I’ve been told I can’t be butch because I wore a dress to my wedding. Bud and Butch, not too many around today. by Anonymous reply 1 Novem1:34 PM Yeah, I knew a few Buds, too. Similarly, my father was also a junior, and they called him Bud. The Stonewall Inn, New York City: The Bar That Launched the Gay Rights Movement The Stonewall Inn must sit atop any list of the most influential gay bars in history. It was just a nickname back then, and no one thought anything of it. (The title was Only a Contessa May Dance When She is Crazy but Not Demented. Mainly that being trans, I can’t also be a lesbian. My uncles real name was Wayne (Jr.), so they called him Butch. A butch mainstay in bars named things like Sea Colony and Cookie’s, she drifted from that scene after a Village Voice ad for a play lured her to Caffe Cino, birthplace of Off-Off Broadway and très gay acting-out. This club caters to gay bears and those who arent afraid to leave. I have experienced some pushback on that of course, from anonymous people on the internet. Looking for hard core fun surrounded by gay bears then Butch (Bear) Bar is your scene.