04/11/2024
Barbara Butch, a larger sized lesbian DJ and advocate for women's rights, has come out fighting after being subject to frankly unhinged ranting by hate groups on the internet. Ms Butch performed a DJ set surrounded by drag queens during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. LGBTQ Nation reports that for her troubles she has received death, torture, and rape threats as well as numerous anti-semitic, homophobic, sexist, and fatphobic insults for her involvement. But Barbara has already filed complaints with the Parisian Prosecutors office and pledged to go after anyone that had subjected her to threats and insults. Barbara said "“I’m the target of yet another—particularly violent—cyber-harassment,” she wrote. “Although at first I decided not to speak out to let the haters cool down, the messages I receive are increasingly extreme. All because I’ve had the honor of representing my country’s diversity through art and music, alongside other artists and performers I admire. I’ve never been ashamed of who I am, and I take responsibility for everything, including my artistic choices,” she continued. “All my life, I’ve refused to be a victim. I won’t shut up. I’m not afraid of those who hide behind a screen or sit in and dispute, their hatreds and frustrations. I will fight them without ever trembling. I’m committed, and I am proud. I’m proud of who I am, of what I am, and, of what I embody for both my loved ones, and for millions of French people. My France is France.” “My commitment has always been to make everyone dance, and in my own small way to make a nation on the dancefloor. Through my DJ work and my activism, I’ve always promoted love and inclusivity – for me, this is what will save the world, even when it’s falling apart,” she wrote. Barbara, we couldn't have put it better ourselves. Over the coming weeks, the Parisian prosecutors office will determine what, if any, legal action needs to be taken against hate practitioners online.
