Butches

The most visible lesbian is still the butch! Whether in a motorcycle jacket or a blazer, whether with a men's haircut or an undercut, she always knows how to captivate or polarize (not only) the lesbian world - through her truly unfeminine appearance, her self-confident demeanor, and her consistently assertive questioning of societal norms regarding femininity and womanhood. More than 30 authors and artists, in both text and image, approach the traditional and ever-evolving phenomenon of the diverse butch with all its expressions and political statements. As long as lesbians are consciously visible in society, there will be sassy fathers, dykes, and butches! Their appearances can evoke desire, admiration, but also rejection and discrimination. And surely, butches provide a wonderful projection surface for a wide range of emotions.