Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

The Heterosexing of Gay America?

Started by Natasha, July 15, 2008, 06:37:09 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Natasha

July 15, 2008, 06:37:09 AM
The Heterosexing of Gay America?

Link
7/14/2008

Has the increased cultural visibility of LGBTs diluted the value of our brand? Will we lose our distinctively naughty outlaw spark on the day queers can no longer claim oppressed minority status? Did those who threw punches at Stonewall or stormed St. Patrick's Cathedral during the plague years of AIDS do so to secure our precious right to tone it down, raise a family and fit in? Is normalization, assimilation or other boxy buzzwords endig in "ation" a reasonable price to pay for the things we've gained? These are all valid, simple questions with obvious, definitive answers. . .
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions