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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