Queerre was a movement of radil gay punks who sparked an explosn of mic, lerature, film, and art that changed the face of punk rock and gay activism alike.
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Faggot, often-nsired a slur, has been reclaimed many tim over by gay men, cludg a new play by Declan Greene, The Homosexuals, or “Faggots”, currently showg at the Malthoe Melbourne.
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