Defiance & Lipstick
Femmephobia is nothing new to me: From when I came out, where I was not allowed to enter LGBT venues because I did not look gay enough to recent dating experiences where sexualised objectification is common practise, femmephobia was and is omnipresent. However, it took a recent online discussion for me to realise how deep…
Lovely defiants, meet the fantastic organisational mastermind, not-so-secret-art geek, mental heath advocate and soon-to-be-phd-candidate Rhe! Even though I have the privilege to know her personally, I was blown away by the chance to finally chat with her about Femme identities. From Punk to Femme or maybe the Punk within the Femme. When I was younger…
I am so very delighted to introduce to you as the very first of the new Defiant Femmes project, my wonderful colleague Sarah Moore. Sarah, self-identified Hard Femme and Queer Queen, is one of our amazing Comms people at Stonewall and also a fellow LGBTQ+ activist and intersectional feminist. I think I started identifying with…
I will probably get myself in trouble for saying this, but I have to: is probably my favourite pride. Now, now, before all those heads explode, let me emphasise that all the prides that I have been to so far have something special, that makes them unique and worthwhile. In terms of a party weekend…