Stone Butch Blues - Theresa

In Feinbergs Stone Butch Blues, there is the moment when Jess decides to start taking hormones and begin transitioning. Theresa doesn't like the idea and tells Jess she wants a Butch not a man.

So, it raises the question...if you fall in love with a Butch and hy decides to transition to FTM, can a femme be expected to love unconditionally at this point?

In the book, Theresa asks Jess to leave.....

Love for the Butch Femme Dynamic

Do people still embrace the dance....

The special celebration between a butch and a femme. The unique intimacy that is created when a real butch loves a true femme.

I see so many andro dykes out there laying claim to the term "butch" that are really just on the masculine side of life from an appearance standpoint. But do they know what it is really like to be a butch? The special bond that occurs in a real butch-femme relationship. Do they take the time to understand what makes a femme tick - what makes a femme a femme besides the outward appearance and the sexual connotations?

And do the femmes try to understand and celebrate the part of their butch that is unique - that defines Butch as a separate, splendid gender? Do they know how special they are to a true butch? Do they love a butch with a special part of themselves that can only be released by the sharing of the butch femme dynamic?