I saw the Tricky show last night- I’ve had a crush on Tricky’s voice since middle school. I had never seen him live before and he was amazing. As I was watching him, I was thinking about what makes his music so sexy. It’s his voice- so intense and breathy. The way he was moving on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘desire’
A Tricky Balance
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged desire, relationships, Tricky on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Finding a History That Speaks to Me…Finally
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, desire, femme, Identity, Joan Nestle, queer history, reading, The Persistent Desire on August 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I FINALLY got my hands on a copy of Joan Nestle’s edited collection The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader. I’m not even halfway through, but I’ve been devouring it in sumptuous mouthfuls. Why didn’t I know this book existed ten years ago?! No matter, I’m still extremely grateful to have found it.
I’m enjoying the autobiographical pieces [...]
By Way of Introduction…Specifically, The Femme Question
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, butch, desire, femme, Identity, Queer on July 15, 2008 | 9 Comments »
My identity has come under some scrutiny recently (not a bad thing), specifically around whether or not I claim “femme” as an identity.
What does it mean to claim femme as an identity? Sure, I’m a queer who presents as “feminine”. I like to wear dresses, skirts, fishnets and heels…not everyday of course. But femme is [...]
