The author discusses the value of queer pessimism, and the thrill of sex work
I know hating Pride is terribly à la mode, but let’s be real: thank god it’s over. Perhaps I’m just a cynical cross-dresser but as each year passes its integrity continues to diminish into bland swathes of empty activism, rainbow capitalism and unimaginative assimilationist politics. While London Trans Pride and UK Black Pride offer respite from the uncritical mirth, it seems like too many gay men are complacent about the security of queer rights.
NL: The conversations I’ve had over the last six or seven years with other queers my age showed a shift toward centrism and increased dependence on institutions. In the US, people have turned to the Supreme Court and to the government to ensure their rights. At some point, you lose sight of the community. The queer community has policed itself for so long, but all of a sudden ageing leather-men at Pride are an eyesore, are villainised, not ‘family-friendly’.
NL: I’m realising through social media how much younger queer people read. It’s the opposite of the larger cultural narrative, but that’s probably because queer and trans people are always seeking stories. We’re all still continuously discovering ourselves. Younger readers are making powerful connections between their experiences and those of the past because so many gay men in the generation above me had died or were dying, there was a real divide. Their experiences seemed so distant.
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