Leslie Barbara Butch, often known as Barbara Butch, is a French disc jockey and lesbian activist.[1] She campaigns for fat acceptance and has made a short film Extra Large.[2][3] She was awarded the Out d'or 2021 "personnalité LGBTI de l'année" ("LGBTI personality of the year") by the French Association of LGBTI Journalists.[4][5][6]
In 2023, Butch was a guest celebrity judge in a Season 2 episode of the French language reality television series Drag Race France (titled "The Musidrag"), broadcast on France.tv Slash.
References
- ^ "Barbara Butch, The Lesbian DJ and Fat Activist Who Will Make You Dance". Bowie Creators — Home of Queer & Feminist Creators. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Boulant, Jeanne (13 December 2021). ""J'aurais pu lâcher l'affaire": Barbara Butch raconte son difficile combat contre la grossophobie". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Ramphul, Kalindi (29 March 2022). "Oh yeah ! Barbara Butch présente Extra large, un film contre la grossophobie qui donne envie". Madmoizelle (in French). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Out d'Or 2021 : Leslie Barbara Butch désignée « personnalité LGBTI de l'année »". KOMITID (in French). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Rajeshvari, Neha (11 December 2021). "DJ Barbara Butch named "LGBTI Personality of the Year"". Khabar Non Stop. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "La DJ Barbara Butch désignée "personnalité LGBTI de l'année"". ladepeche.fr (in French). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
- Barbara Butch at IMDb
- Extra Large at IMDb
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