Tap Dancing With Pronouns

On this episode of Stereotypes: Straight Talk from Queer Voices, Christopher Beale introduces us to Lynne Jassem, a remarkable queer pioneer whose journey began 75 years ago when she started playing with her gender identity at the tender age of three.

Jassem’s early love for tap dancing was inspired not by the beauty and grace of female dancers of the era, but the masculine and suave style of the iconic Gene Kelly.

From donning her mother's Radio City Rockette tap shoes to performing on the Perry Como Show at just ten years old, Jassem's path was anything but conventional.

Despite living as a butch lesbian, Jassem never fully embraced modern labels like non-binary or transgender, preferring a playful ambiguity in her self-identification.

Christopher Beale and Lynne Jassem

But, there is no ambiguity in Jassem’s outlook on the 2024 election. Where does this queer elder stand?

Join Christopher as he shares Jassem’s fascinating life journey and clips from her autobiographical solo show, "Tap Dancing with My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene," which will be performed at the Cal Cap Black Box Theater in Sacramento, California, in January 2025.

–

To hear the full 20 minute conversation with Lynne, join me on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. You’ll also get each episode of Stereotypes early!

LINKS

LynneJassem.com
StereotypesPodcast.org
ChristopherJBeale.com
Patreon.com/RealChrisJBeale