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When "rights" go wrong.Does gay marriage support the right-wing goal of linking access to basic human rights like health care and economic security to an inherently conservative tradition?Will the ability of queers to fight in wars of imperialism help liberate and empower LGBT people around the world?Does hate-crime legislation affirm and strengthen historically anti-queer institutions like the police and prisons rather than dismantling them? The Against Equality collective asks some hard questions. These queer thinkers, writers, and artists are committed to undermining a stunted conception of "equality." In this powerful book, they challenge mainstream gay and lesbian struggles for inclusion in elitist and inhumane institutions. More than a critique, Against Equality seeks to reinvigorate the queer political imagination with fantastic possibility! "In an era when so much of the lesbian and gay movement seems to echo the rhetoric of the mainstream Establishment, the work of Against Equality is an important provocation and corrective.... I hope this book is read widely, particularly by the people who will most disagree with it; in the tradition of the great political pamphleteers, this collection should spark debate around some of the key issues for our movement." --Dennis Altman, author of Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation "Against Equality issues a radical call for social transformation. Against and beyond the "holy trinity" of pragmatic gay politics--marriage, militarism, and prison--the queer and trans voices archived in this collection offer a radical left critique of neoliberalism, capitalism, and state oppression. In a format accessible and enlivening, equally at home in the classroom and on the street, this book keeps our political imaginations alive. Prepare to be challenged, educated, and inspired." --Margot Weiss, author of Techniques of Pleasure
Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: AK Press (April 15, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1849351848
ISBN-13: 978-1849351843
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1 x 8.4 inches
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If somebody sees you reading this, they may think you are anti-queer/lgbt. If you feel this way, I understand. When first told about this by a friend I dismayed that she would feel this way.However, after listening to her more, I thought I would give this a try.This book is filled with pieces that explain various reasons to oppose the same-sex marriage movement. There are some that I do not agree with completely, but that is okay. They aren't asking you to give them a high-five on every issue, just to realize that there is so much more to the queer movement than marriage. Here are some that struck me as influential.- Marriage should not benefit people, gay or straight. Why should the government say "Oh you have found a soul mate? Here are a whole bunch of benefits!"? It doesn't make sense to me. If two people want to stay together forever, awesome. But do they deserve a tax break?- Legalizing same-sex marriage will hardly solve health-care and immigration issues within the society at large or the LGBT community. Will gay marriage provide coverage to every single gay man with AIDS? Nope. What about other health issues? And the immigration debacle that our country practices is explained in here too.- Organizations like HRC are classist. They focus on providing more rights to those who don't need them. Will some with lower-income benefit? Sure, but for the most part same-sex marriage will help those who don't need it. Another example was how all of the funding and "activism" provided to same-sex marriage results in other issues--such as the disproportionate number of queer people who are homeless--being ignored. And how its activism can actually make life difficult for those in extremely bigoted communities.
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