03/03/2024
The anarchist news portal Anarchist Federation International, which brings together features from a wide range of anarchist, anarcho-communist, syndicalist and radical blogs together, publishes the thoughts this month of historian Spencer Beswick on the intersections between the anarchist, anti-capitalist and LGBTQIA+ movements over the last thirty years. Spencer says "anarchism is inherently queer because it rejects the “normalcy” of capitalist patriarchy and struggles against all forms of hierarchy and oppression..... Beyond activism in the streets, queer anarchists argued that there was something inherently queer about anarchism’s rejection of all structures of social domination. Liz H. noted about the anarchist contingent at the 1993 march [the March on Washington, 1993] that “Gay, Lesbian, Bi, hetero or undefined, all the anarchists were queer in their own way.” Lin E. went further, arguing in an article linking queer and Indigenous resistance that the “new activism of the 80s and 90s has already shown us the way. ACT UP and, more recently, Queer Nation, embody an unmistakably Queer perspective; non-hierarchical, even anarchical, they combine seriousness with humor, politics with play." The full article is of value to any one interested not only in radical and LGBTQIA+ history, but in developing ideas for the future liberation of our people. Follow the link at our website for more. https://www.anarchistfederation.net/were-here-were-queer-and-we-hate-the...
