Ruby Rose breaks free
BEFORE I’d even watched Ruby Rose’s self-penned short film Break Free, where she transforms from female to male, I was already cringing. Now don’t get …
Whisker pride for all
BEARDS are back but what about the ‘Frida Kahlo mo’? I recently stumbled across a video of a 23-year-old woman with a beard. Not just …
Tomboy Tales: Pants Party
I could write about politics but I reckon you’d rather read about my sexual fantasy-themed housewarming party from last week. A saucy photo of Penny …
Tomboy Tales: It’s the shirts that fit
I wear guys’ clothes. A lot. Hey I’m a lesbian, that’s our schtick right? For many of us on the tomboy end of the spectrum, …
Tomboy Tales with Monique Schafter: Piper and prison jumpsuits
It used to be “what L Word character are you?” but now it’s all about Orange Is The New Black. If you’re an internet-savvy queer …
No easy answers
Tomboy tales with Monique Schafter @MoniqueSchafter For over a year I’ve been working on a documentary about child sexual abuse. The story is told through …
Up where we belong
Last weekend I went to the perfect lesbian soiree – a power ballad costume party. Imagine a house full of dykes dressed up as everything …
Jugs for the girls
Knuckles, Skid, Danger, Shifty, Chop Chop and Nasty Nugget – these are just some of the names of the badass chicks on my dodgeball team, …
Sapphic equaliser
Last weekend I went to a wedding in Gaylesford, sorry Daylesford, Victoria. Not even a symbolic lesbian ring-swap, an actual man/lady one. When my friends …
Are queer girls missing out?
One of my gay guy buddies recently went to a sex-on-premises club for the first time. He usually avoids gay bars and longs to settle …