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[–]HelloMomo 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But in 1950s, butches could just be butches, right?

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pretty sure that was true (whether in hiding or otherwise) up through about ten years ago, but I haven't been keeping track lately. (That is still true of course, but with more harassment about transitioning now perhaps? I am not butch so I'll let the butches clue us in, here.)