Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ’s


Q:  What is a Real HouseDyke?

A:  It is my sense of humor in action and I am totally poking fun at the recent wave of reality TV shows capitalizing on drama! The name originally was coined when my beloved was teasing me when I was putting this blog together and asked me if I was still working on the blog for the 'Real HouseDykes'?  I thought it was funny and it stuck like gum to my Stiletto. Certainly our community as a whole has a vast and wonderful history of being dramatic with our own special brand of 'dykedrama'.

I also would like to find a HouseDyke…and may take applications for the position once the description is written. Who knows...maybe I will run a contest for best written description of a HouseDyke and give away a mullet haircut, flannel shirt or something equally of utmost value to a proper HouseDyke.

Q:  Why don't you specifically mention "lesbians" first in your description of who this list is for?  Isn't this just a lesbian list being called something else?

A:  First, no this isn't just a list for lesbians but rather is for members of a rich community with a variety of gender fluidity and orientations. I will answer the underlying question more directly.  Lesbians as well (as others) are very welcome if they don't mind sharing space with folks that may identify in other ways. I am happy to recommend resources in our community that tend to draw a more conservative lesbian crowd if one is looking for things to do that are for and with strictly lesbians (women loving women in women only space) if that is more your comfort zone.  We will not take offense as our goal is the comfort of our members.

I feel my calling is to create space for people that are represented in my life that I love where they could feel included and safe as a result of being accepted.  Seattle Announcements is for folks who self identify on the gender and orientation spectrum in various ways including but not limited by my language descriptors to trans, intersex, genderqueer, two spirit, masculine identified, gender f*#$ers, futches, gay, queer, homoflexible, transman, transwoman, boi and queer ally for those who like me are active in supporting and promoting trans-issues and inclusion.  As with many queer allies it is deeply personal and we can affect change due to our passion and position.  I am not anti-lesbian, in fact I have dated many over the years that could pass for lesbian (said tongue in cheek).  Please do not misunderstand...those that identify as lesbians are welcome, but this cannot be mistaken as womens' only space as that would be inaccurate.

We also have members who do not fit neatly in the X box of 'lesbian'.  They often faced the expectation that they should be happy with the 'L' label but instead were quite uncomfortable with someone else defining their sexuality or feelings for them and then telling them to be happy with it.  At Seattle Announcements you don't have to be anything but what you are.  Some of us may also have an additional identifier that place us in a subcategory within the community.

Our members may identify in a number of different ways in our queer community (butch, futch, femme, high femme, andro, transensual, bi-sexual, trannyfag, femmedyke, the list goes on.,) and have a broad range of interests (activists, leather, kink, poly, mainstream, sci fiction, crafts, etc.,) that further place them into a subculture within the community.  Certainly some of the differentiations are only known to the members of the groups but are still be deeply important.  Belonging to a subculture within a subculture can sometimes be a bit confusing or misunderstood.  Through connection with each other we gain understanding of the basic human condition and realize on a deeper level that a book cannot be read by the cover.

You are welcome here regardless of how you identify and will find kindred spirits as you attend events.  If you are not on the queer spectrum I bet you are a very cool open-minded non-judgmental kind of creature that believes that life is best lived with many types of ice cream flavors to choose from and might even enjoy trying different flavors.

In closing, it doesn't matter to me how YOU identify, just that you allow others the space to be where they need to be.  I am very open-minded and my life has been enriched by being so.  I hope that this blog provides a space for you to walk the path you need to with the only rocky road ahead being ice cream. 

I have a special place in my heart for each one of you,

Ms T