What's Happening in Austin

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Puplove

For real? Is it a "female-identified lesbians only" event?

Exclusion policies push my fairness buttons and stir up hurty feelings from my past, when trying to find my community at the only place I knew of, lesbian bars. Women there would tell me to go back to the straight bars where I belonged. Ouch on the "lesbian-only" judgment swinging around and hurting many.

I don't really think the "safe-from-men space" justification flies at a bar and dance.

Sigh. I hope I'm overstepping and reading too much into it. I hope Arwen's wrong about D not being able to go if he wanted to (then I could finally quit speaking to that hooker).

I hope we (that's the royal "we") are not bringing a new queer social event to Austin that would judge against and exclude half of our community.

Well here's their policy:

Trans Policy: F2Ms are welcome at women-only dances as long as they self-identify at the door.

While I understand, that's a bit much for me. It doesn't feel like a good thing.