Butch culture is a site dedicated to promoting social justice,eco feminist and pagan perspectives on gender and the world. Gathering images of butch lesbian and queer culture and those who love them and all who dare to be powerful.
The real power, as you and I well know, is collective.
I can't affored to be afraid of you, nor you of me.
If it takes head-on collisions,let's do it:
This polite timidity is killing us.
Cherri'e Moraga
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom WILPF.org
"When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid".
"The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives." ( Poetry Is Not A Luxury) "I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood." "The master's tools will never dismantle the masters house. Audre Lorde
Margret-Henningsen /Her Own Bank-Check her out! Can't seem to find a link that works to click from here. Seach the web- The story.org or just her name.
Butch Mystique first aired on Showtime during Black History Month in 2004. It's a rare breed, a documentary focusing on butch-identified African-American lesbians in the San Francisco area. Through interviews, issues of power, lifestyle, masculine/feminine energies, outward appearance, and identity are examined.
There aren't any pat answers and definitions, but personal stories about individual lives and identities. Also covers the sometime dangers of being perceived as a black male, the hatred of some straight men towards butches, the attractions of some gay men, and the issue of sexual penetration. They're all "women who go outside of that female box that we're told we have to fit in."
Butch-Mystique
Karen Williams
Trey anthony is a black queer activist, playwright, comedian and actor.
She was born in England and currently resides in Toronto, Canada. She wrote the hit play 'da Kink in my Hair, which played to sold-out audiences at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. 'Da Kink features an all black female cast and is rooted in issues central to black womyn's lives. 'Da Kink is about creating a new voice in theatre. And now, 'da Kink television series is currently in development for CBC television and Vision Television. treyanthony
Steven G. Fullwood is a collector of Black Gay history. He is the curator of the Black Gay and Lesbian Archive, developed for the sole purpose of documenting Black Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Same Gender Loving cultures. BGLA officially began in 2000 and presently holds hundreds of items. âI have books, magazines, journals, flyers, music, film/videos, and other related files that so far measures twelve linear feet,â he said. âActually the archive started before I started it, meaning that much of what I owned as a collector inaugurated the archive.
Valetines Day- Politics of chocolate!
What you might want to Know
and what you can do! www.antislavery.org
Forced labour in the cocoa industry
The issue of forced labour in the production of chocolate hit the headlines in 2000 and 2001. Several years on, we look at the situation now, and ask you to take action to ensure progress that has been made is translated into real improvements in the lives of those being exploited. Read background information on what we know, what has been done, and what more needs to happen to rid the cocoa industry of forced labour and trafficking.
What can I do?
· Contact the major chocolate companies · Support fair trade. Buy fairly traded products.
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