Elisha Lim's Sissy 2012 calendar
MONTREAL / Benefit to save Montreal's Ste-Emilie Skillshare space for queer artists
Richard Burnett / National / Friday, November 25, 2011
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Elisha_Lims_Sissy_2012_calendar-11148.aspxComic artist Elisha Lim first gained international acclaim with the 2010 book 100 Butches, and then notoriety when Lim refused to be referred to as "she" in interviews. "On a personal level I really believe that there are people who don't fall in [the gender categories of] men and women," says Lim, who prefers the pronoun "they... There are more than 'he' and 'she' in this world and if there were six genders, I'd be Number Five."
"There are more than 'he' and 'she' in this world and if there were six genders, I'd be Number Five," says Elisha Lim.
Lim is talking politics on the eve of the Montreal launch of the follow-up to 100 Butches – Lim's Sissy 2012 calendar which will be launched at a November 26 Montreal benefit to save that city's volunteer-run Ste-Emilie Skillshare space for queer artists. Ste-Emilie owes more than $3,500 in bills, including $2,300 for rent and $1,300 for hydro.
