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Sal

October 24, 2016 by 55Upitty

Now I’m 58, proud to be a feminist and still feel the personal is political. When I was a child I’d had a floppy doll. I cut her hair off really short. And I took her dress off, so that she was wearing a singlet and pants. She was very tomboyish. I had her with me for years. I was 18 when I came out. I’d had a boyfriend, and I said to him – I think we should have […]

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C. Moore Hardy

October 6, 2015 by 55Upitty

As a feminist who’s just turned sixty I’ve got wisdom, I’ve got knowledge and I think I’m pretty fabulous for my age. I’m a professional perve. I’m a shutter slut. I’m a photographer. I’m a subversive and a pervert. I like those labels. As a feminist who’s just turned sixty I’ve got wisdom, I’ve got knowledge and I think I’m pretty fabulous for my age. I consider myself a Sydney sider. I was born in Darlinghurst, Sydney – couldn’t be […]

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Beatriz

January 14, 2014 by 55Upitty

I’m old. Not inside. Inside I’m still very young. But I’m proud to say that I am seventy one. I grew up in Rosario, in Argentina. When I was eighteen I saw a documentary about Bondi Beach, and I really wanted to come and see it. When my father died, I asked my sister if she’d come here with me. My mother was against it. She asked; “Why do you want to go there? There’s no women there.” But it […]

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Liz

November 13, 2012 by 55Upitty

…I don’t see being gay as a lifestyle, it’s not just that I prefer women, it’s more than that because I am in a world, and in a culture where that is not the norm. You can only deal with it by having a political framework… I think sex is wonderful. Always was, hopefully always will be. And you really shouldn’t neglect it…For me, it hasn’t changed as I’ve got older. I talk about my age like a little kid. […]

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Gabrielle (Gail)

June 2, 2012 by 55Upitty

… I don’t think much about age. Mind you, it’s very strange to feel more or less the same as you have always felt but catch sight of yourself in a mirror every now and then and wonder, who is that? To have been beautiful, and to accept wrinkles and still feel beautiful. I like queer as a label – to me, it’s inclusive. I don’t like phobia of any kind – and early on I had to stand up […]

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Teresa

April 18, 2012 by 55Upitty

Being seen as an older woman is another new challenge. I notice a general disdain for older people, and I’m becoming very attuned to ageism – it’s everywhere. Older women are invisible, it seems. Or “cute”. Either way, we’re not perceived as having any power or status. So, we’ll have to take it, grab it with both hands and shake it. It was a traumatic time for me – I didn’t know a single other lesbian, I didn’t know that […]

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