Barbara Butch
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Butch in 2021 | |
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| Birth name | Leslie Barbara Butch |
| Born | 17 March 1981 Paris, île-de-France, France |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Leslie Barbara Butch (born 17 March 1981) is a French disc jockey and lesbian activist. She campaigns for fat acceptance and has made the short film Extra Large. She was awarded the Out d'or 2021 "personnalité LGBTI de l'année" ("LGBTI personality of the year") by the French Association of LGBTI Journalists. In 2024, she was featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, which was criticized as controversial due to a perceived mockery of Christianity.