Category Archives: Queer issues and theory

Cooper’s interview with Shirvell

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Michael

It’s rare that I really respect how someone on cable news interviews someone, but Anderson Cooper hits Michigan’s assistant attorney general Andrew Shrivell with hard questions, calling him out with clear, reasoned definitions of “cyberbullying,” “personal,” and “bigot.” Shirvell’s performance … Continue reading →

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“Humor is also a way of saying something serious”

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Michael

This is good for a few laughs (and maybe even tears):

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how we construct the “other” as the biased ones

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Michael

After Judge Walker’s decision that Proposition 8 in California is unconstitutional, the rumors have begun: Is he gay? For instance, here’s a clip from CNN (via Pam’s House Blend): On PHB, Pam Spaulding asks, “In what universe is the sexual … Continue reading →

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Bersani (1995): Homos

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Michael

Homos by Leo Bersani My rating: 5 of 5 stars I largely picked up Leo Bersani’s Homos because it is well known in queer theory for the formulation of the anti-social thesis, which posits that there is something inherently anti-social … Continue reading →

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homo christmas

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Michael

One of my favorite bands, queercore Pansy Division, on Christmas (lyrics NSFW):

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