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A butch roadmap

Started by Shana A, July 09, 2009, 05:32:40 PM

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July 09, 2009, 05:32:40 PM
A butch roadmap
LOOSE END / I am sketching directions so that I can be found, or followed
Ivan Coyote / National / Thursday, July 02, 2009

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/A_butch_roadmap-7063.aspx

A couple of months back, I came upon an article in the online version of Xtra entitled Winnipeg Pride wants parade to be "family friendly."

In the article, the then-chair of last year's Pride parade was quoted as saying "we have to remember that this is a public event, part of the parade is to show people we're not extremists."

When pressed to explain just what she meant by extremists, she responded: "Drag queens and butch women." She then added it was important to show the people of Winnipeg that there are "mainstream" queer community members, too, like "lawyers and doctors."
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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