Stud gay

If you're curious about what it means to be a stud lesbian, keep reading!

The origin of the term stud lesbian

The term "stud lesbian" is thought to have originated in the African-American lesbian community in the latter part of the 20th century. A butch woman is usually a white lesbian who dresses in a very masculine way.

Then moving down to the biceps and triceps (those veins!), then the hot 6 pack abs …and lower, down to the massive quads. First, studs tend to dress in a more masculine way than other queer women. A stud will usually dress in a manly style, but not as "baggy" as butch women.

Tomboys are lesbians who dress in a more androgynous or masculine way, but they don't necessarily identify as either butch or femme.

They may wear button-down shirts, slacks, and Doc Martens. The word was adopted into African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as early as the 1960s. In animal breeding, it came to denote a male animal, particularly a stallion, maintained specifically for breeding purposes. Do you have any questions about them? As language evolved, “stud” gained a colloquial meaning, describing a man perceived as notably virile or sexually active.

The butch identity has helped shape the stereotypes involving who “looks” gay. However, according to Merriam-Webster, the word originates from Old English “st?d,” which refers to a herd of horses or a place where horses are kept for breeding.

Over time, the term “stud” expanded beyond its initial equine association and took on multiple meanings across different contexts.

Although not all black-identifying lesbians identify themselves as studs, all studs are, without a doubt, black. A stud lesbian is a black masculine woman identifying as lesbian. According to The Journal of Lesbian Studies, “These identities may also be culturally or ethnically charged: for example, stud (masculine) or stem (androgynous) sub-identities refer to women and nonbinary Black or Latino people.”

The term “masculine of center” is also used as an umbrella term to define masculine-leaning identities.

It first appeared in a published work in a Washington University thesis in 1965, which was later referenced in Girls in the Back Room: Looking at the Lesbian Bar (per Tagg Magazine).

Over time, “stud” became a self-identifying label for masculine Black lesbians. Studs are often seen as butch lesbians, and they tend to dress in more masculine clothing than other lesbians.