Yay! The next Gather will take place on Sunday, December 6th at 5:15pm. Where? you may ask...the LGBT Community Center in Room 312.
On Sunday, October 4th from 5:15pm to 7pm at the LGBT Community Center (Rm 410), Gather will be delving into the second group within our lesbian identity series: FEMMES. We discussed butch women, now it is time to address the Femme Mystique. Again, be sure to come for the wine, good company, good conversation, and most importantly, to Gather.
I just went to Fire Island, Cherry Grove, with some friends this past weekend. It was for the Fire Island Black Out. Now, I have NEVER seen so many gays beachfront. It was great, and the best part was the lesbian touch football game. I think there were more than a few tackles, but hey...
Gather this weekend was absolutely fantastic, I've been pretty much speechless since then. We had over 60 people in attendance, and each of our panelists had something unique and thought-provoking to say about butch identities. Kate Roberts, Diana Cage, Emma Crandall, and A.J. Stachelek shared their thoughts on what it means to be butch, who they thought were butch "celebrities", why butch women are sexy, and discussed what they think is next up for the butch community. I learned something new from each panelists perspective, and I can only hope the folks listening did too. Here's some pix (much more to come) ....
The next Gather is approaching, and I've had a few impromptu discussions already about butch lesbians. With the news that Chastity Bono will soon be transitioning to become Chaz, it seems like it may be difficult to NOT talk about transgender men on this butch panel. It is interesting as the butch identity may arguably be the most common identity conjured when one thinks of a "lesbian," but the emergence and visibility of the transgender community may transform this thinking.
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