Femmes, that is to say feminine-of-center LGBTQ folks, are also made of power, determination and now, with the swearing-in of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), senatorial gravitas. Kyrsten Sinema fails the test.” It was an attempt to make Sinema seem both unpatriotic and lightweight. Sinema’s swearing-in look can best be described as high femme: a hyperfeminine appearance with all the trappings, like nails, hair and high heels. That Sinema chose to show up not just in a femme look, but a high femme look is significant. Aaron Bernstein/Reuters Sinema showed up in a high femme look for her first day in the Senate.

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2019 22:30 UTC