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Lesbian Potluck for the Soul

Posted by ulla on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, In : queer 

So I hit middle age and the experience left me feeling no less queer and no less passionate about queer rights. Human rights.

I think more about society, perhaps because I understand it better these days – or perhaps simply because I give less of a damn about being accepted by it. Ever idealistic, I wish everyone on the fringes of society would actually stand together and form another one. Not a replacement society, just a cooler, more alternative, less gold digging and cr...


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ButchLab Butch Symposium 2: Butch Stereotypes, Cliches & Misconceptions

Posted by ulla on Monday, March 7, 2011, In : stereotypes 
Symposium #2, March 2011: Butch Stereotypes, Cliches, and Misconceptions: What do people think “butch” means? What are the stereotypes around being butch? What do people assume is true about you [or the masculine of center folks in your life], but actually isn’t? What image or concept do you constantly have to correct or fight against? How do you feel about these misconceptions? How do you deal with them? Do you respond to these stereotypes or cliches? How?

I missed the 2 March dea...

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Scene and Herd

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : only gay in village 

If you live in a major city, it's easy – there'll be gay nightclubs and activity clubs and hangouts and stuff to do. You've got to keep your eye on it though, apart from a few landmarks, things change a lot. There's always a lot of conjecture about why and you can join in online.

What if you live in Smallville? People obviously go to their nearest major city if there's one around, or they get on with life and make the occasional weekend foray to somewhere far, where they probably drink to...


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Just Another Gay in the Eastern Cape

Posted by ulla on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, In : only gay in village 


There was an influx of lesbians into the village of which I am the only (out) gay this weekend.  Three (three!) of us sat and talked rubbish for a while and then one of us needed to get some work done and the other two went to the beach.  Here endeth the 'scene' update for my section of the Doos Kaap.

When lesbian no2 arrived (henceforth to be referred to as "The Femme") I stuck out a dykely hand and said, "Hi, I'm the official lesbian," and she shook my hand and said she was the official visi...

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Weekly columnist for Q back when it was owned by the Mail & Guardian, regular columnist for Queerlife in 2008, as well as contributing to MambaGirl, Cherrygrrl, Gayspeak and other websites, I decided it was about time I collected it all in one place, so I can see what I've done and hopefully keep doing new stuff.
Somewhere along the way, I got a severe case of the Tumblrs ...
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