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[David__77]

A radical left epithet for the pro-imperialist assimilationists was "Ameriqueers." One sectlet said this, anyway. On the other hand, you had groups in the 80s like "Lesbians and Gays Against Imperialism," that were very forthright is linking sexual orientation liberation with human liberation generally. Also, going back further, there were the gay socialist collectives that sprung out of the Gay Liberation Movement organization.

I am torn on the issue. I'm a gay male, and have sort of gone back and forth on the question. These days, from my perspective, it seems like the old "LGBT community" is really a sort of countercultural subset of the gay/lesbian population-at-large. This is particularly the case among relatively younger gay males, so it seems to me. If there is a love of "shocking displays," it's because it's enjoyable to self and one's friends rather than making an impact on broader social sectors.

I've been in a domestic partnership, which like make marriages ended in divorce. While part of me wants to reject the very notion of marriage as a public act with its corresponding social roles, I must confess that I do romanticize it. I suspect there is a lot of this sort of thing...