The Dark Truth Behind the “Masc Shortage”

Butch lesbians were once punished for being too visible. Now the internet claims they’re disappearing. So what happened?

We’re investigating the so-called “masc shortage” with lesbian studies professor Dr. Tori Smith and masc lesbian coach Raia Carey. Are masc lesbians actually disappearing, or are dating expectations, changing identities, and decades of lesbian erasure shaping who gets seen? From butch and stud history to transmasculine identities, lesbophobia, and the lack of masculine lesbian representation in mainstream media, we’re unpacking why this dating complaint goes WAY deeper than you’d expect.

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0:00 Where Did All the Masc Lesbians Go?
0:47 What Does It Mean to Be Butch, Stud, Transmasculine & Masc?
6:46 Reclaiming “Dyke”: Empowering or Painful?
10:29 Are We Actually in a Masc Shortage?
11:51 What Kind of Masc Are You Actually Looking For?
13:35 The “Butch Flight” Panic: Why Trans Men Got Blamed
23:29 Are Transmasc People Welcome in Lesbian Spaces?
28:23 The Visible Lesbian: Creation & Criminalization of the Butch
30:13 When Dressing Butch Could Get You Arrested
32:55 The Shared History of Lesbians and Trans People
39:10 Why Patriarchy Fears Masculine Lesbians
42:14 How Lesbophobia Still Shows Up Today
53:27 Code-Switching for Safety as a Black Masc Lesbian
1:00:56 The Paradox of Butch Invisibility
1:03:36 Why TV Keeps Softening Butch Lesbians
1:06:28 The Fight for Butch Representation

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