How will I know she’s queer? People don’t tend to walk around wearing ‘I’m a dyke’ T-shirts. Plus, there’s a raffle, which does not constitute a sexy night in my opinion. Even if I found said fabled lesbian, where would I take her? The Harvester? Big Ken’s greasy spoon? Sure, there’s an occasional gay night at a random pub but there’s likely to be more gay men attending. Sure, people had heard of them but had anyone actually seen one? Here, lesbians are some kind of mythic creature. (Supplied) Is anyone out there?Īnd then it hit me: “I’m the only gay in the village”.Īt least, it felt that way. Fay Barrett says lesbian women seem to be 'mythic creatures' in her home town.
