{"id":140,"date":"2023-04-17T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/depictingdesire\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2023-04-25T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:15:14","slug":"dyke-tv-oral-histories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/depictingdesire\/dyke-tv-oral-histories\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyke TV \/ Oral Histories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this oral history conducted for the Voices of Feminism project in 2008, Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez are interviewed by Kelly Anderson and reflect on their lives and various interactions with the feminist movement, the lesbian experience, and the butch\/femme label. In the first clip, Allison describes how she came to discover her sexuality and some of her first sexual experiences with butches. In the second clip, V\u00e1zquez discusses presenting as masculine during her career at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. <em>Both parties have agreed that this interview may be placed on the web.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez - Voices of Feminism\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZXmYThqlkHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez - Voices of Feminism\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CVVd2oUbgME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dyke TV <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A favorite of many lesbians, Dyke TV was founded in 1993 as an offshoot of the activist group Lesbian Avengers. The program\u2019s goal was to highlight LGBT issues, particularly those regarding lesbians. Through the visual representation of many different types of lesbians over the years that it was publicly broadcasted, many members of the community commented on the importance of representation &#8211; specifically for those historically underrepresented, such as masculine, butch, and trans lesbians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dyke TV - Episode #279, &quot;Other Brothers&quot; Segment\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69hysHuFDjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #279 &#8211; 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Other Brothers&#8221; group in San Francisco discuss being black and identifying as masculine, transgender, and\/or butch. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dyke TV - Episode #179, Leslie Feinberg Segment\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lbp0UB0S_XU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #179 &#8211; 1997<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Transgender and lesbian activist Leslie Feinberg reads a segment from her newly published book, Transgender Warriors, at A Different Light Bookstore.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dyke TV, Episode #166 - Butch Beer Segment\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6TO0FIlg9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #166 &#8211; 1996 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This &#8220;butch beer&#8221; commercial pokes fun at lesbian and butch stereotypes. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dyke Tv - Episode #129, Butch Librarian Segment\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4JEwpVrg300?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #129 &#8211; 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Polly Thistlethwaite, AKA the &#8220;Butch Librarian&#8221; talks about LGBT books, their importance, and their historical omission from libraries. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez In this oral history conducted for the Voices of Feminism project in 2008, Dorothy Allison and Carmen V\u00e1zquez are interviewed by Kelly Anderson and reflect on their lives and various interactions with the feminist movement, the lesbian experience, and the butch\/femme label. 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