Witness the much maligned, PG-rated slogan “Love Is Love”, which straight allies have taken to in abundance, which is in turns quite sweet and drearily patronising.Īlthough visibility has always been a top priority for LGBTQ people, sometimes it’s easy to forget that for some, especially those at the very start of their journey, invisibility is just as sacred.
The free expression of sexuality has always been integral to LGBTQ equality, right? But the tide has been turning for a while with many LGBTQ people, gay men especially, tired of fighting perhaps, craving only assimilation, to be treated like an equal, moving away from overt sexuality or in-your-face protest toward a new respectability. Knees were quick to jerk on both sides and there was a huge outcry from those worried we were regressing to times when sexuality had to be hidden, back to the faux-tolerance of “I don’t mind what they do as long as they do it behind closed doors.” While being LGBTQ is not all about sex – for example, gay children exist before they even know what sex or sexual orientation is – what we do in the sack has historically been the main target of oppression.
