"Homophobia is Gay" Frank iero, former rhythm guarist of My Chemil Romance, half of DeathSpells and volist of LeATHERMØUTH, once donned a t-shirt wh this phrase scribbled on wh Sharpie. Now, a mon reactn to this quote is &q
Contents:
- "HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY"
- FRANK IERO GAY RUMORS?ONLE POLL SHOWS 79 PERCENT DON’T BELIEVE HE’S GAY
- HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY.… (FRANK IERO QUOTE)
"HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY"
* frank iero gay *
Through an examatn of stage-gay, the notor practice of queer performativy on stage by straight performers the emo mic subculture, I vtigate how a rtrictive notn of “tth” discsns of queerbag n actually close off the very possibili of transformatn and open-end nfiguratns of sexualy that Alexanr Doty’s formulatn of queerns promised. In the same volume, Emma Nord suggts there are two sis to queerbag—one versn has producers “htg at yet nyg queer ntent, and the other one has producers promisg gay characters yet not liverg proper reprentatn.
FRANK IERO GAY RUMORS?ONLE POLL SHOWS 79 PERCENT DON’T BELIEVE HE’S GAY
Many of the gay mors surroundg Frank Iero (My Chemil Romance guarist) seem to be tied to his obssive attentn to his body, like most guarists. However the poll suggts that a big majory (79%) of rponnts don't believe that he’s gay. * frank iero gay *
”3 Most of the thors Brennan’s book are fairly clear that the liberate tent of media producers is a key part of queerbag, as opposed to viewer terpretatns of queerns or homoeroticism. 4 Obvly this be more plited when we apply to the ncept of stage-gay, which is a term vented by fans of emo and post-punk bands the early 2000s. But jt as wh stage-gay, uld be argued that emo’s genr polics hold out a promise of progrs or egalarianism that they don’t really fulfill.
HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY.… (FRANK IERO QUOTE)
Frank se you at the Leathermouth show, and notic you're gay. After the show, he fds you. "Hey man, I noticed you're a uh homosexual. That's ol. I totally rpect gay people. I'm about to kill you, but I want you to know that this ISN'T a hate crime. I love gay people. This isn't about you beg gay. Totally different murr motive. It's purely a cince that you happen to be a homosexu... * frank iero gay *
Here we foc specifilly on emo bands’ penchant for stage-gay: that is, monstratns of male/male affectn and eroticism, up to and cludg full kissg and simulatg sex onstage.