> Which do you speculate will come first? > a) The press will regularly refer to "X" rather than "X, formerly known as > Twitter" > OR > b) The contra dance world will agree to one of larks/robins or gents/ladies >
I like to point out two important factors that should influence the transition to larks/robins. 1. To some LGBTQ+ people being called a Lady or Gent is mentally harmful because gender ID is a very important matter and sometimes has a long and often uncomfortable personal history. 2. It helps encourage people to dance both roles. a) I’ve been at dances where there are more people of one gender than the other and as a result some dancers sit out a dance because they feel uncomfortable about asking someone of the same gender to dance. And there are some people who think that Ladies shouldn’t ask Gents to dance. b) I think dancing both roles makes you a better dancer because you get to appreciate the affect of some moves on the other person. _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
