After seeing fellow blogger Arlan's article about Butches and Femmes, I got to thinking...do you ever have trouble figuring out where you fall on the butch-femme scale? I'm not talking about physical appearance either, I'm talking about personality and general outlook on life. How a lesbian looks may not be reflective of their personality, although most women seem to mirror their general demeanor through their appearance.
Most lesbian women tend to fall somewhere between extremely femme and extremely butch. There's a lot of variation in between and although I'm generally not into putting a label on or stereotyping people, I found a very interesting and thorough quiz that really breaks down the butch/femme spectrum. I will warn you, at 100 questions the test is rather lengthy, although it seems to be complete and thorough and if you ask me, it's definitely worth taking the time to fill it out. Plus, it's pretty funny too. You might even surprise yourself when it comes to the answer, which isn't just a one-word response, but rather a lengthy explanation of why you are what you are.
I'd love to see your results, so please post them in the comments section. In case you're wondering, I got Androgyne, which exactly in the middle of the butch/femme spectrum!
Take the Quiz here!
Here is the full spectrum list, for your reference:
EF - Extreme Femme
LF - Lipstick Femme
CF - Classic Femme
PF - Practical Femme
SF - Strong Femme
SA - Soft Androgyne
AN - Androgyne
HA - Hard Androgyne
GB - Gentle Butch
FB - Feminist Butch
CB - Classic Butch
BB - Boot Butch
EB - Extreme Butch
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Sunday 30 August
By Nikki
I got ANDROGYNE too. More HARD ANDROGYNE the SOFT ANDROGYNE. Which is exactly what I thought it would be. I am so not into labels though, I would never limit myself that way.
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Friday 05 March
By Tiffany
I got soft androgynous, but I and other people would classify me as femme. I think the reason I got sa is because some aspects of my personality are similar to a man's. This is more a personality test than anything
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Tuesday 21 August
By Kris
I got Soft Androgyne. They got the general attitude right, but not most of the specifics (I'm good with dates and like large dogs).
That was pretty nifty, though. Thanks, Renee.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Dana
I scored Androgyne as well.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Liz
Wow, that was really pretty accurate. I scored as a "Hard Androgyne".
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Wednesday 22 August
By Jess
Practical femme... sounds about right. Girly, but I can hold my own.
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Wednesday 22 August
By Amanda
I got Hard Androgyne ^_^ Liked the results, except for the more specifc results, like saying I like math and stuff.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Jan
I scored Adrogyne which makes sense. I didn't know I was a lesbian til I fell in love at 49. First I thought of myself as a lipstick, but as time went on, I noticed more and more mildly butch things about my partner. They turned me on!! Now I accept that I'm femme and butch. Who knows where I'll go from here?????
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Tuesday 21 August
By maria
i scored androgyne and it said your probably laughing at the results and i was. It weirded me out a bit. Haha
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Saturday 22 December
By Smita
The test is fun. But I fear it is culturally specific to America. I'm sure you were not thinking of religious reasons in that question about getting a haircut(I don't cut my hair because I'm a Sikh). And living in a city/economic stratum/lifestyle where I don't have a washing-machine and a dishwaser and I don't know how to make grilled sandwiches in any other way than by grilling it.
But I'll just go by the spirit of the quiz and stop nitpicking.
I got Soft Androgyne.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Richard
For whatever it's worth (I can't resist tests and will simply pretend to be a teen girl when necessary) I scored Androgyne.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Dee
lol, my result was what i knew i was. androgyne. half and half. i can be very femme when necessary, but i did grow up with 3 rough brothers. so my guy personality gets out every once in while, especially when i'm angry.
Dee
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Tuesday 21 August
By Dee
oh and i forgot. it was fun and I MISS YOU GREENWICH VILLAGE and my home,BRONX, NEW YORK. I'll be back in the winter, probably, dont worry streets,i'll walk on you soon.
hold me
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Wednesday 22 August
By Keira
Andro, makes sense I guess, even though I think I'm more femme then that. Just because I can fix my own car if it breaks down on the side of the road....lol
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Tuesday 21 August
By Melanie
I scored as Soft Andro, haha. xD
It hits right at home.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Laurie Anne
I got Strong Femme. If I had seen the scale before hand, that's probably where I would have placed myself which is kind of cool. But some of the questions struck me as pretty old school and sexist--I don't think that knowing how to fix things or rescue yourself from a bad situation means you are more butch!
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Tuesday 21 August
By Rick
That's cool! Do you have a quiz for the guys?
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Tuesday 21 August
By Renee
Unfortunately, I don't have a quiz for the boys. I didn't even write this one, I was just lucky enough to come across it on the internet while browsing for all things gay.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Katheryn
My results were "Strong Femme" which makes sense. It was about how I'd rate myself and how others probably view me. Thanks again for the good time Renee!!
Kathy
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Wednesday 22 August
By Lynn
Androgyne...mmm...most likely, but I didn't think a lot of the descriptions fit me. They said I was most likely shy, not me at all. it was fun though:(
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