Special Shout-out to the Queer Studies Genderfork Project!
So, I’m drinkin’ my coffee this morning, and the first thing the Internet says to me is, “Hey Sarah! Come and take a look at THIS!”
The artists write…
Some friends and I are taking Intro to Queer Studies this term, and one assignment was a group presentation on a queer cultural production (magazine, anthology, art exhibit, etc.). We researched and presented Genderfork.com, which is a really awesome online community that explores androgyny and gender ambiguity. As a creative component to the project, we took our own gender-ambiguous photos. It may be interesting to note that although I am a gay-male-identified, biologically-born male, my gender is much more ambiguous with fake facial hair than it would be if I were to wear a dress. In a dress, I would be fairly obviously male, but if I go for the “bro” look, I could pass as a female in drag. Anyway, I definitely encourage you to check out Genderfork if you haven’t already!
Thanks, guys! This is fabulous! Tell your professor that we give you all an A!
Love,
Sarah Dopp
founder of Genderfork
Category: photos, recommendations 6 comments »
March 6th, 2010 at 1:05 pm |
Heh.
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March 7th, 2010 at 4:06 am |
I like this picture.
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March 7th, 2010 at 5:44 pm |
Oh, wow…this is such a great idea. I love the notion of someone who is gay-male-identified creating a fake beard/mustache in a genderbending way. That’s fantastic!
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March 8th, 2010 at 12:35 am |
I’m in the class where the folks presented this project. It was an amazing presentation on a fabulous topic. I immediately bookmarked the site and became a fan on Facebook. I’m glad sites and people like this exist.
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:10 pm |
I’m in this class as well and really enjoyed the presentation. I have been frequently visiting the website, I think it’s awesome.
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March 12th, 2010 at 7:45 pm |
Neat! I’m in the group that presented on genderfork.com and I just wanted to let you know, Sarah, how very excited we were to see this on your website. Very excited indeed.
It was a pleasure to present about such a wonderful website-thank you for all you do for the queer community!
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