Crazy how straight people just...don't see lesbians

This isn't necessarily a vent or a complaint, but meant more as a funny observation. I'm out as a lesbian at work - it's not a secret, I'm visibly queer, present pretty butch, I talk about my girlfriend. But also I know that not everyone knows, because it's not really relevant to work and it doesn't usually come up. I don't necessarily expect people to know I'm a lesbian unless I've explicitly told them, but it's crazy how it's just not on anybody's radar. No straight people ever assume I'm queer, and they don't seem to even be wondering. Gay women can spot me from a mile away!

I told our receptionist that I was expecting someone to swing by the office and he'd be looking for me and she can just send him straight back to my office - I made a comment that he seemed like a really nice guy and she asked me if it's a personal call. I like, forgot that could be a possibility that someone could even consider about me and I was floored.

I made a comment to a coworker the other day that I know I'm visibly queer and they told me they didn't think so - like, I have a men's haircut, armpit hair, I talk about working on my car and I just bragged to you that I won an arm wrestling competition. How does that possibly read as straight??

Anyways it's fine, it doesn't bother me because I get to fly pretty under the radar, while simultaneously being fully out and living my truth. Gay girls don't even bother to ask me if I'm queer, because it's clear enough to them. And to be clear, I live in a politically left area (relatively speaking) and there are LOTS of queer people around, so this isn't a matter of like, looking butch while living in a rural farm area and expecting people to spot the only queer in fifty miles. There are dozens of us, dozens!