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Encyclopedia > Tribe 8

Tribe 8 is an all-women outspoken dyke punk band from San Francisco, USA. Considered one of the first queercore groups, they take their name from the practice of tribadism. hey u want 2 play come and play lets go over the insruecions oh wat the heck just register now or login and just have a little fun or alot of fun. ... Dyke or dike is a slang term for lesbian. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area     City 600. ... Queercore is a cultural and social movement which arose during the early-to-mid 1980s. ... A possible tribadism position Tribadism or tribbing is female-to-female genital sex. ...


Tribe 8 has had some turnover of personnel, but Lynn Breedlove, Flipper, and Leslie Mah (formerly of Anti-Scrunti Faction) are consistent members. In concert, lead singer Lynn frequently performs topless, wearing a strap-on dildo, and encourages audience members to interact with it. Their songs often deal with subjects such as S/M and the band has been the subject of controversy because of this. Lynn Breedlove (also known as Lynnee Breedlove) (born in Oakland, California) is an American musician and performer. ... Leslie Mah is an American musician and performer. ... Anti-Scrunti Faction were an all-women punk trio from Boulder, Colorado, USA. The band made their first appearance in 1984 on the Restless Records compilation LP entitled FlipSide Vinyl Fanzine Volume 1, assembled by the fanzine Flipside from California, with the song Big Women. In 1985, Anti-Scrunti Faction... A 2-strap harness with a multi-function dildo and an internal vibrating egg A strap-on dildo (also strap-on, dildo harness) is a dildo designed to be worn (usually in a harness) by one partner and used to penetrate another partner vaginally, anally or orally, used by both... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...


Outside of the band, Lynn Breedlove is also the author of a novel, Godspeed, published in 2002. Leslie Mah has appeared in various films including The Yo-Yo Gang by G.B. Jones; White Boy Shut Up, co-directed by Vu T. and Thu Ha; and produced her own film, Estrofemme, in 1998, as well as appearing in movies with Tribe 8. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Yo-Yo Gang is a thirty minute movie released in 1992 that has become a cult film. ... G.B. Jones is an influential artist, filmmaker, and musician from Toronto. ...


In 1996, the band made its screen debut in A Gun For Jennifer, directed by Todd Morris. The band performs live in the documentary film She's Real, Worse Than Queer by Lucy Thane, released in 1997. As well, members of the band are interviewed, speaking about a range of topics including the development of the queercore music scene. In 2003 the film Rise Above: A Tribe 8 Documentary, by director Tracy Flannigan, was released, documenting not only performances by the band but, as well, the motivations and reasons behind the band and the part it plays in their lives. The movie has won many awards at film festivals throughout the U.S. and created a new audience for Tribe 8. Shes Real, Worse Than Queer is a seminal documentary film of the mid 1990s period of the queerpunk movement. ... Tracy Flannigan is an award winning independent filmmaker residing in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles who began making movies when she was seventeen years old. ...

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Personnel

  • Lynn Breedlove: vocals
  • Leslie Mah: guitar
  • Maria Jones: drums
  • Lynn Flipper: guitar
  • Mahia Kobayashi: bass
  • Tantrum: bass
  • Slade Bellum: drums

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Discography

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See also

This is a list of Queercore bands of any musical style, fitting the definition of Queercore. ... This is a list of all-women bands of any musical genre. ...

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