Before I delve deeper into the subcategories of lesbians and Trans gender, let us first distinguish briefly between the butch and the femme. ... The femme, however, foregrounds her masquerade by playing to a butch, another woman in a role. ... Yet, can we not consider the possibility that the butch chooses her clothing very carefully because she is more aware than most of us of its cultural meaning? ... I do not even remember what started it. ... This uncertainty correlates strongly with what Rich (1986) calls the lesbian experience: a profoundly female experience with particular oppressions,...

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In section 2 of DOMA, it defines marriage as "only a legal union between one man and one woman. (Giving the definition to marriage a whole new meaning) Not only is this ruling completely contradictory within itself, but it's unmoral and unjust towards our society as a whole. ... (Changing the meaning of marriage (to specifically filter out homosexuals interested in marriage) to a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife) is by no means, playing by the rules. ... If the definition of marriage can be so quickly defined in such a narrow minded manner, then what about th...

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