Tell All Tuesday: havalah!
April 27th, 2010 maggie
Here is another member of the Femme Show: the First Generation. havalah was there back when you had to walk three miles uphill both ways carrying a tarp, 12 razors, and 6 bottles of shaving cream if you wanted to do a performance about queer femme identity. Also, unlike most of these pomo queers, havalah is not afraid to admit to being squarely on the sweet side of the oppressive snack binary.
Tell us about your first Femme Show.
Well, i met Maggie one of the first weeks i moved to Boston. We were at a reading of The Whipping Girl by Julia Serano, and Maggie was giving rides back to Jamaica Plain. i got a ride back, and have been involved with The Femme Show ever since! i remember being so nervous and excited about being a part of it, and at the dress rehearsal i knew i was a part of something very special, and that i had found my community. From singing Ass and Titties before going on stage to having folks tie up my knee high boots, i loved every minute of the first Femme Show.
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