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presentation. By the 1950s, butch-femme couples were very common in the lesbian subculture (Goldberg 2016). In the context of "second-wave feminism," a shift in butch-femme dynamics emerged in the late 1960s [...] into use additionally. This describes a gender presentation that is exaggeratedly feminine (Goldberg 2016). At the same time, femme was also used as a description by others for gay men appearing feminine [...] outside and inside queer spaces. Last updated: April 2025 Sources (in German) Goldberg, Abbie E. (2016): The SAGE encyclopedia of lgbtq studies . Vol 1-3. SAGE publications. Levitt, Heidi M.; Gerrish, …