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Dani Campbell is an American reality television participant who became notable in the lesbian community as a symbol of self-assurance, causing Curve to call her "the first lesbian girl next door,"[1] and the Miami Herald to declare her South Florida's "most eligible lesbian."[2] She was the runner-up in the first bisexual dating reality show, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila and the final female contestant.
Campbell is a firefighter/paramedic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the show, she revealed that she came out as a lesbian to her mother at 16 years old. She also said she does not identify as either a butch or femme lesbian but as a cross between the two, in her words, "futch."[1]
Following the airing of the show, she was considered a celesbian and developed a following, including 11 to 18 year old girls and lesbians of all ages.[1] During the airing of the show, she emerged as a fan favorite.[3] MTV reported that Campbell was the most popular celebrity on one of its websites (iamonmtv.com), with 28,000 fans.[4]
Campbell stated she was going to start a clothing line, called Futch Apparel, to cater to women like her who preferred gender-neutral or men's clothing in sizes appropriate for women.[1] However, she now operates a website called Pink Boy Blue Girl that sells only t-shirts and tank tops.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Anderson-Minshall, Diane (April 2008). "Another Shot at Love". Curve. http://www.curvemag.com/Curve-Magazine/April-2008/Another-Shot-at-Love/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ CELEB ROUNDUP: For MTV's Tila, it's a boy!, Miami Herald, December 19, 2007 p. A8
- ^ Kaplan, Don, 'Futch" Fetish - Gay firefighter emerges as fan fave on MTV dating show, New York Post, December 6, 2007 106
- ^ AP Alert - Entertainment, December 20, 2007
- ^ "PinkBoyBlueGirl.com". http://www.pinkboybluegirl.com. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
External links
- Profile from GO Magazine
- Dani Campbell MySpace page
Categories:- Living people
- People from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Participants in American reality television series
- LGBT people from the United States
- LGBT-related biography stubs
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