Academic disciplines developed and thrive to the extent that they can do
things for the people who finance them. The individuals who established
some intellectual legitimacy for them did not necessarily choose that role,
and those individuals who work within them--are no more responsible than an
If you want to know how creepy "traditional" Virginia "gay culture" can be,
read Julien Green's beautifully written and thoroughly perverse Terre
Lointaine. Bet you can't stand it.
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I would not group Reuther with the other two. In any case, I'd recommend
the documentary on Kameny to those trying to figure out this debate.
https://www.amazon.com/Before-Stonewall-Rita-Mae-Brown/dp/B07WK5MC1B/
On 12/18/20 4:37 PM, fkalosar...@yandex.com wrote:
Anyway, what about Gompers,
I dislike being forced into false positions by people waving holy pictures and
praying for blasphemy so they can be outraged. Present company excepted, there
is an awful lot of that on the left.
I didn't say anything about class collaborationism. The people running the Gay
Pride show are
I've heard the same argument before. Using the logic that this was
class-collaborationism, you would have refrained from struggles to
desegregate the army. I generally agree with comrade Kalosar on most
questions but not this. Same thing goes for gay marriage. Yes, marriage
is a reactionary
The Romans had unisex crappers but men and women as a rule bathed separately.
Why is this? They wore flowing garments that covered the toilet seat and so
were not naked when doing their business. The Romans weren't prudes in the
modern sense, but had a lot of, you should excuse it, ticklish
Turning to “The Lavender Scare”, we meet some of the same figures who
are featured in “Before Stonewall”. Among them is Frank Kameny, who,
while probably well-known to gay activists, deserves much greater
recognition from the left in general. Like Rosa Parks, he was someone
who stood up to the
