Musician - Le TigreMyth.
After Sadie Benning departed to concentrate on filmmaking, JD was elevated from guitar tech, and since has emerged as possibly the strongest persona in LT, without necessarily having the loudest voice.
Whether co-writing Le Tigre’s most inspirational moments, striking poses like one of Madonna’s Vogue-ing backing dancers, or striking poses for her calendar- in 2002, JD’s Lesbian calendar was a feature at Kathleen’s art exhibition, JD appearing in what may be considered by the public-at-large as ‘masculine’ occupations, e.g Tattoo artist, Stable boy, and a ‘Baywatch’-style lifeguard, JD subverts sexuality & preconceptions, be they about gender roles or butch lesbians, and gets her message across perfectly- I was as pleasantly elated as many to see so many Straight White Males singing along to ‘Viz’.
As Venus magazine once put it, “We love how straight boys, queer boys, gay girls, and straight girls all think JD is hot”.
K*
