Dyke Soccer with Adele Jackson-Gibson and Yael Malka

Episode 17

Dyke Soccer is a community of amateur athletes that meets twice a week for free pickup soccer games in local gyms + parks. Dyke Soccer divines pop-up pickups that encourage queer cruising, promote physical and mental health, and provide a network for queers to find each other.

Dyke Soccer is a community of amateur athletes that meets twice a week for free pickup soccer games in local gyms + parks. Dyke Soccer divines pop-up pickups that encourage queer cruising, promote physical and mental health, and provide a network for queers to find each other.

Instagram: @dykesoccer

Site: dykesoccer.org

In this episode, I interview two dyke soccer players, Yael and Adele, who talk about what it has been like to find community and confidence in their bodies.

Yael Malka (b. 1990) graduated in 2012 from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Photography and minor in Art History. Solo shows include Almost Touching, at The Rubber Factory and Where’s the Invitation at The Leslie-Lohman Museum and group exhibitions at The Brooklyn Museum Library, The Rubber Factory, Bruce High Quality, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Sikkema Jenkins, ArtBridge and Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, among others. She is currently working on her third book with a series of photos made in Kibbutz Kinneret, Israel. She is a co-founder of the artist initiative Memory Foam which curates exhibitions and live events with artists, produces an artist interview video series and publishes zines. Yael is from the Bronx, NY and currently resides in Brooklyn.

Instagram: @yael_malka

Adele Jackson-Gibson is a storyteller and fitness coach who writes about women’s sports, wellness and spirituality.

Instagram: @adelejackson26