Category Archives: Queer issues and theory

crossing borders

I wonder how the Right is talking about gay and lesbian couples crossing the state lines into Iowa? I haven’t followed this much, but on Wednesday I had a great conversation with a fellow graduate student about queer politics, gay … Continue reading

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Barney Frank on hate crime legislation

I love this speech:

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sex in public in OK City

Why aren’t straight people arrested for sex in public? I know that they are sometimes, but I have heard stories from many people about how they were caught in the act by a police officer who just let them go … Continue reading

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decentering the performer

I went to the drag show put on by a student group on campus today. It was a decent show, and some of the performers were really engaging. But what really got me thinking about the show wasn’t the performers … Continue reading

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amazon.com removes sales ranks from LGBTQ books

In cased you missed it (the Internet seems in an uproar around this), but Amazon.com has removed the sales rankings from many gay and lesbian texts, claiming, as I understand it, that they are adult content. Jezebel has a discussion … Continue reading

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