The RuPl's Drag Race star discs the #MeToo movement wh the gay muny and her own experience as a survivor of sexual asslt.
Contents:
- WHY HASN’T THE GAY MUNY HAD A #METOO MOMENT?
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
WHY HASN’T THE GAY MUNY HAD A #METOO MOMENT?
Gay men once veloped s to ensure safety the hunt for sex. Can they help #MeToo do the same? * gay metoo *
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TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
The nversatn around nsent for gay men has been stifled. We mt regnise the culture of sexual asslt that exists, wr Michael Segalov * gay metoo *
”Sex spac such as the ll back to when queer life had to be furtive, for fear of danger, but also when, almost paradoxilly, gay men found safety and eroticism by surrenrg privacy together. Cisg gay Ameri now mostly happens onle, but some patterns of behavr haven’t died.