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46  |  OutBoise Magazine  | NEWS OutBoisemag.com | Issue 18 | April 2016 Art and Politics The sale of the t-shirts and the ‘butch’ design by Ward Hooper and printed locally by Rail Tees. All made a debut at the Boise Pridefest sponsored proceeds from the sales of these shirts are invested Queen B Drag Competition at The Balcony on Febru- back into the LGBT community. Please visit boise- ary 20th. pridefest.org to purchase. It is community grass-roots efforts that always change the world. Is this Hooper’s Guernica? Maybe not but it is unique and powerful. His passion for human rights and commitment to the whole Boise community is remarkable and encouraging. Progressive is not a dirty word – it literally means favoring social reform. Hooper is part of the catalyst that will change the thought process of this red state. Desmond Slowe: one second I’m a Kunst, then suddenly the Kunst is me. Pop culture was in art. Now, art’s in pop culture in This Limited Edition “Butch” T-shirt is designed me!