You're Too Pretty To Be Gay. Activism on the Body through Representations and Negotiations of Queer Femme Invisibility
You're Too Pretty To Be Gay. Activism on the Body through Representations and Negotiations of Queer Femme Invisibility
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2015-11-12
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Reddy-Best
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Abstract
I created this ensemble to utilize clothing as a form of activism to highlight inequalities in the queer community. Conceptually this design comments on the struggles of femme-identified lesbians by juxtaposing ideas of “passing” as heterosexual with the negotiations of presenting queer signifiers in appearance as a form of solidarity with the LGBTQ community.