Tell-All Tuesday: Mel
May 20th, 2010 maggie
Mel first appeared in this blog under the stage name Mr. GF. Mel is our official athletics coach, twitter proofreader, America’s Next Top Transmasculine T-shirt Model, and all-around genderqueer First Lady of the Femme Show.
Tell us about your first Femme Show.
My first Femme Show was the Portland, ME show in the summer of 2008. My job was to sell t-shirts – and it still is! I had seen some pieces in smaller bar shows beforehand, but this was my first full-length show. I remember really enjoying the whole evening-long experience and getting a good vantage point from my seat at the t-shirt table to see how much the audience enjoyed the show. And I got to chat with some of the old dykes who had seen the show afterwards, and they said something to the tune of, “wow, I wish we had girls to see in shows like this when we were young!” That was really special. I also remember tearing up while watching Small Stone – it was the first time I had ever seen it. It’s my favorite Femme Show piece, I think. Read the rest of this entry »
