Photographer Esther Godoy identifies as butch or masculine-of-center. She grew up in Australia and came to Portland more than a decade ago. She says she saw a distinct difference in how her masculine way of presenting herself was received in Portland compared to her hometown in a suburb of Melbourne. She credits the queer community she found in Portland with helping her embrace her butch identity and serving as the inspiration for her multimedia project called “Butch Is Not A Dirty Word.” 

OPB video producer Emily Hamilton went along on a recent photoshoot and joins us to talk about Godoy’s multifaceted embrace of the word “butch.” 

You can see Emily’s video about Esther Godoy and her project here.

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