This is a backup of Queeranarchism.Tumblr.com. —- Due to the back-up process this site currently includes almost everything I have ever reblogged, so click the text 'posts by queeranarchism tumblr' in the menu option if you want to go directly to posts I have written myself.
“Queer issues are class issues. They are issues of government and nonprofit violence, both inside and outside LGBTQ organizations. The struggles we face go beyond making ends meet; violences of poverty, racism, policing, and ableism pervade our lives” – A Fabulous Attitude, A Queers for Economic Justice Welfare Warriors Report The invisibility of the impact … Continue reading Queer Survival Economies
The photos of Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants at the front of London Pride give me life. 08 July 2017 https://www.facebook.com/lgsmigrants/
The big difference between liberal LGBT identity politics and revolutionary queer politics is: That the goal of liberal LGBT identity politics is to present four (or 5, 6, 7, depending on the acronym) clearly defined LGBT identities with an easily digestable narrative to them to so that LGBT people may be understood, incorporated into societies … Continue reading
Fun history fact of the day “Smash the family, smash the state!” was a feminist and gay rights slogan in the 70s and it needs to come back. ‘The gentrification of the mind’ by Sarah Schulman, page 113.
“Queer” arose as a critique of the assumptions that underlie identity politics. These assumptions were that oppressed groups were well-defined, had clear borders, that all members of the oppressed group have common desires and needs, and that a small portion of that group could thus speak for the entirety of the group. However, queer liberation … Continue reading
Pictures from Peckham Pride march agains racism, immigration raids, detention, and deportations. (source)
GAY SHAME is: A Virus in the System. We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality. We will not be satisfied with a commercialized gay identity that denies the intrinsic links between queer struggle and challenging power. We seek nothing less than a new queer activism that … Continue reading
That’s not an easy question to answer. The mainstream Dutch LGBT scene is very much cis gay & lesbian dominated. It does not have a strong history of passionate TERFs the way the US and UK scene does and as a result the general attitude to trans people in mainstream LGBT places is not coherent. … Continue reading Could you shed some light on what’s the Dutch queer scene like? I’ve only come across stuff for gay men and there has to be more than that. Also, how’s the acceptance of trans women. There’s some particularly nasty strains of transmisogyny that rear their head, especially in lesbian/wlw spaces, and I have little desire to subject myself to that. Anyway, any insights you might have are appreciated.
A private members bill aiming to erase the criminal records of gay men convicted of now-defunct sexual offences was talked out by Tories in the House of Commons this afternoon. If passed, it would have cleared the way for a pardon of nearly 50,000 men living with convictions for consensual homosexual activity. This is honestly … Continue reading Tories filibuster ‘Turing Bill’ – denying pardons to 50,000 living gay men | Left Foot Forward
Neonazis destroyed a rainbow colored pedestrian crossing in the Netherlands last weekend (16 oct 2016). The next time you see a neonazi on a pedestrian crossing, you know what to do.
QueerAnarchism 
You must be logged in to post a comment.