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Inside Booters: the Hooters-inspired supper club celebrating butch identity

Butchify everything — From a viral performative butch contest, to a packed ButchtoberFest celebration, Booters is taking over London’s dyke nightlife.

Written by: Megan Wallace
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Remembering Clark Henley’s ’80s cult classic The Butch Manual

The New Drag — The playful book is back in print more than 40 years since it was first published. We revisit its gender-subverting fun and lasting influence.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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