Now we’re talking about negative sides of the códigos we’ve experienced.
“Your clothes/shoes determine your role.”
Many of the women have the “if we go to straight milongas, the men snub us because we also lead” problem.
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
Just heard that the place in Buenos Aires that has a ban on same-gender dancing literally carved in stone is FINALLY changing.
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
Now we’re talking about negative sides of the códigos we’ve experienced.
“Your clothes/shoes determine your role.”
Many of the women have the “if we go to straight milongas, the men snub us because we also lead” problem.
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
Next is how, in late 19th century and early 20th century Buenos Aires, there were a lot of immigrants with no shared language, and some of the códigos provided a way to do nonverbal consent.
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
Ray: “my first few years of tango, 1993–1997, Augusto hadn’t done his milonga yet, so nobody was gay. I mean, everybody was gay, but nobody was gay.”
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
On the topic of the codification and evolution of códigos over time in Argentina and abroad…
Book rec: Argentina Queer Tango: Dance and Sexuality Politics in Buenos Aires
By Mercedes Liska
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
We are now moving to group chats. Here’s the agenda and the topics.
#IntimamenteQueerTango #tango #ArgentineTango #queerTango #tangoQueer
