Anonymous · 2mo

What does queerness mean, especially in the context of gay liberation movements in the western world having kinda lost their political edge

I've been looking at this one for almost a month now and I'm still not sure if I feel qualified to answer. I can only give my own perspective and I'm not confident how well that will map onto bigger macro trends in political culture.

To me, queerness is a deliberately nebulous idea. To be queer is to exist in a way that defies easy categorization; kind of like a vibe. It's the main reason why I groan so hard at sectarianism between communities and bickering over labels. Those labels are rooted in a time and context while queerness is the broader throughline that connects us to each other and our shared history.

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