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Topic: Queer Bashing

	Gay bashing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gay bashing is an expression used to designate verbal confrontation with, denigration of, or physical violence against people thought to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) because of their apparent sexual orientation or gender identity.
		Similar terms like "lesbian bashing" or "queer bashing" may also be formed.
		A "bashing" may be a specific incident, or one could also use the verb "to bash" e.g.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay-bashing (213 words)

	Trikone Magazine: Free Excerpts
		Gay bashing is often thought of as a public, visible event, that happens to "obviously" gay subjects such as effeminate men or butchy women.
		In my experience with different queer communities in the Bay Area and in England, I have seen two violent women in a relationship both claiming to be battered, not to mention a case where a queer woman was the batterer in one relationship, and battered in another.
		It also radically rewrites the space of the domestic, queers it, because it rethinks the structure of the family, the function of a house, and the kinship patterns that are normally assumed to fit into that house.
	www.trikone.org /store/magazine/download/2000-07-domviolence.html (1889 words)

	How Do You Mean "Queer"?
		By the fifties, "queer" was known widely and was an insult and epithet used by fag-bashers everywhere, which is well within the memory of those folks still alive today who were at the forefront of the Gay Liberation Movement twenty years later.
		Because many felt that the gay community had come to be dominated by middle-class, gay white men, the word queer came to be used by those who wished to contradict that power elite and envision a radically inclusive group of folks across all genders, classes, races, ages and sexual practices.
		In our own meeting there is a heterosexual woman who has spoken movingly of how she identifies as queer and treasures the queer presence at Northside because she believes another kind of meeting would not recognize and respect her romantic and sexual history as well as queer folks do.
	home.earthlink.net /~danielhall/id15.html (2566 words)

	QUEER BASHING IN VANCOUVER. A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Queer bashing was defined as physical abuse - including being hit, punched or beaten up - directed at you because you are gay, bi or transgendered or because someone thought you were.
		Compared to those not bashed, MSM previously bashed reported significantly higher levels of depression (p=0.009) and were more likely to be Aboriginal (18% vs 9%, p=0.03), sexually abused as children (38% vs 15%, p=0.001) and involved in sex trade during the previous year (30% vs 14%, p=0.001).
		The relative risk (RR) of being bashed was strongly and inversely related to age: compared to men in the oldest age quartile, the RR was 2.9 (95% CI 0.9-9.5, p=0.09), 4.1 (1.3-13.8, p=0.02), and 5.5 (1.8-16.9, p=0.003), in declining age quartiles, respectively.
	www.cahr-acrv.ca /english/resources/abstracts_2004/abs/abs410.htm (350 words)

	9.13 - Getting What They Deserve
		Such devices of disqualification are all too familiar to the queer speaker or writer, and it would be a pipe dream to imagine that they wouldn't rear their ugly heads with the publication of this article.
		Queers, it is argued, have too many sexual partners, cannot commit to meaningful relationships, cannot partake in what is considered to be a model of the traditional family.
		Those who attack queers are never on the defensive-indeed, their own behaviors, their own "morality," their own mental health as those things relate to their sexuality are never up for question, scrutiny, or judgment.
	web.mit.edu /activities/thistle/v9/9.13/deserve.html (3246 words)

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		This is a positive, self-constructed Otherness, however, which allows queer people to construct, or reconstruct, models of reality which are useful to themselves, and which emphasises the nature of the Other as being good, functional and necessary.
		Queer people are Other because they perceive the world in an essentially unique way - a way which is integral to the well-being of themselves as individuals, and that of the world as a whole.
		Faced with the threats to queer life and lifestyle from circumstances such as AIDS, queer-bashing, and the denial of social acceptance, the Queer God becomes protector, companion and confidante of the Faeries.
	www.qrd.org /qrd/media/journals/queer-e-v1.n1/article.5 (4682 words)

	JUST SAY YES
		Queer adults, made complacent by the crumbs of "social acceptance" grudgingly thrown our way, are all too happy to forget the complexity of our own adolescences and to neglect the needs of the next generation.
		Queer adults should be at the forefront of the movements toward that freedom, contributing to a supportive environment in which teenagers exercise absolute control over their own sexual and reproductive choices.
		Queer adults should join forces with those who are working to provide teenagers free access to nationally- and fully-funded safe sex education, condom/latex distribution, abortion, birth control.
	www.windycitymediagroup.com /archives/broadside/cps.html (945 words)

	Not So Fast Times at Queermont High, printer friendly
		It’s true that attacks on queer kids—as well as on kids who are perceived to be queer because of their gender affect, cultural interests, or social attitudes—are epidemic in public schools.
		Several recent studies show that homophobic attacks on queer kids are less about maintaining the social pecking order or expressing “hate” toward outsider groups and far more about reflecting social and religious prejudice and moral judgment.
		It is important to understand that the unremitting, often violent attacks on queer kids in and outside of schools are not simply teasing or bullying, but rather a pervasive, and mostly unchecked, manifestation of queer hating that has as its— unarticulated—goal the banishment of visible queerness.
	zmagsite.zmag.org /Nov2003/bronskipr1103.html (2093 words)

	bronski
		The cry of "Catholic bashing" functions the same way; it is not about stopping anti-Catholic prejudice as it is about silencing those who would criticize or fight against the enactment of a conservative Catholic/Christian political agenda in public life.
		To call them "bashing" is to grossly misrepresent the reality of what is happening here which is the claiming of a quick and easy "victim status" to promote a conservative agenda.
		And using the accusation of "Catholic bashing" to silence opinions counter to Catholic belief is not defending religious freedom, but suppressing free expression and subverting what we generally call democracy.
	www.zmag.org /ZMag/articles/Nov99bronski.htm (1360 words)

	Welcome
		Queer people often maintain a healthier balance between their masculine and feminine sides than straight people do, therefore they have a rare opportunity to stand more easily in tune with themselves and the universe.
		Native American cultures have long recognized this; queers in their communities held special positions and were often considered powerful with magic because of their two-spirit nature.
		As queers, we might be fired from jobs, have our kids taken away from us, be evicted from or denied housing, be kept from visiting our loved ones when they're in hospital, we might verbally abused, driven to suicide, or beaten to death because of whom we love and fuck.
	www.vinland.org /scamp/welcome.html (1612 words)

	GAY SHAME: A Celebration of Resistance, All Are Welcome
		On the evening of Thursday February 6th, a group of queer protesters gathered outside the LGBT Center to protest the appearance of District Supervisor Gavin Newsom at a fundraiser sponsored by him and his wife.
		Well after they had entered, a group of queer activists calmly attempted to enter what was supposedly their center in order to bring these issues up with Gavin as well as Center officials.
		They are an obvious attempt to distract attention from the absurd reality that queers were bashed by the SFPD in front of the LGBT Center.
	www.gayshamesf.org /archives6.htm (1001 words)

	People
		There is a queer space and a rugby team with some beautiful dykes on it and good vegan food.
		Mac has a queer union, fantastic queer union dances, and a very open attitude among students and professors as far as sexual orientation is concerned.
		Life on campus for queer students is filled with political, social, and spiritual support, both among each other and among students, faculty, and staff.
	www.planetout.com /people/features/2001/01/colleges/midwest.html (3953 words)

	Queer as Straight Guys with Folk Eyes
		The show was "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." Two years earlier, in December of 2000, Showtime produced what was to become one of the most controversial and popular television shows in the network's history: "Queer as Folk," inspired by the BBC original of the same name.
		Bashing and violence is also a strong and harsh reality; it is inescapable, just as it is in queer communities everywhere.
		In the pilot episode of "Queer as Folk" a Jeep belonging to one of the characters is graffitied and "FAGGOT" is written in pink spray paint on the side paneling.
	serendip.brynmawr.edu /sci_cult/courses/knowbody/f04/web1/cphillips.html (2040 words)

	Queer Block Party Reclaims Franklin Street, Protests Violence : NC Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Marking the two-week anniversary of a violent homophobic attack against a UNC-Chapel Hill student on the same corner, the rally brought attention to the queer-bashing and several rapes that have taken place in Chapel Hill recently, demonstrating support for survivors of violence and affirming that these communities will not be afraid or silenced.
		The street party attracted queer people and allies, feminist and anarchist activists from the community, UNC-Chapel Hill students, and others committed to ensuring that the streets become and remain safe spaces for everyone.
		A small police presence did not spoil the passionate reclamation of the street, sending a powerful message that women and queer people are entitled to and will not be denied a safe place on the streets.
	www.nc.indymedia.org /print.php?id=14055 (523 words)

	Santa Cruz Indymedia: A Question Of Safety, The 'Ugly Mug' prom Saturday July 17th
		queer bashing and police neglect and the compromies of safety
		This year the "under the sea" themed 'prom' complete with party goers decked in their own renditions of the theme were dancing and singing kareoke to raise money for chest reconstruction surgery for a few of my friends who are currently transitioning.
		And when they were told that that had to pay the cover of 5 dollars a semi brawl began, breaking bottles screams and people being shoved replaced the dancing.
	santacruz.indymedia.org /feature/display/10296/index.php (234 words)

	Chapel Sermons - Pacific School of Religion
		The death of a queer brother from gay bashing is not new.
		As queer advocates you must stand up and defend your brothers and sisters of color and your sisters and brothers who are considered disabled even when they are there.
		And brothers -- all brothers -- you must defend your sisters because this is the root of the seed of queer bashing that killed Matthew and all the others that were not "man enough" -- that acted too much "like a woman." It is all in the mix, as we say.
	www.psr.edu /page.cfm?l=114&id=22 (2382 words)

	Out In The Mountains: Queer bashing by the United States Supreme Court
		Queer bashing by the United States Supreme Court
		Bowers decided June 30 by a Sharply divided Supreme Court, is a clear signal that the age-old tradition of queer-bashing is alive and well in the United States.
		Weighing the political advantage now held by the right, it is clear there is no time to wait before starting to fight back.
	www.mountainpridemedia.org /oitm/issues/1986/10oct1986/court.htm (1992 words)

	Evil Choices, Hard Choices (The Advocate): The Zero 5.0laf - The Official Website of Andrew Vachss
		And his rampage is actually quelling gay bashing.
		The killer turns out not to be gay, nor is he simply avenging gay bashing.
		"Queer bashing flourishes in environments where the perpetrators feel safe," Vachss says.
	www.vachss.com /av_articles/advocate.html (604 words)

	The College Hill Independent
		The television series Queer As Folk is a "meta" meditation on (white) queer artists negotiating the heteronormative context of their lives and audiences.
		The hype over Astro reflects how queer folk in the public eye are policed in real life, from the stories they tell to the lives that inspire them.
		Once queer folks attain a critical mass of viewers who are paying big bucks—or who promoters anticipate could be paying big or bigger bucks—it seems that industry love can be requited, so long as you ain't out and proud.
	www.brown.edu /Students/INDY/archives/2005-11-10/articles/news-huang_homorap.php (1444 words)

	Students For Choice
		While the queer community is as varied as any and there are pro-life queers, queer people who profess a pro-choice stance but refrain from any form of activism are in some ways a greater cause for concern.
		Since the queer community encompasses gay men, lesbians, transgendered and transsexual people, as well as bisexual men and women, the issue of accidental pregnancy is one that does exist within the community.
		In attempting to deny women the right to choose, anti-choice activists are essentially arguing that the primary purpose of a woman is her reproductive capacity, and that her first responsibility is to the propagation of the species, not to herself.
	www.studentsforchoice.com /arguments.html (5599 words)

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		Unrepentant queers must be deemed to have been fake Christians, for if they truly had the Spirit they would have been convicted of sin and left their homosexual lifestyle.
		With such a worldview of being in a cosmic battle against the forces of Satan (i.e., queers and their cloven hoofed pals), it’s no surprise that most conservative Christians won’t even consider the topic of queer ethics.
		The true moral absurdity is that the very people who spend their Sundays condemning queers for being sexually promiscuous, spend their weekdays trying to keep the government from ever allowing queers to marry one another.
	www.queerme.com /Backslidden.htm (557 words)

	Mikie
		There are plenty of queers who are racist or sexist or plutocratic.
		The queer pride parade in Washington D.C. last year was a fiasco because it was seized by the wealthy elements and the poor were shut out of the entire planning process.
		Generally I don't trust heterosexual groups at all, but there are a lot of queer groups I don't trust either because of the people whom I see dominating them and writing their policies.
	www.queerbychoice.com /mikie.html (5016 words)

	Queer as Folk Official Australian Fansite - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Queer as Folk for many was about freedom; showing truths.
		They started the foundation of something that was ready to be seen to the straight world; that said itâs wrong to be gay and evil to be queer.
		Queer as Folk has laid the foundation for all those shows that came after them.
	www.queerplanet.com.au /qaf/modules/news/article.php?storyid=63 (1096 words)

	Article: Queer Bashing: A Sign of Individual and Cultural Illness by Lyn McGinnis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		We must also remember being verbally abused, in person, on the phone, or in a letter, is also a form of bashing and comes from the same source.
		What is different now is we have the institutional tools at our disposal to ensure every basher we can prosecute faces the consequences of their actions.
		There, the furtive perpetrators will be at the disadvantage and we can strike another blow against a culture still denying its institutional and religious homophobia and the responsibility it bears in such terrible acts of violence.
	www.bluestarweb.on.ca /QueerBash.html (884 words)

	University of Wollongong <ADT> Public View
		Mobilizing a variety of theoretical approaches from queer, feminist, postcolonial and critical race theory, this dissertation examines the various ways in which contemporary queer cultural production in Canada interrogates and intervenes in discourses of nation, citizenship and the construction of the public sphere.
		Particularly when issues of racial, ethnic or indigenous identity are broached in conjunction with sexually dissident identities, questions of queer alterity serve both to problematize and to interrogate the ways in which it is possible to think about what it means to call Canada home.
		I conclude by arguing that it is in the very disjuncture between competing discourses of Canada’s queerness and its heteronormativity that it is possible to assert queerly Canadian ontologies and epistemologies as public knowledges and ways of being that are always contingent and uncertain — and always urgently necessary.
	www.library.uow.edu.au /adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20060123.143327 (195 words)

	Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Homo-Hating On The Left And On The Right
		If I have a friend and he is straight bashing me then I should be able to speak up and not be labeled homophobic.
		If I have a friend and he is bashing me for not wanting to be around people of other ethnicities then I should be able to speak up and not be labeled bigoted.
		If I started saying that left-handed people were sinners because they used the more “sinister” hand and, as such, should be denied certain legal priviledges, I would expect some form of backlash from the left-handed crowd.
	www.amptoons.com /blog/archives/2006/05/14/homo-hating-on-the-left-and-on-the-right (6618 words)

	www.indymedia.org
		In a state like California and in a county renowned for it's 'liberalism', 'openmindedness', and as a queer 'friendly' space I feel that often times the very visible queer population here in Santa Cruz, myself included, are often made easily targeted for acts of homophobia.
		It has been my experience that the police in the area would rather give parking tickets or bust people for smoking pot or drinking openly with their friends then attempt to even address the queer bashing that is sadly common to the area and to the UC university here.
		I for one believe that it seems that often people feel like they can approach you as well say say or do whatever they want to you when it is perceived that your idenity, actions, or appearance deviates from the norm without; and that this these advances can be done largely consequence.
	www.indymedia.org /de/2004/07/856376.shtml (533 words)

	portland imc - 2006.06.06 - Queer bashing in Portland
		portland imc - 2006.06.06 - Queer bashing in Portland
		Four queer men were bashed close to death on Stark Street last night.
		There have been a rash of queer bashings around Portland that have not been reported on by the local news stations.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2006/06/340683.shtml (109 words)

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