Re: Big gay essay
Posted by Yer Humble Host on 7/27/2006, 5:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Big gay essay"
Message modified by board administrator 7/27/2006, 5:25 pm|
Nope. Not at all. I'll admit to recognizing two camps, but they are defined as (1) those who believe that sexual orientation is about sex, and (2) those who believe it is about something more than sex. I think that "gay" is a loaded term which invokes the philosophy of camp number 2. It comes with an agenda, just like "queer", even though most people who use it casually probably don't have this intent. --Previous Message--
: I agree with much of what David
: writes, actually, especially his
: conclusions. Surprise!
:
: My general objection is that he
: seems to put all us homos into one
: of two boxes: those who ape
: slavishly every aspect of gay
: culture (whom he dubs
: "gay"), and those who
: are totally divorced from any hint
: of it ("homosexual"). I
: think that's way too simple; I
: certainly don't fit into either
: category, and I'm not familiar
: with anyone who does.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I noticed that, too. However I so
: strongly agree with the main
: premise of the essay that sexual
: orientation is but one aspect of a
: person's personality, that even
: considering the parts I take issue
: with, my overall impression is one
: of agreement.
:
: The analogy I've used with myself
: is that personality has many
: hundreds of different dimensions,
: and the gay/straight axis is but
: one of them. I find our society's
: obsession with classifying people
: along it oppressive.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I had lots of reactions to your
: essay, most of which I think I'd
: better address at my own site
: someday. One question for now,
: though: how can sexual orientation
: be politically neutral when
: discrimination based on that
: factor is alive and well? Doesn't
: the fact of that discrimination,
: and that "enemies of sexual
: freedom must be fought off,"
: make sexuality political?
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