Leather & Lace Mary Vazquez it really is incredibly important for people to recognise that navigations around societally-demanded feminine grooming, political ideal and personal autonomy in those decisions are never simple, easy or straight-forward for fem/mes. no matter what particular choices we make - to wear makeup, to remove body hair, to wear high heels, … Continue reading fem vs feminism: a false dichotomy
a leather butch I respected and admired recently went on a femmephobic tirade that left me shocked and reflecting sadly on how so often fems must navigate these kinds of betrayals in our communities. of a photograph of rapists, war mongers and white supremacists, her anger was reserved for the sole woman standing amongst them. … Continue reading being fem in an old boi’s club
I know right now you feel like nobody sees you. right now you feel as though there’s nowhere for you to belong, nowhere to call home. you’ve never felt this lonely, or alone, or unsure about where you fit into the world and uncertain you’ll ever figure it out. you’ve come so far just to … Continue reading letter to a young fem
please enjoy this edited highlight reel of my show at this year's Butch/Stud event, celebrating butch identity and culture. I read my piece 'beautiful', and did a little strip to a video compilation of gorgeous butches from over the decades. some of those gorgeous butches honoured in the montage playing behind me include beloved community … Continue reading butch/stud
as a young fem, I nurtured an extremely fervent and painful infatuation with Radclyffe Hall for a while. my bookshelves are cluttered with the vintage biographies and old editions of her novels I scoured second-hand bookstores to find - the internet was a fraction of the resource it is now. I would stare at her … Continue reading From the Archives: The Long-Lost Chapter of the Well of Loneliness
a hole in my heart, 2019 I was in a melancholy mood and sobbing as I scribbled the first draft of this final poem grieving the old-school butch-fem culture and dynamic. a week later as I finish it up, I am more grounded and realise it’s rare, yes, but really isn’t as dire as it … Continue reading a hole in my heart
in a recent fit of frustration, I created these nails as a defiant ‘fuck you’ to the assumptions and stigma constantly heaped on my head in relation to my identity and experiences as a high fem lesbian sex worker. slurs & labels are arranged side-by-side, emphasising the entwined relationship between the contempt and condemnation generally directed … Continue reading fuck you, pay me
