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You Need Help: How Do I Navigate Femme Invisibility Without Changing Who I Am?

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14 Knuckles: Femme Top Revolution

A tough and pretty chola woman, with the top of her hair teased and dark lipstick, places both of her hands on a huge painted mural banner and looks over her shoulder with anguish and "don't fuck with me" energy. She is looking over her shoulder and the top of her white tank top is pulled to the side showing off a tattoo. The banner, in a stylized script reads: "Dedicated to Ronnie ..anes Dwayne Walker."

The Allure of Chola Femininity

The Public Education System Sucks (Especially for Queer Black Femmes)

Neither Here Nor There: A BUTCH FEMME Photo Essay

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Femme Fashion Is Queer Fashion

8 Soft Femme Memoirs for Your Femme But Not Too Femmey Needs

With Gratitude and Struggle: Loving Butch/Femme as a Trans Woman

How Stiletto Nails Helped Me Embrace My Queer High Femme Identity

Oh, My Plus-Size Femme Heart! Nicolette Mason & Gabi Gregg’s New Clothing Line Is Amazing

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 12

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 11

23% Of Women Don’t Shave Their Pits, Thanks Feminism!?

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 10

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“Sex Etc” Is Changing The Conversation Around Femme Sexuality

Now More Than Ever: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy in a Post-Trump World

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 7

A Special Film/TV-Inspired Edition of “What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy”

You Need Help: Talking to Your Family About Your Partner’s Pronouns

What We Mean When We Say “Femme”: A Roundtable

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