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Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici
“Girls Will Be Boys” by Sophia Wallace
I began Girls will be Boys, 2002-2007 because I was compelled to create a testament to my living history as a lesbian whose partners are often on the butch and masculine spectrum…It was vital to me that I document and create a visual testimony of my community that could not be denied…
I lost a friend during this time which had a profound impact on me. Kim, a young butch lesbian, tragically died from a brain aneurysm at 24 years old. Kim’s partner Michelle who had been with her virtually every day during the two years they were together, was not invited to the funeral where Kim was buried in pink suit and coffin with heavy makeup…
Girls Will be Boys will always be a historical project for me. Losing a friend and watching another friend be written out of her partner’s life, was a painful reality check about what was at stake if we do not record our own stories.
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