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DC Queer Tango CollectiveAre you coming to DC for World Pride? Do you dance tango? (Or want to give it a try?) We will be hosting a milonga the night before the Pride Parade. Be Here Queer! Tango Milonga Friday, June 6th, 2025 8 to 11:30pm Join the DC Queer Tango Collective and the Cultural Arts Center and Visual and Performing Arts Department of Montgomery College for a night of social tango dancing, with live tango music! We'll get started with a beginners' queer tango dance class at 7pm, followed by dancing from 8 to 11:30pm. Everyone is welcome to our queer-centered space. We gather to celebrate, in joy and community, and we dance to honor those who have fought for, and continue to fight for, safe and inclusive dance spaces. DJ Alicia Michelle will spin the tango tunes, and we will be joined by tango music duo Arco & Aire, Heyni Solera on bandoneon and Max Wollam-Fisher on the cello. Everything is free of charge and will take place at the beautiful Dance Studio (CU205) of the Montgomery College Takoma Park Campus, 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. See you there! <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/WorldPride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldPride</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pride</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/DC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/WashingtonDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/milonga?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milonga</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/lgbtq?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lgbtq</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/lgbt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lgbt</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/SilverSpringMD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilverSpringMD</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/WorldPride2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldPride2025</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/eventsDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eventsDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/events?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#events</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/free?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/liveMusic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liveMusic</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/bandoneon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bandoneon</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/cello?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cello</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/TakomaPark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TakomaPark</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/DMV?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/dance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/party?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#party</a>

macoI hopped the bus up to New York this afternoon, and now I’m at the Brooklyn Pride Milonga. <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/NewYorkCity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYorkCity</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/NYC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/Brooklyn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brooklyn</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerNYC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerNYC</a>

macoThe Filipeli twins were given a challenge by the organizers of Conexion Queer Tango Festival: dance with a third person in the mix, Leonardo Sardella. For reference, at the World Tango Championships in 2https://pix.lgbt/i/web/compose#019, the Filipeli twins took 3rd place in tango escenario, which is the highest any non-traditional couple has ever ranked in tango. <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/brothers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brothers</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/twins?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twins</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/dance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/fun?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fun</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/MiamiBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiBeach</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/silly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silly</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/performance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#performance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/dancePerformance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dancePerformance</a>

macoLiliana Chenlo and Martina Waldman dancing to "La milonga que faltaba" at Conexion Queer Tango Festival in Miami Beach Note that the one in the dress is leading, and both are in high heels. Video by Brandon Saraniti, posted with permission <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/dance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/wlw?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wlw</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pride</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/MiamiBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiBeach</a>

DC Queer Tango CollectivePics from today’s queer tango class. Georgia was out today, so instead of 1hr each of beginner/practica/technique, we did 1.5hr of beginner class followed by 1.5hr of practica. As a reminder, these are free, community-run classes at Montgomery College in Silver Spring every Saturday 1:30-4:30. <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/QueerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/TangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/WashingtonDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/DMV?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/eventsDC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eventsDC</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/SilverSpringMD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilverSpringMD</a>

macoOn Saturday, the organizers of Conexión <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/QueerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerTango</a> Festival said they wanted to give the Filipeli twins a challenge this year. They danced with a third man, Leonardo Sardella. For context, the twins took third place in the 2019 Tango World Championship, the highest two men have ever placed; trying to give them a challenge is justified! In the first song that had all three, they danced as though jealously fighting over each other. <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/TangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/MiamiBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiBeach</a>

macoMore scenes from Conexión <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/QueerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerTango</a> Festival in <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/MiamiBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiBeach</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/dancing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dancing</a>

macoMore photos from Liliana Chenlo & Martina Waldman’s performance on Friday night at Conexión Queer Tango Festival in Miami Beach. These are from the last song they danced, when the crowd (after changing “otra! otra!”) requested they dance to a milonga song. The song selected was “La milonga que faltaba”. <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoQueer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/tangoArgentino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/ArgentineTango?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/MiamiBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiamiBeach</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerJoy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerJoy</a> <a href="https://pix.lgbt/discover/tags/queerDance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a>

macoKaren is lifting up the mentions of food/baking, community organizing and adding that in a bunch of queer tango local WhatsApp groups there’s birthday wishes, food talk, and “the protest is at 1 o clock.”She also highlighted the queer tango Discord server. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoRay, about the word queer: “I love that that sour milk has become the most beautiful embrace in our beautiful dance.”He says, “you don’t need queer tango” is the same as “why don’t we have straight pride?”“Name 68 countries where it’s illegal to be straight.”<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoAstrid wants to bring back the online round tables that happened during lockdown. Mikael says Valencia’s queer tango community is still doing them. (We are a half hour past the end time.)<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoMikael expresses the same feeling I have about dancing in a queer space: embracing someone of the same gender when you’re both queer…that’s its own feeling. It’s not the same feeling same-gender dancing with a bunch of straight people.Emily says she asks straight people to pay more. Karen called it the Straight Tax. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoKaren once heard someone answer “if we’re all equal, why do you need straight tango? Why aren’t you all coming to our events?”Karen sums it up as “if you try hard enough to assimilate and are capable of passing, you can come to our event.” But in our events we have our own culture.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoRay asks how exactly she responds. She says: I see it a different way. We have our own particular needs. It’s not just the women’s tango classes. And it’s about owning our own events, owning our own community, not about having us dissolve into the rest of the tango community. She uses the term “queer washing”.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoAstrid notes the economic incentive for straight organizers to welcome and allow same gender dancing (higher attendance), but in her experience they never actually hire teachers or performers who are queer, and they have no awareness.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoA professor says “there are open role spaces—“ and Ray says “that’s not the same thing, though. There’s overlap, but—“She says she agrees, and that’s why her class continues to use the word “queer”.Astrid says the “gay friendly” organizers who say this have been a sort of taboo subject for a while. They mean well but don’t understand our needs.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoRay wants to return to the topic mentioned yesterday: how to respond to straight organizers who say “well, you’re welcome here, so you don’t need queer tango spaces and are actually the ones being discriminatory by making your own spaces.”<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoSalem suggests symbiotic relationships with local bars to handle the economic pressures. She says we should be more rooted in our local communities and bring more people into the dance. She also talked about experiencing ableism here as a cane user. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoAndrés says we should work on creating space for conversation in the smaller scale of our local queer tango communities, not just at these big events. He says tango is not just a dance: it’s a social event. (He has complaints about how at at many mainstream tango events, there are people who only dance and don’t socialize.)<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

macoRay notes that these discussions at queer tango events are important for moving forward our thinking and motivation. That’s why we *don’t* only have the evening dance party. (We do indeed talk a lot in queer tango events. Here last year was my first one. New York’s marathon had several group discussions too.)<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoArgentino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoArgentino</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArgentineTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArgentineTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tangoQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tangoQueer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerTango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerTango</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerHistory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queerDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerDance</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a>

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