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Written by jay
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Monday, 16 June 2008 11:54 |
Yay, civil rights! Yay, equality! Okay, so... it's no secret that marriage isn't our choice for the defining moment in gay life/culture. But here it is, and we're happy for everyone and wish all the lovely couples well in their endeavor not to become their parents, not to split up and not to let their sex lives stop at the altar. To show our sincerity, and in the spirit of reconciliation, we thought we might fashion a gay wedding reception mixtape that would celebrate multiple narratives of gay life, from the man wedding
the only man he's ever bedded, to the man who's blowing a groomsman in the bathroom.
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And actually, all the 'defining moments' you mention are right up there with this one, we're just trying to show a little healthy reserve on this subject because a) we have no desire to be immediately married ourselves, and b) we think gay culture, such as it, or was, may have been better off remaining marginalized, non-conformist, and more than a little bit dirty!
Though perhaps a few of those proud queens who threw beer bottles at the cops outside the Stonewall Inn in 1969 may have aspired to a picket fence and a housecoat, we'd venture to guess that most of them just wanted to be left in peace to drink, flirt, and exist without being harassed or looked down upon. We have not, as a minority, even achieved those simple things in the most places in this country, so forgive us if we still have a few priorities besides marriage licenses and baby bjorns. Should everyone who wants those things have the right to get them? Yes. Should the rest of us have to raise this to the top of our priorities too? No.