post-gay

[claussendunce]

read this recently:

Post-gay is a fledgling, somewhat murky idea that describes a homosexual identity in which sexual behavior no longer defines one's life. It's not bisexuality. It's not retreating to the closet. It is a way of saying, "We've come a long way, so calm down." In a post-gay world, homosexuals have won their battle for acceptance and

Comments

[fireflykid]

We haven’t come that far, or we’d stop coining these useless signifiers.

[dropkickpuppy]

By the time we're "post-gay," it won't matter.

This is what we get for not taking up the "queer" label.

[fireflykid]

That's my preferred nomenclature (if I have to pick a term). It's what I told my family I was. Well, I said homosexual to grandma.

[markormarky]

HAHA whut

:: *hog-ties ya, prods your hole ::

[flamingplatypus]

When did being gay ever define your life?

[claussendunce]

it really hasn't, but it's hard to fit in with the so-called "gay" community when you're not completely committed to the cause. i'm finding myself both interested in growing relationships with gay men while resenting my gay friends that refuse to move beyond the emotional and interpersonal safeties accessory to only hanging out with other gay people.

[agriking]

I have always maintained that Americans place far too much emphasis on sexuality.

[claussendunce]

but identity politics is the foundation of the politics du jour!