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[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Homoeroticism is so attractive to men across sexualities that the police have to suppress it in order to uphold the heterosexual status quo, Califia writes."

uh police suppress straight public sex too I assume. But "police state" sounds better I guess.

<As Dreadful puts it, “white privilege and systemic racism play a role in where and when and how I get to do literally anything.” She stresses that “being able to express your desires openly has a lot to do with not letting people who aren’t involved with your desires get in your way.”>

Like me trying to use the stall? or parents not wanting you fucking in the park bushes?

Seems like they took behavior that was part of being in the closet out of necessity and now embraced it as part of liberation, of what it means to be an edgy queer.