Contents:
- WE’RE LIVG AN ERA OF LEFTWG ‘GAY ERASURE’
- ‘I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO THE GAY ONE’: LGBTQ TEACHERS SAY THEY ARE FIGHTG ERASURE THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS
WE’RE LIVG AN ERA OF LEFTWG ‘GAY ERASURE’
The book’s thor fired back at Amazon Friday morng a seri of tweets, llg the retegorizatn “gay erasure. This is an unnscnable attack on gay rights and a horrific example of homophobia and gay erasure, ” he wrote. Typilly durg Pri Month, lns of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people ci around the world take to the streets and jo lively paras celebratg their right to belong.
The Gay Liberatn Movement North Ameri ma stris the 1960s wh the crimalizatn of homosexualy. Sce Canada crimalized homosexualy 51 years ago, Black voic have historilly been left out of the LGBTQ+ muny.
While progrs is beg ma untri such as Gabon, which recently crimalized homosexualy, and the Uned Stat where workplace discrimatn agast LGBTQ+ employe was recently ma illegal, more mt be done for LGBTQ+ rights. Homophobia and transphobia are entrenched stutns and culture worldwi, much like systemic racism. This means that Black lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people mt be uplifted, clud, and supported.
‘I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO THE GAY ONE’: LGBTQ TEACHERS SAY THEY ARE FIGHTG ERASURE THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS
Gays, lbians, and bisexuals have been erased om the narrative. (Even durg the monkeypox fias, activists wouldn’t e the label “gay”. I often e the term “Gay Inc.
” sce they do not seem to give a sh about gays anymore.
I, as a gay man, am obliged to lend time, money, and voice support of people who have absolutely nothg mon wh me solely bee they have been forcefully lumped to my muny. In an attempt to take the edge off of this harsh realy and to make feel the slightt b clud, activists refer to the llective as “queer”, a word that was until very recently nsired a pejorative for gays and lbians.