Where did the “gays are feminine and lesbians are masculine” stereotype come from?

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Where did the “gays are feminine and lesbians are masculine” stereotype come from?

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I’ve never heard this so it’s not a thing and I’ve been a gay/lesbian/dyke for a LOOOOONG time. But in 1930s women who liked women and who dressed like men were said to have dyked up. The rest butch/fem etc is all about mimicking heteronormative relationships which thank goodness we are now starting not to do.