"Chapstick lesbian" refers to individuals who embody traits of both butch and femme lesbians but don't completely identify with either category. The term became popular in the 1990s through the TV show "Ellen". TikTok has also influenced how LGBTQ+ individuals engage with and understand various sexual identities, with chapstick lesbians representing a more androgynous style in the lesbian community. TikToker Mak Ingemi emphasizes the neutral portrayal that chapstick lesbians convey in contrast to more defined feminine and masculine presentations.
TikToker Mak Ingemi differentiates between a chapstick lesbian and other lesbians, by saying, "Chapstick, lipstick, femme, all of these are ways that you choose to present yourself."
The term "chapstick lesbian" is thought to have crept into use during the 1990s, when an episode of the television show Ellen popularised it.
Chapstick is like... chapstick is chapstick. If you put on chapstick, it's very neutral. I see it as kind of androgyny.
"Golden retriever lesbians would typically be chapstick. It isn't really masc or femme, it's kind of in between, in the middle."
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