![]() ![]() “The response I got from those two pieces was incredible and pointed the arrow at how we needed some new discussion and some contemporary cultural product that dealt with butch and femme desire and issues,” says Coyote.Ĭoyote adds, “She was worried that it was either us or our publisher wanting to ride on her coattails. ![]() Another major factor was the strong reader response to Coyote’s pieces “ A Butch Roadmap” and “ Hats Off to Beautiful Femmes,” columns published by Xtra in July of 2009. The Vancouver-based couple was inspired by Sharman’s reflections and research on femme invisibility and Coyote’s attendance at the summer 2009 Butch Voices conference. ![]() That was really an overriding goal of putting the book together.” As writers and readers we’re interested in developing community through reading and writing. This is how I found a sense of history, with recognition of all the stories that don’t get captured in the published literature, of course. Sharman adds, “I have a lot of conversations with femmes who are coming into a femme identity, and I always encourage people to read. ![]()
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