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Punks, Bulldaggers and Welfare Queens Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:32 AM

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LG Politics and Queer politics isn't taking into account how we live at intersections of difference What if our politics centered punks, bulldaggers and welfare queens? What do they need? o Actual healthcare Bulldagger: epithet: a bad thing to call someone e.g. dyke, used to marginalize butch lesbians o Negative identity term

Norms  What does anti-normative politics look like?  Antinorms are still part of the norm  What is the goal? To change the norm? seek accommodations within the norm? Is it possible to be fully inclusive? What are the risks/pitfalls of bringing in people who don't understand your experience? Antinormative politics  Green New Deal  None of us fill the norms  Opposite gender bathrooms, changing rooms  Cohen- queer politics, queer manifesto- we don’t want to assimilate we want to change society o The myth of assimilation must be severed  Real change occurs when we are inclusive  Main dividing line is procreation and 'creating a family' Same sex marriage  Is it a retrogressive movement and act?  Who needs to get married? Benefits? Implications?  What is marriage?  

If you want to make change, sometimes you have to work with what you have What can we do politically now in order to work towards our goal

Coalition politics  "not all gays want the same thing"  Recognizes that people have lived experiences and needs, focuses on the most need...