Caster Semenya: Champion, Activist, Black Lesbian
Many people may have only just heard about Semenya - after the highly publicised IAAF ruling against her a few days ago. If she wants to...
Lilly
The theme of the next Butch, Please! is Butch Icons - which got me thinking about what that means and who are some of mine. I often...
DYKES and DECRIM
It's so awesome to see so much going on around the 50th anniversary of decriminalisation. The focus, of course, has been on gay men - who...
FEMME (DISAMBIGUATION)?
In the last month, the entry on ‘Femme’ has been re-written on Wikipedia. You can read that entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fem...
"I OWN MY FEMININITY"- Hank Bobbit on 'butch' in response to Michelle Tea.
This is a post from Facebook by Hank Bobbit, (Berlin based musician, barber and butch) who performed at the last Butch, Please! Dykes on...
THE CLUB AT THE END OF THE WORLD
I came out in clubs. Age 20, I didn’t know any gay people. I didn’t know where to start. With my shaved head and ripped 501s, I was...
WHY DYKES ON BIKES?
The term was first used when 'Dykes on Bikes’ opened San Francisco Pride in the late ’70’s but women had been causing a stir on...
WITHOUT A MALE COMPANION
A few months ago I walked some friends (a straight couple) to the tube from our house after dinner. We’d had a lovely evening and lots of...