Butch Is Not A Dirty Word (BINADW) is a queer media platform for butch dykes, butch lesbians, butch women, trans butches, non-binary butches & all of those who love them. It is the world’s largest media resource dedicated to Butch identity, visibility, and voice.
Their mission is to celebrate butch identity, increase butch visibility and amplify butch voices through the art of storytelling, with a print magazine, online presence, and in-person events that build community in empowering and accessible ways.
They are using both print & online content to build a legacy of butch history and create an intimate record of the lives and experiences of butches of different ages, racial backgrounds, and socioeconomic status. The current magazine online and in print has a wealth of articles that make for compelling reading including these three articles:
I realized I was topping out of duty, stereotypes, and fear of letting go. If I bottomed, how could I stay in control?I am an active lover: from my place in the sheets I let my top(s) know what I want. I’m scrappy and powerful. I take up space and we have amazing times together. I’ve never had better sex since I stepped into my submission. Having lovers you can trust is crucial: something I will never take for granted. I can finally let go.I may be a bottom, but in an emergency: I can top.
Words: L. Murphy (Pictured: Kat Monico)
At that moment, I knew that my black and butch body was beyond belief. That my body was synonymous with suspicion, a dark and dangerous thing to be examined but never witnessed. When the officer took my driver’s license and found nothing, his next sentence felt like a warning. You’re a little ways from home. You don’t live around here. I wanted to open my mouth, to protest, to proclaim the right to move around freely in my body, but I was afraid. The only two bodies in the park that night were me and the officers. I drove home shaking with anger.
Talking about the specific kind of lesbophobia that butch4butches experience is nothing new to me. When I had an itty bitty platform many moons ago on Instagram, the rigid binary thinking of queer scenes was never safe from my scrutiny. It wasn’t uncommon for me to write long scathing rants..and it was wild, the amount of butches from across the world, literally, that felt these things and related to them; felt those distinct, specific pointed judgements from their queer communities, big or small for being attracted to other butches.
As a not-for-profit project, they keep prices at their minimum to cover costs, and direct all revenue back into supporting the magazine and the community by offering work to queer artists. You could begin by signing up for a membership which will give you a wealth of more articles for just a few dollars. AND at the same time, please help ‘Butch Is Not A Dirty Word’ keep being such an excellent source for our community
