‘We are LGBTQ therefore our already unwanted self cannot challenge or be radical in our society’. This is an idea that I have noticed seems to be prevalent and spreading in the LGBTQ community. The issue is no longer about standing out, making a difference, or rejecting the hetero-normative community; it is now an issue of being accepted, blending in, and making as little ‘Daji’ (noise) as possible. I blame this on fear and unknowingly shoving ourselves back into the closet. Where has the radicalism packed up and gone to?
Why is it that we (the LGBTQ community) try so hard to be accepted in society? Why don’t we organize radical workshops more often (from the simplest: singing in our underwear at a party, to organizing mass movements in support for every type of human rights)? In Lebanon, there is the issue of ‘prestige’, oppression, and fear; but each and every one of us is essential to creating a mass movement in order to help those who come after us in joining political movements and ideologies. Everything is intertwined in politics and political theories/ideologies and therefore we as queers cannot ignore that fact and pretend as if it is not an essential part or our day to day lives. Honestly? Fuck Gay Marriage. Fuck repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Fuck every queer who wants to fight in battle or serve any institute that is linked to some sort of control or oppression. Why fight for a supposed right that is part of institutions that go against everything that you stand for? Grow some balls LGBTQ community and fight for justice and human rights, not for useless pieces of paper that allow you to become half a part of the hetero-normative masses. You’ll never be wanted there anyways.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Keep Down The Daji, You Never Know Who You Might Scare
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