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Loretta Jean (they/she)

@loretta-jean.bsky.social

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PhD in Theatre & Performance Studies. The Acadame with Game. Nerdy burlesque performer & producer in Toronto. Chronically ill. Friend to small animals. Tarot reader & witchy weirdo enby extraordinaire. https://linktr.ee/LorettaJean

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 3d

A staple of every punk house I've ever been in.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone is talking about Life of a Showgirl, meanwhile us non-billionaire showponies are out here like...

A photo of a sheet of 1 inch plywood stacked on top of a grid of 3X4 plastic milk crates.

Text eads: Venue: Yes we do have a stage
The Stage [text is overlaid on said plywood bed frame]

Text below: Every single performer you know will see this and say, "You know what? I've danced on worse."

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks!!! We are all pretty darn excited about it.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 5d

Very good question! If I am not mistaken, there are more regional accents in the UK than anywhere else in the world.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 5d

This is the silliness that myself and Nerd Girl Burlesque get up to - drag and burlesque inspired by @dropout.tv. My Vic Michaelis drag is me in an alt timeline in which I'm a suburban real estate agent. Sizzle Disco as pantless Grant is just so freaking cute! 😂
www.showpass.com/dropout-teas...

Two people in a photoshoot against a green backdrop. On the left, a masc presenting drag performer dressed as Grant O'Brien wearing glasses, a bowtie, a patterned shirt, and a heavy apron. They are smiling and holding a cocktail shaker. Sizzle is not wearing pants under the apron. On the right, a femme presenting performer, Loretta Jean, is seated and smiling up at something out of frame. They are wearing a beige pantsuit and a white silk shirt with a pussy bow. Their closet cosplay is an homage to Vic Michaelis on Very Important People.

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Sep 8

thank your! looking forward to reading this.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Jun 11

What an absolute angel!!! They look so soft!

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · Jun 11

Daily bunny no.2982 is scattered to the winds

A floofy white bunny blows on a bunch of dandelion seeds, which blow away in the wind. It is a crisp summer day. The dandelion seeds are also very small bunnies, like puffballs with ears

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Mar 26

I'm one of the producers of this truly amazing festival. Inviting burlesque babes from around the world to apply! 🪩🪭💃🏻✨

toburlesquefest.bsky.social @toburlesquefest.bsky.social · Mar 15

Applications are now open for TBF2025!!!
Apps are open March 15-April 15
Go to www.torontoburlesquefestival.ca and send us your acts! We can't wait!!!
#burlesque #burlesquefestival #torontoburlesque

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Mar 26

Tickets are now available for Nerd Girl Burlesque's Tease. Earl Grey. Hot., April 25 a
at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto.
Show is a masked event. 19+.

www.showpass.com/tease-earl-g...

A promo banner of Loretta Jean, in a Star Trek original series red dress uniform. They are a white, nonbinary human, with short purple hair with buzzed sides, and tattoos on their chest and left arm. They are standing in front of a wall of round lights. Next to them is a viewport into space. Text reads: Tease. Earl Grey. Hot.

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Mar 14

Calling my all nerdlesque performers, today is the last day to apply to Nerd Girl Burlesque's Star Trek themed burlesque and drag show, "Tease. Earl Grey. Hot.", happening April 25 at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto.

Send us your pitch!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Photo of Helen of Tronna wearing a Starfleet uniform. She is a white woman with wavy, long brown hair. She is framing the com badge pin with her fingers a subtle live long and prosper gesture. Text reads: Casting Call

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 28

"Slightly more than 5 million out of just over 11 million eligible voters chose to cast a ballot in Thursday’s election.

That’s around 45.4 per cent of eligible voters." 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

globalnews.ca/news/1105225...

Ontario election: Voter turnout higher than expected in 2025, early data shows | Globalnews.ca

Early data from Elections Ontario suggests that the 2025 provincial election had around 45 per cent of eligible Ontarians cast their ballot.

globalnews.ca

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ontario, I'm so disappointed. Who are these people who aren't voting?

