I'm not completely sure, but a preliminary guess would be that i'm in the state of agonism with what I understand to be normativity, whether that's heteronormativity, everyday life, commonsense, property and propriety, etc. And that while I claim ethical accountability for what who and how I do what I do (which, in this day and age, appears to be a radical project), I can and will not apologize for what I am. In that sense, being queer is not something that you are, it's something that you do, it's a practice of unraveling a norm and using the energy that would otherwise be invested in maintaining the normal for different applications. But that's just my take on it.
I've been writing a lot about this on my own lately, using the word queer to represent all the aspects about myself that are othered by our culture, not just sexual or gender identity. I haven't ever felt comfortable with any label or calling myself anything until queer came along. It means a lot to me, I finally feel safe or something.
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i agree with not apologizing!
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I've been writing a lot about this on my own lately, using the word queer to represent all the aspects about myself that are othered by our culture, not just sexual or gender identity.
I haven't ever felt comfortable with any label or calling myself anything until queer came along. It means a lot to me, I finally feel safe or something.
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