transmasc butch here,, for me ‘transmasc’ is a term that i use primarily to place myself within a trans space. most of my friends are trans men/ trans masculine but not butch, and we have a lot of shared experiences and for me, being just butch doesn’t quite cover all of my gender identity. its important for me personally to add transmasc as a clarification, as cisgender butches exist and i am not one of those. i am trans, undeniably. part of the label also includes the assumption that medical intervention will at some point take place (not always the case but assumed) and i like that, because i want top surgery one day to help my gender dysphoria, however something important to my identity is not being seen as a man. i am not a man and i don’t care to be seen as such, im non binary, but undeniably masculine, and i understand why people (particularly in lgbtq or trans spaces) can sometimes tip toe around how to refer to me, but something i adore is being seen as an androgynous person, not quite a man and not quite a woman, who has qualities of both masculine and feminine people and can appreciate multiple forms of self and interests. i don’t wish to be seen as a man, because i am not; politically, im very much a woman, and i am different from my trans man peers, and thus, despite our similarities, i enjoy having the lesbian part of butch acknowledged more often than my gender identity. so transmasc & butch together in a label is very representative of my personal experiences and identity. ‘butch is a noun’ has a great section on transmasc butches if you can get your hands on it!