Why Everyone Is a Little Bit Queer
Queer, before it was associated with the LGBT community, meant simply: strange, peculiar, unusual, out of the ordinary. Implicit in this meaning is the fact that most people, in most…
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The Colour Purple: Bisexual Representation
In the past few years, a phenomenon I call purple washing has grown uncomfortably common. Even though the term is new, the practice of selectively representing bisexual people and issues…
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Feminist in the Streets, Chauvinist in the Sheets: Politics and the Bedroom
When my wife was in graduate school, it gave her enormous pleasure to go to class with her arse so sore from my spankings that I stayed on her mind…
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Activism as Celebration, not Victimhood
When I came out as bi in 1999, I was living in San Diego. I had no idea at the time how lucky I was. Thanks to the work of…
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Liberalism and Our Sexual Rights and Freedoms
In an increasingly global knowledge economy, the middle and working classes of developed countries are feeling the pinch. This economic stress has inspired a resurgence of extremist political movements. Once…
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The More the Merrier: A Christmas Tale
Christmas is my favorite holiday by far. It’s more than a mere holiday or celebration. It’s about life, love, family, generosity, and—yes (I don’t care if it sounds cheesy) peace…
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Nowt as Queer as Folk: A Conversation with Rio Veradonir
In this episode of our Two for Tea podcast, our editor-in-chief Iona Italia talks to Rio Veradonir about the challenges of celebrating sexual diversity and standing up for the rights…
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Maricón: What’s In a Name?
When I moved to the United States as a teenager, I couldn’t speak much English. I struggled to have basic conversations, even though I had studied the language for years…
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Queer: A New Narrative
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.—Ludwig Wittgenstein When early twentieth-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote the above quotation, he was cautioning readers that…
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Muslims Against Gay Rights: The Battle for Batley and Spen
From the overt intimidation of schoolteachers to the heckling and egg-pelting of politicians, the recent chaotic by-election campaign in the UK parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen has laid bare…
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LGBT Rights in America: Incremental Progress, Ongoing Problems
To a significant number of Americans, the quest for gay rights is either over or mostly over. On 28 June of this year, for example, the Atlantic ran an article by James…
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Multiculturalism Cannot Include Respect for Homophobia
Multiculturalism has been described as a melting pot and as the best alternative to assimilationist policies, which have been perceived as fraught, due to the fear that people from cultural…
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