DYKE DRESS & EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY
"When solidarity activism is placed directly onto the lesbian body, it is personal".
In Flags and fashion: expressions of solidarity through lesbian clothing by Eleanor Medhurst (2023), Medhurst demonstrates how clothing has been used by lesbians to show solidarity with other movements within the LGBTQ+ community. With a focus on printed shirts and wearing pride colours, Medhurst proposes a form of 'flagging' to signal intra-community solidarity (Medhurst 2023).
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Credits: Published 14.09.2023. Journal of Lesbian Studies Volume 28, 2024
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