Many years ago the mother of a friend of ours suggested to her daughter that she go with us to a dance. The daughter responded “Aw mom, it’s so hetero.” It seemed funny to us then (and still does), but…
I have friends who will never come back to contra because they (a queer couple, both non-binary, both usually read as female) were pressured apart and both pressured into dancing with much older men who got closer than they were…
I happily dance with anyone, on either side, but I also enjoy the sense that we assume roles, and behave like ladies and gentlemen when we dance historic dances. Addressing me as a lark or robin makes me very uncomfortable,…
