Journal
A decade of Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: interviews, essays, and writing once reserved for members, gathered in one place for the first time. The archive is vast, so we’re migrating it in phases. This is a small selection of content from Phase 1; more will appear incrementally as we go through the hundreds of essays and interviews.
Butch Whispers: Lil Kalish
My name is Lil and I currently live in East Los Angeles. I grew up in Santa Monica on the...
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Butch Whispers: Rhye Reid
I’m Rhye. I am a trans-masc non-binary butch, my Mum is Indonesian and my Dad is Australian. I grew up...
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Butch Whispers: Mariko Yoshiwara
My name is Mariko Yoshiwara and am more commonly known in the queer and art community as Riko. I go...
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Butch Whispers: Amber Jones
I’m Amber Jones, my pronouns are any and all, lol. I don’t really care what people perceive me as. But...
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Butch Whispers: Jo Cosme
My name is Jo Cosme and I’m from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. I’ve lived all my life in Puerto Rico,...
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Meet A Butch: Aneesah Rasheed
My name is Aneesah Rasheed and while I’m originally from San Diego (619 baby!), I’ve been reppin’ the city of...
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Butch Whispers: Kai Harris
My name is Ki Harris, I was raised in Houston, TX but now live in Austin (ATX). I was competing...
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