tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post114065241618681549..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: Queer PoliticsGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-3884270638800720582015-04-20T08:08:04.627-07:002015-04-20T08:08:04.627-07:00"...calm, patient insight to the debate."..."...calm, patient insight to the debate." I heard that! After my own experiences with bigotry, I simply want to destroy the mΩt#@ fμ¥£€r§. I discovered a potent attention-getter, my genealogy, and I consciously constructed a weapon called XLOWRIDER TIMES PANCHO VILLA--do check it out. I love you, my beautiful queers!Antonio Perales del Hierrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384643842834303366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-39839336060236446442015-04-20T07:46:02.516-07:002015-04-20T07:46:02.516-07:00"...calm, patient insight to the debate."..."...calm, patient insight to the debate." I heard that! After my own experiences with bigotry, I simply want to destroy the mΩt#@ fμ¥£€r§. I discovered a potent attention-getter, my genealogy, and I consciously constructed a weapon called XLOWRIDER TIMES PANCHO VILLA--do check it out. I love you, my beautiful queers!Antonio Perales del Hierrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384643842834303366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1141891333132407522006-03-09T00:02:00.000-08:002006-03-09T00:02:00.000-08:00Interesting post. I've noticed that a trend is hap...Interesting post. I've noticed that a trend is happening in media commentaries on GLBT communities all over the world at the moment: a tendency to see any increase in the migrations of GLBT people to suburbs and non-metropolitan areas as evidence of a new conservative mindset among all queer folk. Of course, the question here is, what does 'conservative' mean? And are we talking social conservatism or political / ideological conservatism?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing calm, patient insight to the debate.Gay Erasmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601435312552135755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140910706471026232006-02-25T15:38:00.000-08:002006-02-25T15:38:00.000-08:00Thank you! Stockholm Syndrome anyone? The gay con...Thank you! Stockholm Syndrome anyone? The gay conservative I dislike most at this point in time is Mark Cherry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140704865813796802006-02-23T06:27:00.000-08:002006-02-23T06:27:00.000-08:00GP- Where did you get that countdown rthingy?GP- Where did you get that countdown rthingy?Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140696211720637052006-02-23T04:03:00.000-08:002006-02-23T04:03:00.000-08:00You are so overwhelmingly diplomatic as you refer ...You are so overwhelmingly diplomatic as you refer to the log cabin republicans. I would have been far less careful about offending sensibilities. Let's call em what they are - Negroes for Slavery.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140667888205856612006-02-22T20:11:00.000-08:002006-02-22T20:11:00.000-08:00Like you, I find it hard to believe in this moment...Like you, I find it hard to believe in this moment of incredible danger for LGBT folks, how gay conservatives can continue to support this administration, even along party and not ideological lines. However, that said, we also live in a profoundly anti-intellectual nation, and our cultural institutions, like the media, reflect that perspective in acute ways. Nobody in America seemingly wants a complicated story. We want hearts and flowers and happy endings like a crackhead wants a hit, and woebetide to anyone who doesn't give it to us. <BR/><BR/>The increasingly reliance on conservative gay voices also reflects the general turn towards the right perceptable across a broad spectrum of media outlets, even if this turn is generally (I would argue) unreflective of the actual socio-political situation on the ground, which is much more complex than just left or right at this point. But, we live now in an ideological age which threatens to push our society into some uncomfortable and risky choices in the coming years, which will only be accelerated if and when there is another incident of terrorism in the continental USA. <BR/><BR/>Then again, gay conservatism is an unfortunate aspect of what I like to call the new homonormativity, where we are no longer freaks and geeks, queens, butches, and fairies, but rather upstanding, Cornflake eating, taxpaying citizens just like anyone else. To a certain extent, this is completely true. Most LGBT people aren't fabulous like you, me, or a considerable part of your readership. They're as dull as dirt, Mary! So the homonormativity I am speaking of is separate from regular banal LGBT normality: rather, it is a specific political strategy with roots in different events and approaches, but one that is now at odds with the challenges we face. Which is another reasons why the oxymoron gay conservative is one that refers to an awkward politics that applies not only to Log Cabin queens, but also to the well meaning folks at HRC, with their equality stickers and glossy photo sets of healthy, straight teeth L and G people.<BR/><BR/>Homonormativity follows from the line of thinking that if we're good boys and girls, our inner beauty will convince our opponents of our inherent worth. But guess what, girls? We're not dealing with rational people here, we're facing a mob of hysterical, irrational assholes who don't care if we mow our lawns or pay our taxes. They want to legislate us out of existence! One queen is as bad as another in their book. We're all sinners, after all. <BR/><BR/>So, given this distasteful choice, I say fuck it tim tuck it! Ladies, put on your best dress and make sure your make-up is perfect. Now, let's go raise some hell!Oso Rarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345231159759787852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140660885608969032006-02-22T18:14:00.000-08:002006-02-22T18:14:00.000-08:00Amen. One of these days I'll have to write about ...Amen. One of these days I'll have to write about Condi Rice as a "black leader", as a recent poll described her.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1140655128615043942006-02-22T16:38:00.000-08:002006-02-22T16:38:00.000-08:00Good post. This parallels the treatment of anti-fe...Good post. This parallels the treatment of anti-feminist, women conservatives in the media as well. A few years ago Camille Paglia was all the rage for claiming that feminism was over, that most women who claimed they were raped were lying, etc. She got boatloads of attention because she reinforced the status quo -- "See, not all academic women are feminists, some think they're just as ridiculous as we do! We don't need to guarantee equal rights for women!" Anne Coutler is the present day equivalent (although i wouldn't call her an academic). <BR/><BR/>I think the women's movement has been fairly successful in countering this sort of conservative media spin; I think those of us in the queer community could definitely learn something from them and how they cultivate a diversity of opinion. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I love your blog -- I'm hoping to one day become a GayProf myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com