July 2012
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The queer gamine: an explanation.
A gamine, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, is a young girl. The word in French is one of many words ( fifille, jeune fille, petiote, midinette) that all roughly translate to the same thing, but “gamine” in particular has a playful, precocious, and ever-so-slightly sexually charged connotation.
In English, we might call the type of girl who appears in Anthropologie catalogs a gamine. ...
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Best Pride weekend ever in Paris! I’ll put together a post of some thoughts and observations I made of the best queer/lesbian looks later today. Happy Pride!
June 2012
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“A la veille de la Marche des fiertés gays, lesbiennes, bi et trans (LGBT) à...”
– Le Monde (via kykedyke)
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Butch and Femme culture circa 1950 →
Autostraddle put up an article about the American butch and femme culture in the 1950s. There are a couple of great photos, too. Check it out!
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