Barbara Butch

For other people with similar names, see Barbara Bush (disambiguation).

Barbara Butch
Butch in 2021
Butch in 2021
Background information
Birth nameLeslie Barbara Butch
Born (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43)
Paris, île-de-France, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Activist
  • musician
  • DJ
Years active2004–present

Leslie Barbara Butch (born 17 March 1981) is a French disc jockey and lesbian activist.[1] She campaigns for fat acceptance and has made the short film Extra Large.[2][3] She was awarded the Out d'or [fr] 2021 "personnalité LGBTI de l'année" ("LGBTI personality of the year") by the French Association of LGBTI Journalists.[4][5][6] In 2024, she was featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, which was criticized as controversial due to a perceived mockery of Christianity.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Barbara Butch, The Lesbian DJ and Fat Activist Who Will Make You Dance". Bowie Creators — Home of Queer & Feminist Creators. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ Boulant, Jeanne (13 December 2021). ""J'aurais pu lâcher l'affaire": Barbara Butch raconte son difficile combat contre la grossophobie". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ Ramphul, Kalindi (29 March 2022). "Oh yeah ! Barbara Butch présente Extra large, un film contre la grossophobie qui donne envie". Madmoizelle (in French). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Out d'Or 2021 : Leslie Barbara Butch désignée « personnalité LGBTI de l'année »". KOMITID (in French). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. ^ Rajeshvari, Neha (11 December 2021). "DJ Barbara Butch named "LGBTI Personality of the Year"". Khabar Non Stop. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. ^ "La DJ Barbara Butch désignée "personnalité LGBTI de l'année"". ladepeche.fr (in French). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNA2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cousin, Victor (26 July 2024). "JO 2024 : qui est Barbara Butch, DJ féministe et activiste LGBTQ +, qui a mixé lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture ?". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2024.