Towards a Gay Communism

Contents:

• TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM
• MAR MIELI - TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM: ELEMENTS OF A HOMOSEXUAL CRIQUE
• TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM: ELEMENTS OF A HOMOSEXUAL CRIQUE [PDF]

TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM

Among the most important works ever to addrs the relatnship between homosexualy, homophobia and palism, Mieli's say ntu to pose a radil challenge to today's domant queer theory and polics. In his view the liberatn of homosexual sire requir the emancipatn of sexualy om both patriarchal sex rol and pal.

Drawg heavily upon Marx and psychoanalysis to arrive at a dazzlgly origal visn, Towards a Gay Communism is a hherto neglected classic that will be sential readg for all who seek to unrstand the te meang of sexual liberatn unr palism today. Mar Mieli was a leadg figure the Italian gay movement of the 1970s, rpected as one of the movement's most profound tellectuals.

His work Towards a Gay Communism (Pluto, 2018) was nsired a ntroversial classic of the era. Towards a Gay Communism belongs to a visnary tradn of ecstatic utopianism...

MAR MIELI - TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM: ELEMENTS OF A HOMOSEXUAL CRIQUE

Homosexual Dire is Universal2. Fire and Brimstone, or How Homosexuals Beme Gay3.

Towards a Gay Communism7. The EndAppendix A: Unpublished Preface to Homosexualy and Liberatn by Mar Mieli (1980)Appendix B: Translator’s addnal note om Chapter 1Inx.

We reproduce here a letter that Harry Whyte (a Brish Communist Party member) wrote to Stal May 1934, which Whyte posed the qutn: “n a homosexual be nsired someone worthy of membership the Communist Party?

TOWARDS A GAY COMMUNISM: ELEMENTS OF A HOMOSEXUAL CRIQUE [PDF]

” the time, Whyte (himself homosexual) was workg Mosw at the Mosw Daily News.