Are you a bit like Maxine?

Who is Maxine you ask? Well it doesn't actually matter who she is, it is more what she represents!

Dyke March London is proud to be part of an ever-growing movement of dyke marches around the world.

Dyke March London aims to raise dyke visibility and celebrate dyke identity. We are part of the international dyke march movement which includes events across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Germany.

In order to meet the high costs of the public liability insurance required to hold the march, Dyke March London volunteer Charlotte Coates hosted a comedy fundraiser held at Bar Titania on Wednesday 28 May.

It was one hell of a line up with Rosie Wilby, Madge Hooks, Daryl Perry (the token straight man), Aletia Upstairs, Sarah Campbell, Amelia Stubberfield and Lara A King.

Tickets were just £7, and given the number of acts performing, this was excellent value for money. As always Bar Titania had its amazing Happy Hour with 2-4-1 cocktails, and outside of that time you can use the My Pocket Planet app to earn stamps towards a free drink!

A really strong crowd turned up for the event, and the drinks were flowing.

It was a refreshing experience to be in a room of women who were comedy virgins, especially during Lara A King's performance of L-E-S-B-I-A-N, and as I watched the audience listen to the Lez words being spelt out in song, then the penny dropping, I got to appreciate the jokes all over again.

So I guess you want to know who Maxine is, and why this article is named after her? Well Maxine is a great little story told by Lara A King. She used Maxine to help her to come out. Being unable to find the courage to say 'the L word' she simply said that she was a bit like Maxine, her lesbian cousin (although you should be careful as Maxine was also addicted to drugs - so it could be a whole other discussion entirely!!). The idea is to have a word we all understand but that isn't obvious, and I quite like it, so take it, use it and spread the word if you are a little bit like Maxine!

By Naomi