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Butch Voices weekend.. wow

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Kyle

Wow, what a weekend.  Community, controversy, energy, exhaustion, conversation, adrenaline, hopefulness, affirmation… I’m overwhelmed still, and might be for a few days.  The sessions were great, the socializing was awesome.  So much good food, good conversation, catching up with old … Continue reading →

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Big Tent Blues… hitting pause

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Kyle

In my last post I acknowledged that I didn’t know much about the accusations of ageism, sexism and misogyny being leveled at the Butch Voices organizers by people who have left the organization.  I asked for more information.  In response, … Continue reading →

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Big Tent Blues: what did I miss?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Kyle

CH commented on my Big Tent Blues post yesterday that I hadn’t addressed the concerns of ageism, misogyny and lack of feminist principals raised by the folks who left to create Butch Nation.  As I’m reading through Sasha T. Goldberg’s … Continue reading →

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Big Tent Blues: the Butch Voices / Butch Nation, Masculine-of-Center / Butch controversy

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Kyle

If you’re on the Butch Voices mailing list(s) or follow them on Facebook, you’ve probably seen some of the discussions that have erupted over a change in the Butch Voices mission statement.  The word ‘butch’ was taken out of the … Continue reading →

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Butch Voices is nigh

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Kyle

On Thursday evening, I’ll be flying to SFO for two very good reasons:  the BUTCH Voices 2011 national conference in Oakland and to be with my sweetheart, Roxy. I’ll be presenting on two topics this year:  Genderqueer Identity and Intentional … Continue reading →

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Butch Voices Spoken Word Line Up

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Kyle

This is the (tentative) line up for the Butch Voices Spoken Word performance on Sunday, August 21st.  I recognize a couple of names: Set 1 1. Elana Dykewomon 2. DeAngela Cooks 3. Kyle Jones 4. Day Walker Intermission: 10 mins … Continue reading →

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