Joan E. Biren (JEB) (1944 - )
American lesbian-feminist photographer, film-maker and activist;
in the 1980s and beyond, the goal of her groundbreaking
photography and films was to "make visible what was invisible,"
to change the way society viewed lesbians and to allow
lesbians to see themselves being represented accurately,
free of distortions from a male or heterosexual gaze.
Recently, her pioneering slideshow of lesbian images
known as "The Dyke Show" has been made the subject of this short film,
which is well worth a watch if you have a spare 15 minutes --
👏 I spent the wonderful 15+ minutes with this brief documentary. So many ideas brought forward in such a short time! So many people in our world deserve both to be left the hell alone AND to be seen and respected. Too often, our society fails at both! Hooray for JEB championing herself and her dykes! I really loved her statements about men not understanding bleeding!! 🤣✊️🩸
ReplyDeleteOMG, what's not to love!?! I thank her sincerely for expanding our representation and her continued activism.
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