Why go to Madrid when one can go to Cork?
Posted by Maman Poulet on 30 Apr 2007 at 01:18 pm | Tagged as: Lesbian
Manual beseeches his lady lesbian readers to go to Madrid and report back to him on the lesbian festival taking place there. Much as I would love to be in Madrid I am very happy next weekend to be enjoying the company of many lesbians in Cork for the Cork Women’s Weekend. This fine event has been running for over 20 years, and has football, workshops, golf, a gig or two, poetry and a table quiz – and many beautiful women – note I use the term women and not ladies!
Hola Mamam Poulet–
Am I correct in believing all the lady lesbians there will be out-of-towners? I am find it difficult to believe there are lady lesbians in Ireland in this day and age!
Also, what is beseches? I cannot see it in my dictionary. Do you have special Sapphic dictionary with such words in?
Hola Manuel!
No not all the women lesbians in Cork will be out of towners – only some of them. Some of the many lesbians in Dublin will be attending to meet their Corkonian Lesbian sisters.
And especially for you amigo! From my special Sapphic Dictionary!
be·seech (b-sch)
tr.v. be·sought (-sôt) or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es
1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help.
2. To request earnestly; beg for: beseech help.
Muchas Gracias, Mamam! I shall write it into my special vocabulary book for next time I am meeting my lady lesbian readers. Is becoming very thick now!
As a gay man, I’m always so envious about the Cork Women’s Weekend.
Gay men would turn it into a sleaze fest and they’d all end up fighting at the end of it. It’s the ultimate proof of how different the world would be if the women were in charge instead of the boys. My general point is that men need to take the idea of safe and supportive space more seriously and see its benefits politically. I’ve been to a few of the Irish men’s summer schools [see grandiose title but really men’s safe space weekend. Predominately heterosexual men but with a few gay men, bi men, on the qt (apart from yours truly). Such events are the exception to men’s sexual politics rather than the rule. Haven’t been able to go to the ’school’ for some time, but might go again in 2008. If only more gay men were so supportive of lesbian events and spaces, including sessions on caring for our cats, we might have a more supportive politics in the ’round.
So have a great time with you, gf, the pussywagon and the women!
And maybe Manuel is being a supporting gay man but only learning how to do so Sean! Ah a revelation!!!!!
I’m a Cork Womens Weekend Virgin! I look forward to losing the virginity!
“I know”, he says in that Sybil tone! But I always say one man at a time…
If you’re in the city itself, and have time, get thee to No 5 Fenn’s Quay – fab restaurant (for someone who’s into foodies) http://www.fennsquay.ie
Women! I’m laughing after referring to “sapphic ladies” a few months ago!
Never heard of the “Irish mens’s summer school” Sean tell me more
It’s interesting as well I was debating recently at Queer Easter (a queer socialist youth festival) closed vs open spaces and assimilation vs integration. I personally have mixed feelings on the whole thing. I support spaces but sometimes feel that they can lead to a lack of understanding amongst others.