Comments for Femme Galaxy http://www.femmegalaxy.com Celebrating Diversity in Femmeininity Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Femme In/Visibility by Sapphicscientist http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/femme-invisibility/comment-page-1/#comment-37696 Sapphicscientist Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2145#comment-37696 Great article. I don't totally identify as femme (I like the term "semi-femme", but I don't use this all the time) but you touched on many ideas and issues I also feel and encounter. I like to wear make-up, have a retro style and I like to be glamorous, and I also like to wear jeans, t-shirts, Doc Martin boots. And I do feel invisible when I am not with my partner. Sometimes I want to announce that "no I am not straight, I am a lesbian and I am in love with a woman." I guess femme women or women who don't fit the stereotypical images of lesbians need to speak up and increase visibility. Great article. I don't totally identify as femme (I like the term "semi-femme", but I don't use this all the time) but you touched on many ideas and issues I also feel and encounter. I like to wear make-up, have a retro style and I like to be glamorous, and I also like to wear jeans, t-shirts, Doc Martin boots. And I do feel invisible when I am not with my partner. Sometimes I want to announce that "no I am not straight, I am a lesbian and I am in love with a woman." I guess femme women or women who don't fit the stereotypical images of lesbians need to speak up and increase visibility.

]]> Comment on How does Femme Queer Femininity? by Queries on Queer Femininity « Queeriodical http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2008/12/how-does-femme-queer-femininity/comment-page-1/#comment-36859 Queries on Queer Femininity « Queeriodical Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:31:41 +0000 http://femmesguide.com/?p=623#comment-36859 [...] femmes, for genderqueer femmes, for femmes who do not identify as women”. Some even go as far to argue that this very inclusivity, stretching as far as the non-female identified, is part of what makes femme [...] [...] femmes, for genderqueer femmes, for femmes who do not identify as women”. Some even go as far to argue that this very inclusivity, stretching as far as the non-female identified, is part of what makes femme [...]

]]> Comment on Femme in the Face of Fire: Femininity & Infantilization by Jessica http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/femme-in-the-face-of-fire-femininity-infantilization/comment-page-1/#comment-26154 Jessica Mon, 07 May 2012 19:02:35 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2095#comment-26154 I LOVE this post. Thank you for writing it. I LOVE this post. Thank you for writing it.

]]> Comment on The Unfortunate Tale of a Femme and a Vest by Jessica http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/the-unfortunate-tale-of-a-femme-and-a-vest/comment-page-1/#comment-26153 Jessica Mon, 07 May 2012 18:59:22 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2152#comment-26153 I have just stumbled upon your blog, and thank heavens I did - I LOVE your final lines: "Sometimes our wardrobe makes us blend in too much as opposed to standing out. And sometimes, when the femme is a bit of a blend, it can be the biggest trick of all just finding that perfect second skin." because I completely commiserate with that feeling! And also helped to open my eyes to the plight (I feel odd writing a word so intense for a fashion emergency, yet that's how it feels when you're in one!) that others do indeed face every single day. Thanks for posting, and for having this blog! I have just stumbled upon your blog, and thank heavens I did - I LOVE your final lines: "Sometimes our wardrobe makes us blend in too much as opposed to standing out. And sometimes, when the femme is a bit of a blend, it can be the biggest trick of all just finding that perfect second skin." because I completely commiserate with that feeling!

And also helped to open my eyes to the plight (I feel odd writing a word so intense for a fashion emergency, yet that's how it feels when you're in one!) that others do indeed face every single day. Thanks for posting, and for having this blog!

