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‘Queer’ in Name
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…  use of the word ‘queer’ was questioned and discussed  …  In Toronto in the late 1980s and early 1990s the term ‘queer’ was taken up in an organized, very public way by the short-lived group Queer Nation.  It was fitting, as this group espoused a radical ‘in your face’ approach to social action.  They would hold kiss-ins in highly congested public areas, crash straight bars and dance in same-sex couplings and post posters declaring ‘We’re here, We’re Queer, Get used to it’ featuring same-sex people kissing  …  Two decades later and the term is not necessarily a comfortable fit for everyone.  …  Read More
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Queer Liberation
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…  A critical queer liberation perspective engages in a process of questioning, resisting and challenging.  …  Resistance to heteronormative socialization and conditioning – in essence looking, acting and behaving like straight people in order to gain acceptance and respectability – is rejected.  Challenged are the hegemonic notions that heterosexuality and traditional gender identities and roles are the norm.  …  Read More
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Beyond ‘Equality’
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…  The message being, ‘we (LGBTs) are just like you (straights) and all we ask is to have the same rights, benefits and responsibilities you have.  We want an equal opportunity to live our lives just as you live your lives.’  …  For many queer liberationists there is a concern that this can lead down a slippery slope to the assimilationist pit.  Is our movement about becoming like straight people?  Do we aspire to model our lives after the lives of straights?  More disturbingly, is this the path that will lead us to acceptance and respectability?  …  Read More