Butch is in! Fashion gurus are urging women this season to branch out into menswear. As one commenter put it, we butches will be the “height of fashion this season.”

Ok, so this isn’t exactly a new trend, even in the straight world. It’s been floating around for a few years, at least. Yes, I am excited about this trend because it means that I might be trendy for once with my butch self (yeah right), and it means that I will probably get to see more lovely ladies in button-downs and ties. But I’m also excited about this trend because gender boundaries in clothing are starting to blur. Women wearing ties and men wearing supertight jeans aren’t exactly the norm – at least not in most circles – but they’re certainly becoming more common by the week.

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What are the fashionable dykes wearing to get married? Read about how Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi along with the rest of lesbian America are dealing with our newfound right to marry in California.

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What’s new and cool in the world of camping? Well, head on over to Lesbiatopia and I’ll tell you.

Whether you’re visiting your friendly neighborhood National Park or headed off to set up camp at a music festival, ’tis the season to break out the tents and the bug spray. I’m going to assume that most of you know the basics of camping – how to set up a tent, where to store your food, etc. Here’ I’ll be looking at what’s new on the camping scene. Keep in mind, though, that you by no means need new, expensive gear to enjoy yourself outdoors. All you really need is a sleeping bag and a sense of adventure.

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Along with this blog, I’m now the butch style writer or somesuch for Lesbiatopia. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a pretty awesome site with some great articles. Even more great articles, obviously, since I’m writing for them now.

My first post is on changes in lesbian fashion over the years.

I think we’re all painfully aware of the flannel-and-hairy-legs image that persists in our culture even to this day. Well, luckily we’ve since learned how to dress ourselves without looking like we just went on a drunken shopping spree at Salvation Army…

I’ve chosen some of the good old lesbian stereotypes and the new ones that they’re being replaced with.

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I know – I’m getting the summer festivities off late. I think these are worth it. If you haven’t heard of Instructables, it’s basically a site where people who know how to do stuff teach you how to do the stuff. So read on to learn how to do something fun and summery.

Predict the Weather

Before you drive all the way to the beach, you need to know if it’s going to rain. As we all know, meteorologists can’t predict their way out of a paper bag (apologies to any meteorologists here, but you know it’s true). If you’re not outside too much you may not realize it, but you can actually predict the weather fairly accurately just by looking at the clouds. Unless you live in North Dakota where you go out jogging in great sunny weather and get chased home by lighning in driving rain.

Patch a Leaky Inner Tube/Air Mattress

There’s nothing worse than realizing that your camping mattress or inflatable tropical island somehow managed to spring a leak while it was sitting in the closet all winter. This one requires a few tools, but it’ll save you money in the long run.

Origami a Paper Frisbee

Speaking of toys, how about frisbees? I often find myself in the situation of having far too many frisbees and no one who really wants to play. If you’re in the opposite predicament – too many hippy friends and not a flying disk in sight – this one’s for you. As a bonus, make it out of razor-sharp metal and add it to your Xena costume.

Build a Fire Pit

It’s true – butches love building stuff. Well, here’s a small summer construction project for your back yard. It looks pretty easy – and the end product is really nice. Hell, I haven’t had dinner yet – even those hot dogs look great.

Make a Tiki Torch

Ok, maybe it’s just a torch. It’s cheap and simple, though – and you get to whip out the staple gun.

Fillet a Fish

I’m not a fishing nut, but I know plenty of people who are, and summer is certainly a good time for it. Whether you’re catching your own fish or buying ‘em fresh, here’s a guide with really nice pictures to teach you what to do with it.

Smoke a Salmon on a Grill

After you fillet that fish, you’re going to have to do something with it. And smoked salmon is soooo good. (Insert joke about lesbians and fish here).

Hamster Ball Ice Cream Maker

How awesome is that? An ice cream maker in a hamster ball. It’s kinda like a little version of those big “camping ice cream maker” balls that they sell at REI, but smaller and much, much cheaper.

Open a Wine Bottle With a Knife

I know it’s happened to me. There’s wine to be drunk, but there isn’t a corkscrew in the house, and I have no idea where I put my Swiss army knife after that last camping trip. Usually my solution is to panic and claw at the cork with my bare fingers until someone realizes that we DO, in fact, have a corkscrew. Now, thank goodness, I’ll know what to do next time.

Make a Floating Oil Lamp

Finally, something romantic. You, too, can have a swimming pool full of little candles that looks really awesome until you get in and burn yourself. I know those little tea lights are really, really cheap, but these homemade ones apparently last a lot longer and may, in fact, be even cheaper.

So, I know a lot of butch women like to go for that hardcore redneck look. And believe me, I like swinging a Stihl around with the best of ‘em, whether I have a tree to cut down or not. Therefore, I thought I’d do the world a favor and give an up-to-the-minute report on fashion straight from the oil fields of western North Dakota. So here it is, folks. If you want to look like an oilman:

-shop at Walmart

No really, that’s it. Since that’s literally the only place to buy men’s clothes in a 3 hour radius, that’s what they wear. For bonus points, you’re going to need a sweat-stained baseball cap from your local oil drillers, preferably Haliburton. Also, you need a bumper sticker for your crusty ‘83 pickup (don’t lie – you already have one, in spirit at least) that says “Rockin’ the Bakken.” Don’t ask me what it means. I have no idea.

In my time on the web – including some intensive searching into the area – I’ve found very little about style written by or for butch dykes. Most of the information I’ve seen relies on style hints and tips aimed at straight men, and while we have at least one shared interest – women – it seems like it’s about time that we made our own way in the online fashion world.