There’s been good discussion over at A Brown Girl on the question of femme invisibility and femme privilege, prompted by ABG’s reposting of Nikki’s thoughtful piece on that issue. I’m a big fan of Nikki and her blog, give me space (to rock), but I think the concept of “femme privilege” doesn’t actually capture the experience of [...]
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During the past week, my blog stats registered approximately 2500 views, almost all of them because of Lindsay Lohan. On the highest day of LiLo frenzy, I had over 600 views for my post, “A Lesbian Looks Like…Lindsay Lohan?”
Despite my best efforts to ignore the LiLo frenzy, I too have been drawn back into its orbit. [...]
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I'm a high femme queer theorist who appreciates dapper butches, classic pin-up girls, and a good Manhattan. When I'm not busy taking over the world, I write about style, politics, lesbian & queer genders, and the unadorned intensity of queer femininity. More!
