In 2008, following the passage of Prop 8—the California ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to negate same-sex marriage— gay street artist, Homo Riot, hit the streets of Los Angeles, plastering the urban landscape with the most overt homo-erotic images he could think of. His intentions were straight-forward. Furious with those who were denying … Continue reading Bringing Queer Resistance to the Streets
“The world opens, and we change a little more; someone from the other coast uses a new word that’s like walking through a door into a whole different kind of possibility. Books are published, shows are mounted, art is displayed, poems are slammed, and stories are told, and each of these expands our understanding of … Continue reading Breaking Down the Gender Binary
Normativity—in all its forms—is a restrictive and oppressive force. It sets the standard of what is considered “normal” and “natural” in our society, privileging those who fit within this rigid construction while dismissing all those who fall outside of it. Heteronormativity is likely one of the most well-known of the “normativities.” It describes the assumption … Continue reading Queering Space
I went on my first real date at the age of sixteen. And by “real” I mean a date that wasn’t prefixed with the word “double,” and didn’t involve sharing M&M’s with three 12 year-olds in the back of a Cineplex. This date came with an 8pm dinner reservation and a front door pick-up. It … Continue reading Contesting “Community”
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