[Image of a twitter post by user Yemi It says, trans/GNC/enby Georgians: Free name change for trans people in Georgia! (Yes, this includes nonbinary and genderqueer people). (however, stud/fem/stem are a different case entirely, as those identifiers are only allowed to be used by black LGBTQ+ people.) I’m of the opinion that any member of the LGBTQ+ community, regardless of gender or orientation(s), can call themselves butch/femme/futch/etc.
in ball culture, cis gay men are often “butch queens” or “butch queens up in drag”, trans men are referred to as “butch”, and trans women (regardless of sexual orientation) are referred to as “femme queens”. I would also advise you to look into ballroom culture, a community created by and for black queer people. You can find a pdf of stone butch blues here, but be warned–there are heavily detailed scenes of graphic violence and queerphobia, such as queerbashing and sexual assault. It’s funny-it doesn’t matter whether it’s women or men-it’s always high femme that pulls me by the waist and makes me sweat.” (Jess Goldberg on her butch awakening and baby butch phase, p. I’m still looking myself, but I’ll share one of my favorite quotes about all queer men and women using ‘femme’ from leslie feinberg’s stone butch blues with you:
