We're living, once again, in the era of artistic repression, and here's the thing about that - repression never actually cleanses, it just curdles and simmers and finds ways to leak and bleed its way out again. It seems that every generation invents new ways to convince itself that it’s protecting innocence, and every generation … Continue reading The Discipline of Desire: How Moral Codes Keep Making Filth
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Queer people have always found each other
Queer people have always existed. In every era, in every culture, even when the world around us refused to see it, we’ve been here. And wherever queer life was forced underground, queer language finds a way to surface. Sometimes it’s in coded gestures or private diaries. Sometimes in poems, letters, or novels that seemed innocent … Continue reading Queer people have always found each other
Notes in the Margins 