April 2021 – Dressing Dykes

Suffragette Fashion and the Lesbian Threat

The Suffragettes: the name given by the press to the women’s suffrage movement in the UK. Though intended to be derogatory, was claimed and used by the movement itself and organisations such as the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). The Suffragettes have, rightly, gone down in history – their actions and campaigns were instrumentalContinue reading “Suffragette Fashion and the Lesbian Threat”

Lesbian Fashion, Solidarity, and our Queer Siblings

Fashion can be a way to not just assert our own identity and presence, but reach out to others. To me, when lesbian fashion is at its most powerful is when it is unavoidable – when it cannot be denied. For this reason, I have extensively researched lesbian slogan/activist t-shirts. They are a way forContinue reading “Lesbian Fashion, Solidarity, and our Queer Siblings”