Organization Identity

BUTCH Voices exists because…

As a community we face hate violence on a daily basis – due to our gender presentation, race, religion, class and/or appearance.  Every day- this is done regardless of how we identify internally, the language we use to call ourselves, or the politics that we may or may not possess inside. We are made to

Letter from BV Founder

As the Founder of BUTCH Voices, I feel it necessary to share my thoughts on the many changes that have taken place over the years with our organization; especially in light of our most recent publicity and after seeing the many responses to official statements [statement 1] [statement 2] released by our BV board president,

An Open Letter

This is something that I never thought I would have to write. Yet, I know, with change, often come awkward stepping stones.  Writing this now, I am confident that I will look back on this moment and understand it as one necessary to the development and sustainment of BUTCH Voices. Recently, former BUTCH Voices members

Opportunities with BUTCH Voices

BUTCH Voices is gearing up towards our 2nd national conference in Oakland this August 18-21.  We still have a couple of vacancies on our team that we could use assistance:   Volunteer Co-Chair Performance Co-Chair Art Show Curator Accessibility Co-Chair Finance Co-Chair   We are always looking to add volunteers to our subcommittees with specific

Re: Our Newsletter

We wanted to let you know that have moved our e-mail distribution list and are in effect re-launching our newsletter.  Under that format, our website posts will come to you as a weekly digest (at most). Will you join us? If you like the idea of receiving BUTCHVoices.com posts as a digest, along with any