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butch/femme  

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  • Sex and love between masculine and feminine women has occurred for centuries. It was not until the 1950s and 1960s, however, that the term butch/femme was popularized among lesbians as a way to describe such relationships. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Butch/Femme]

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