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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 2003)
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Not one player could wipe the smile oft Unlike regulation soccer with 11 players on because the idea of a soccer festival for dykes a side, this tournament favors a more intimate was stt amazing that it didn’t seem real.” seven vs. seven format with 25-minute halves. The San Francisco squad continued organizing And while shin guards are required, players trade their uniforms for costumes that may the tournament and parties for nine years in a row before passing the baton to the Vancouver teams, range from formal (as in prom dresses) to who played host to the 10th and 11th tourna gningy (as in flannel shirts and suspenders). ments in Canada. The festival then returned to “If you take the Dyke March and mix it San Francisco for a “homecoming" last year. with Halloween and Womens World Cup Soc cer, what you get is Festival of the Babes," says For the past three years, Portland teams such Myra La Venue, one of this years organizers. as Bite Me Bait (every player is a good catch), Artemis (toga, no bra) and Everyone associated with the Babeticians (free breast the tournament is referred to exams) have traveled to Fes as a “babe,” and players may tival of the Babes. With the be heard yelling “babe-on" encouragement of the other instead of “man-on.” Fun cities, Portland decided to and flirtation on the field take a turn hosting. appears to be much more important than who wins or As described in the pro loses. In fact, some teams gram, the theme of this year’s tournament is “Get favor losing, and losing big, Lucky,” as in “Gtxxl luck in because niles state that a your game! Be lucky in love. winning team must take off an article of clothing (cleats, There’s no such thing as tough luck at FOB.” socks and shin guards not While most of the teams included) each time it is —Myra LaVenue ahead by five or more goals. come from the West G)ast, this year’s tournament also includes the G)lorado Babe-ly behavior may include flashing the Trojans and the mild-mannered Boston lesbians goalkeeper before taking a penalty shot, hug who change into Superdykes on the field. Port ging an opponent in the middle of a game or land will he represented by the Angels, Artemis, letting a player who has never scored have a the Babeticians and Beaver Believers. free shot at the goal. Why isn’t professional Games take place at Femhill Park, North f(X)thall more like this? east 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street, from 9 a.m. to 4 p m. Aug. 30 with an hour break at estival of the Babes began in San Francisco nixin for the opening ceremonies, which will in 1991 after a team called the Follies include an introduction of the teams and a spe attended the 1990 Gay Games in Vancou cial performance that promises to he hot, hot, ver, British Columbia, and got a taste of an all hot. Games begin again at 9 a.m. Aug. 31 with queer tournament. the finals taking place at 1 p.m. The next summer the Follies attended a Festival organizers encourage fans to come Seattle tournament that lacked that celebrato out and cheer because, hey, the more bahes the ry atmosphere. “We thought we could do way better. J H better,” says Helen Whitaker, a founding mem ber of the festival. “We also wanted an excuse Find F estival of the B abes players off the field to get the really cute Vancouver babes down to from 9 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Egyptian Club, San Francisco.” 3701 S.E. 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