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Behind the Aegis

(53,944 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:07 PM Feb 2014

Irish Drag Queen's Powerful Takedown of Homophobia

“For the last three weeks, I have been lectured to by heterosexual people about what homophobia is and about who is allowed to identify it. Straight people have lined up... to tell me what homophobia is and to tell me what I am allowed to be oppressed by,” Bliss told the audience at the Abbey. “People who have never experienced homophobia in their lives... have told me that unless I am being thrown into prison or herded onto a cattle truck then it is not homophobia. And that feels oppressive.”

Though Bliss’s speech clocks in at nearly 11 minutes, it’s worth watching in full as she outlines the oppression of heterosexual privilege.

http://www.advocate.com/society/activism/2014/02/04/watch-irish-drag-queens-powerful-takedown-homophobia



For a longer version of the above excerpt, without having to watch the entire video (which I do suggest), go to mark 7:23 - 9:01.

William769

Combatting homophobia is not heterophobic!

And just because, from Russia with 'love?'



See tomm2thumbs's article in "Video & Multimedia" or 7962's article in LBN.



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k&r HappyMe Feb 2014 #1
You won't be disappointed. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #2
That makes it all the better. HappyMe Feb 2014 #3
Were you able to watch it yet? Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #9
Of course Skinner is staying silent. William769 Feb 2014 #4
High kick! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #5
That was absolutely freakin' brilliant theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #6
My pleasure! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #8
Kicking theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #7
It's like an Irish Stonewall! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #10
TY!! stuntcat Feb 2014 #11

Behind the Aegis

(53,944 posts)
2. You won't be disappointed.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:14 PM
Feb 2014

She has a lovely accent, but not so thick that one can't understand what is being said.

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