And now we're stuck with another 4 years of Ford, who is basically Trump lite & under investigation by the RCMP. I'm scared for our health care system. People are going to die because of the privatization he is pushing for.

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · Feb 27

The 28th is one day.
You can make it many.
This can be a practice.

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The Rainbow Raid Relay @therainbowraid.bsky.social · Feb 21

We are live with @rosegoldeen.bsky.social playing Neva from 6-9pm EST / 11pm-2am GMT
twitch.tv/rosegoldeen

After Rose we head to @jazmonic.bsky.social who will be playing Metal Gear Solid 3 from 9am-12pm EST / 2-5am GMT
twitch.tv/jazmoinc

The graphic has a 70s style rainbow design and a picture Rose, a femme light skinned person wearing a black shirt, a smile, and glasses. Fae have long brown hair that fades from dark brown to lilac. Main text reads: The Rainbow Raid Relay is for lovers! The Rainbow Raid Relay is a bi- monthly twitch event that showcases LGBTQIA+ streamers and helps foster a community for queer people on twitch.Our February event (Feb 21-23rd) celebrates love in all it's forms: friendship, family, romance, self care, and more. Join us for 63 hours of gaming with 21 different LGBTQIA+ streamers! Rosegoldeen (fae/she/they) will be playing Neva Fri Feb 21st 6-9pm EST / 11-2am GMT

Image is an illustration of a white haired, dark skinned character in a red cape standing in front of a large white wolf with branch antlers standing in a forest/mountain landscape. The Words Neva are written in front.

The graphic has a 70s style rainbow design and a graphic of an 80's style raccoon wearing glasses. Main text reads: The Rainbow Raid Relay is for lovers! The Rainbow Raid Relay is a bi- monthly twitch event that showcases LGBTQIA+ streamers and helps foster a community for queer people on twitch.Our February event (Feb 21-23rd) celebrates love in all it's forms: friendship, family, romance, self care, and more. Join us for 63 hours of gaming with 21 different LGBTQIA+ streamers! Jazmonic will be playing Metal Gear Solid 3 Feb 21st/22nd 9pm-12am EST / 2-5am GMT

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 16

This art is perfection! 🙌🏼

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georgiosmasman.bsky.social @georgiosmasman.bsky.social · Feb 16

"Bite your tongue, clench your fists and Stay Sick!"

It was self-produced by #PoisonIvy & it ft the band's only UK top-40 single "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns".
#90sMusic #psychobilly #90s #TheCramps

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 6

Oof, I'm so sorry! I hope your recovery has been gentle and that you are mending. <3

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 6

I'm so sorry that she said that. You are running your own business, bringing a lot of joy into the lives of your clients, AND hopefully bringing joy to yourself too. FYIW, I think you're a badass aand appreciate you a lot.

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Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 6

This is a mashup that will now live rent-free in my head.
(Image ID: Lwaxana Troi, Q, and Garrack seated as though panelists on Drag Race.)

Lazybrian @lazybrian.bsky.social · Feb 5

Seven of Nine
In the girl group challenge your collective achieved perfection.
But your look tonite is a 1 of 10.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks, Miss A. It's been quite the ridiculous time. It's actually been broken since end of *September 2023* but it wasn't showing up on x-rays, so I kept walking on it. Finally got an MRI and 3 bones showed up as broken. On X-ray before I got the cast off, it showed a fourth break. 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 5

That sounds like a tender and sad moment. Sending big hearts to you.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 5

Oh me too, big time. Or an appointment in the middle of the day. Guess I have to wait around until it happens, so I'm not late. Big ADHD feels.

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 4

Yeah, I was totally shocked. It's not like a cast is a frill or optional thing. I'm sure there are lots of people who can't afford $100. What happens then?

Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · Feb 4

Addendum to my post about getting my foot cast off: did you know that in Doug Ford's Ontario that OHIP no longer covers casts or braces for fractures? I had to pay $100 for the fiberglass cast and they tried to charge me another $200 for an air cast today (but I already had one at home).

$A photo of a price chart on the wall of the fracture clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. It lists the process of various cast and brace options. At the top it reads, "injections, casts, immobilizers are not covered by OHIP".$

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