Queer-Friendly Morris Revival

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England's Morris dancers drive inclusive revival of tradition

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Molly No-Mates is a group of young, gender non-conforming, drag kings who dress like "chimney sweeps" The Bristol side represents the changing face of Morris , a tradition in which men no longer make up the majority of participants for the first time in UK history.

The 2023 Morris Census shows the proportion of female members in Morris in the UK had risen from 46% in 2014 to 50.6% in 2023 .

In the past the term molly was an offensive word aimed at gay men, or men who carried out tasks considered to be women’s work, such as cooking or clothes washing.

In the 18th and early 19th centuries , molly houses were locations where "mollies", or queer men, met for companionship and sex.

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