]]> Comment on The Unfortunate Tale of a Femme and a Vest by MakingSpace http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/the-unfortunate-tale-of-a-femme-and-a-vest/comment-page-1/#comment-26119 MakingSpace Sun, 06 May 2012 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2152#comment-26119 Wow - thanks for writing this. It only just occurred to me as I read this that I've always put the "blame" on myself for not fitting a particular garment that felt so right - until I put it on. As if the garment were right and my body were insufficient. This writing helped me, for the very first time, turn that belief on its head. Thank you. Wow - thanks for writing this. It only just occurred to me as I read this that I've always put the "blame" on myself for not fitting a particular garment that felt so right - until I put it on. As if the garment were right and my body were insufficient. This writing helped me, for the very first time, turn that belief on its head. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Femme in the Face of Fire: Femininity & Infantilization by Mary http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/femme-in-the-face-of-fire-femininity-infantilization/comment-page-1/#comment-26029 Mary Fri, 04 May 2012 23:16:30 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2095#comment-26029 I totally agree with you. I am quite feminine and enjoy dressing up in beautiful dresses, and soft fabrics. I feel that this is what I like, and as a long as i am putting it on for me, and I want to wear it cause it makes me feel good, why does that make me less of a strong woman. I don't judge anybody for what they choose, and see as less of a strong woman, because we all want a label for what is strong. I think dressing like a man is sometimes like saying, I am more empowered if I were like a man. Please nobody be offended, if that's what you like go for it!!! But don't judge me. I totally agree with you. I am quite feminine and enjoy dressing up in beautiful dresses, and soft fabrics. I feel that this is what I like, and as a long as i am putting it on for me, and I want to wear it cause it makes me feel good, why does that make me less of a strong woman. I don't judge anybody for what they choose, and see as less of a strong woman, because we all want a label for what is strong.

I think dressing like a man is sometimes like saying, I am more empowered if I were like a man. Please nobody be offended, if that's what you like go for it!!! But don't judge me.

]]> Comment on Femme In/Visibility by Natalia http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/femme-invisibility/comment-page-1/#comment-25298 Natalia Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:14:11 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2145#comment-25298 I know the feeling exactly, I constantly feel invisible. I know the feeling exactly, I constantly feel invisible.

]]> Comment on Tomboy Femme: Achieving Solidarity by Maria http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/07/tomboy-femme-achieving-solidarity/comment-page-1/#comment-24482 Maria Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:36:57 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2048#comment-24482 I am so glad I came onto Femme Galaxy! First of all, I am glad to find a blog where femmes can write and relate! And this article spoke volumes to me. I have always identified as a femme and when I am around other femmes or women, the tomboy side comes out. So good to know I am not the only one out there and that it is ok; I am ok. I thank you. I am so glad I came onto Femme Galaxy!
First of all, I am glad to find a blog where femmes can write and relate! And this article spoke volumes to me. I have always identified as a femme and when I am around other femmes or women, the tomboy side comes out.
So good to know I am not the only one out there and that it is ok; I am ok.
I thank you.

]]> Comment on The Unfortunate Tale of a Femme and a Vest by Heather http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2011/08/the-unfortunate-tale-of-a-femme-and-a-vest/comment-page-1/#comment-24316 Heather Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:17:36 +0000 http://www.femmegalaxy.com/?p=2152#comment-24316 I have a hard time finding anything clothing, accessories, etc that sets me apart from my straight female counterparts. I want to look sexy. I want to be beautiful. But I still want to look gay and attract the right audience. How do you do that when you're a lipstick lesbian? I have a hard time finding anything clothing, accessories, etc that sets me apart from my straight female counterparts. I want to look sexy. I want to be beautiful. But I still want to look gay and attract the right audience. How do you do that when you're a lipstick lesbian?

]]> Comment on How To Guide For Female Ejaculation by Slightly stunned http://www.femmegalaxy.com/2008/09/how-to-guide-for-female-ejaculation/comment-page-1/#comment-24125 Slightly stunned Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:48:57 +0000 http://femmesguide.com/?p=290#comment-24125 I am one of those women who never thought I could have an internal orgasm, let alone "squirt". I have been to the point where it feels like I have to urinate, and then I just stop. Soooo, now reading this information, along with some videos I watched (some porn, some educational i.e. Jaiya"The Liberator") my boyfriend and I are going to try right now and see what happens :) WISH ME LUCK! I am one of those women who never thought I could have an internal orgasm, let alone "squirt". I have been to the point where it feels like I have to urinate, and then I just stop. Soooo, now reading this information, along with some videos I watched (some porn, some educational i.e. Jaiya"The Liberator") my boyfriend and I are going to try right now and see what happens :) WISH ME LUCK!

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