Definitions of Terms, (was Consideration of others (was Re: Survey comments, part 2))

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This posting is from: Julie Brenda
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Before I first dressed en femme in public, I was attending a safe
environment (it's not there anymore, but it was called the back bar
at the Queen Mary Lounge, on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City,
California, part of the LA area's San Fernando Valley.)

I was completely in boymode, and wanted to mix a little. I asked
permission from the establishment to fetch my high heels from the
car and return to dance and socialize in boymode but with high
heels. Permission was granted (perhaps with surprise that I was
courteous enough to ask), and I did what I proposed.

This was in a safe location, not a mainstream location. But I can
empathize with others who want to mix messages in a safe but not
a mainstream venue.

>Many say that ABs are part of the overall TG spectrum as
>well, but I think that most of our attendees would draw a
>line of inclusion that places them clearly on the other side.

What are "ABs"?

>>What is skag drag?

>Good examples are the 70s motorcycle gang known as the Cycle
>Sluts and the album cover of the first Mothers Of Invention
>album.

In words please, I don't have a clue what the album cover looks
like or who the Cycle Sluts are.

Rosada wrote: "I'm sorry but I don't keep up with all the latest
terminology. Can someone enlighten me as to what genderqueer is?
Is that a new word for homosexual? - Rosada"

I'll try my hand at this one. My exposure to the term GenderQueer
comes from my participation in the GLBTQQI&A student organization
on my University campus. [That's <G>ay <L>esbian <B>isexual
<T>ransgendered <Q>ueer <Q>uestioning <I>ntersex and <A>llies so
I don't leave you all wondering what GLBTQQI&A means.]

As I understand it, it's a category for a person who expresses
gender ambiguity or mixed messages (because they believe they are
both genders), often with "geographic splits." I've seen
half-girl, half-boy and I mean dress on the left, pants on the
right with a distinct centerline of demarcation. I've seen skirt
hose heels, button down shirt, tie, jacket, and completely femme
head. No I don't mean business dress for a woman, the torso
area was quite clearly in boymode.

I expect there are other interpretations and expressions available
to us here, and I'd like to read them.

Thanks,

Julie Brenda


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