History Main / ButchLesbian

* Several in Mary Renault: Colonna Kimball in ''Purposes of Love'', Leo Lane in ''The Friendly Young Ladies'', Thalestris in ''The King Must Die'', Axiothea in ''The Mask of Apollo''. Leo is actually kind of transgendered, and in a subversion of the tropes of the day, it's she, and not her feminine lover, who [[spoiler: falls for a man at the end.]] Axiothea is based on a real character, one of Plato's two female pupils, who "is said to have worn men's clothes".

[[caption-width-right:350:Hmmm? Could it be the one on the right?]]

* In ''HowIMetYourMother'', Robin's doppleganger is referred to as "Lesbian Robin." LR is seen only once, always in the same take, but sports the stereotypical short hairstyle, wears what could be a man's plaid shirt and jeans, and is carrying a baseball glove, and while she walks into view, has just finished spitting (possibly chewing tobacco) into a garbage can.

* Connie in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' who has a large build, and is attracted to Ethel.

[[caption-width-right:350:Hmmm? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Could it be the one on the right]]?]]

* Cynthia Nixon's wife.

* During an episode of'' {{Californication}}'', Hank visits his daughter's boyfriend's home. The young man's mother is a combination {{Lipstick Lesbian}} and {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, but her partner is a more stereotypical {{Butch Lesbian}} (with a bit of {{Psycho Lesbian}}).

* Zoey in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' tends to come across this way to many fans. Maybe as a counter to the rather camp Harley?

* Connie in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' who has a large build, and is attracted to Elfe.

In Japanese {{anime}} and {{manga}}, expect the butch lesbian to be portrayed in a more positive and possibly {{fanservice}} inclined fashion. The name for a butch lesbian in {{Yuri}} community is "tachi", which comes from the term "tachiyaku" (the player of a male role in Kabuki.). Also, she'll be likely to qualify for the {{Bifauxnen}}, TheCasanova, EvenTheGirlsWantHer, and PrinceCharming tropes.

* [[PlayerCharacter Female Shepard]] tends to take this role in the ''MassEffect'' series, especially by contrast to [[TheIngenue Liara]] or [[LipstickLesbian Traynor]].

* ''{{Amazoness}}'' [[http://amazoness.co.uk/139.htm depicts]] Creator/{{Sappho}} as a butch lesbian, based on a description of her as "small and dark".

-->'''Catherine: '''Oh Kate, why couldn't you wear something more... ''Appropriate?''... Not that I don't approve, It's your life, of course. I just din't think it's appropriate for a formal event. It is like you are trying to draw attention to yourself.

-->'''Catherine: '''Oh Kate, why couldn't you wear something more... ''Appropriate?''... Not that I don't approve, It's your life, of course. I just din't think it's appropriate for a formal event. It is like yo are trying to draw attention to yourself.
-->'''Kate:''' No, just making sure that I don't stay ''hidden.''

* Interesting case with the new Comicbook/{{Batwoman}}: When she was introduced in her civilian apperance in FiftyTwo it was as Kate Kane, ComicBook/[[TheQuestion Reneé Montoyas]] ex-girlfriend and she was wearing a stunning dress while having long red hair. Her superhero persona was pretty much Batman with a stylish mask, [[LipstickLesbian high heels and long flowing red hair of femininity.]] When she was reintroduced in her solo-title she was re-designed with her having flat-heels in her superhero personae, her flowing red hair of hers being a wig to conceal her civilian appearance of the short-haired Kate Kane, she was given several tattoos that wasn't present in FiftyTwo. She was also given a back-story of her being a rising star in West Point, being groomed for a leader position until rumors of her sexuality forced her to either deny the whole thing and her ReasonableAuthorityFigure sweeping it under the rug under the assumtion that Kate would never again give any fuel to that rumor ever again. [[WillNotTellALie Kate choosed to come out.]] \\

* Interesting case with the new Comicbook/{{Batwoman}}: When she was introduced in her civilian apperance in FiftyTwo it was as Kate Kane, ComicBook/[[TheQuestion Reneé Montoyas]] ex-girlfriend and she was wearing a stunning dress while having long red hair. Her superhero persona was pretty much Batman with a stylish mask, [[LipstickLesbian high heels and long flowing red hair of femininity.]] When she was reintroduced in her solo-title she was re-designed with her having flat-heels in her superhero personae, her flowing red hair of hers being a wig to conceal her civilian appearance of the short-haired Kate Kane, she was given several tattoos that wasn't present in FiftyTwo. She was also given a back-story of her being a rising star in West Point, being groomed for a leader position until rumors of her sexuality forced her to either deny the whole thing and her ReasonableAuthorityFigure sweeping it under the rug under the assumtion that Kate would never again give any fuel to that rumor ever again. [[WillNotTellALie Kate choosed to come out.]] //
SHe acutally {{lampshade}}s her apperance when Kate Kane shows up at a high scale society dinner wearing a female cut tuxedo and as her step-mother points out:
-->'''Catherine'''Oh Kate, why couldn't you wear something more ''Appropriate?''... Not that I don't approve, It's your life, of course. I just din't think it's appropriate for a formal event. It is like yo are trying to draw ''attention'' to yourself.
--->'''Kate:'''No, just making sure that I don't stay hidden.

* Interesting case with the new Comicbook/{{Batwoman}}: When she was introduced in her civilian apperance in FiftyTwo it was as Kate Kane, ComicBook/[[TheQuestion Reneé Montoyas]] ex-girlfriend and she was wearing a stunning dress while having long red hair. Her superhero persona was pretty much Batman with a stylish mask, [[LipstickLesbian high heels and long flowing red hair of femininity.]] When she was reintroduced in her solo-title she was re-designed with her having flat-heels in her superhero personae, her flowing red hair of hers being a wig to conceal her civilian appearance of the short-haired Kate Kane, she was given several tattoos that wasn't present in FiftyTwo. She was also given a back-story of her being a rising star in West Point, being groomed for a leader position until rumors of her sexuality forced her to either deny the whole thing and her UnderstandingAuthorityFigure sweeping it under the rug under the assumtion that Kate would never again give any fuel to that rumor ever again. [[WillNotTellALie Kate choosed to come out.]]

* Talia (Sleeping Beauty) from ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries'' might be considered this, if athleticism and aggression in a lesbian character (which she is) are enough to qualify. Besides a fighter, she is a cynical, blunt-speaking BrokenBird. All of her butch traits could easily be (and probably are) a result of her tragic past. They are more apparent by contrast with her more "femme" love interests, especially Faziya the healer.