Trans Divide
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, feminism, femme, Identity, queer bodies in psychotherapy, trans on October 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Femme-ness & Consumerism (A Few Thoughts)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged consumerism, femme, Identity on October 3, 2008 | 11 Comments »
There’s been some conversation this week on Sublimefemme on “femme pleasure” in relation to consumerism. I just want to say that the emphasis on the outer when we discuss femme is quite off putting to me. I understand that a part of femme identity has to do with presentation- you’re more likely to find me [...]
Finding a History That Speaks to Me…Finally
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, desire, femme, Identity, Joan Nestle, queer history, reading, The Persistent Desire on August 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I FINALLY got my hands on a copy of Joan Nestle’s edited collection The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader. I’m not even halfway through, but I’ve been devouring it in sumptuous mouthfuls. Why didn’t I know this book existed ten years ago?! No matter, I’m still extremely grateful to have found it.
I’m enjoying the autobiographical pieces [...]
Feeling “Other”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, compassion, femme, homophobia, Identity, other, passing, Queer, racism on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As a queer girl living in NYC, I’m a bit out of place in certain situations, but I usually feel relatively at home. When I’m alone, like it or not (and that’s a not for me), I pass as straight and so I’m viewed as “the norm”. But when I’m with a butch lover or friend, I’m suddenly aware of [...]
By Way of Introduction…Specifically, The Femme Question
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, butch, desire, femme, Identity, Queer on July 15, 2008 | 9 Comments »
My identity has come under some scrutiny recently (not a bad thing), specifically around whether or not I claim “femme” as an identity.
What does it mean to claim femme as an identity? Sure, I’m a queer who presents as “feminine”. I like to wear dresses, skirts, fishnets and heels…not everyday of course. But femme is [...]
