Category: Queer Politics, Culture, and History

The Gay Movement is Over

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date April 4, 2006

The fight for gay marriage directly contributes to inequality in America.

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Uncovering Kenji Yoshino’s Covering

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date April 1, 2006

Talking about the hidden costs of covering will appeal to those who like the book’s reliance on the idea that accepting diversity and difference solves our problems.

On Books and Publishing Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Can We Talk?: Censorship, Pedophilia, and Panic

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date November 16, 2005

A system that sees “predators” as beyond repair and thrusts them to the outermost regions of society also deeply pathologizes the “victims.”

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Who Needs Hate?

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date June 1, 2005

The concept of hate crimes and hate crime legislation can never be part of a progressive agenda for social justice.

Film, Art, Television, and Media Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

What if Buster Bunny Became a Reggae Star?

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date April 1, 2005

Censorship might stop the expression of unpopular ideas but it short-circuits real political change.

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The Death of Daniel Fetty: Echoes of Matthew Shepard?

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date January 26, 2005

A report from the Deaf Queer Resource Center ( www.deafqueer.org ) indicated that a murder in Waverly, Ohio, was being ignored, unlike the killing of Matthew Shepard, because the gay victim was a hearing-impaired, homeless man. The details of the murder were horrific: Daniel ‘Dano’ Fetty, 39 years old, had been living in his car after a fire, working at a local restaurant, and saving up for his next apartment.