Kate Bornstein: A Queer and Pleasant Danger

A memoir. USA 2012, 258 pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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Beacon
»I was born male and now I've got medical and government documents that say I'm female - but I don't call myself a woman, and I know I'm not a man.« - Scientologist, husband and father, tranny, sailor, slave, playwright, dyke, gender outlaw, Buddhist - these are just a few words that have defined Kate Bornstein during her extraordinary life. ... Weiterlesen

fiber (Hg.): Rampenfiber - feministisches Musikfestival

Ö 2012, OF, 2 DVDs (1: Der Film + 2: Die Konzerte), € 8.00
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fiber
Rampenfiber ist ein queer-feministisches Musikfestival, das sich aus dem Umfeld der Zeitschriftenkollektivs fiber (Werkstoff für Feminismus und Popkultur) entwickelt hat. Es hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, dem männlich dominierten, heteronormativen Mainstream im Musikbusiness etwas entgegenzustellen. Ende September 2009 fand Rampenfiber zum 2. Mal statt und bot ein dichtes Programm aus Diskussionen, Workshops, Filmen sowie abendlichen Konzerten und Performances. Es bot ... Weiterlesen

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (ed.): That's Revolting!

Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation. USA 2008 (Rev., expanded edition), 350 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Publishers Group West
As the growing gay mainstream prioritizes the attainment of straight privilege over all else, it drains queer identity of any meaning, relevance, or cultural value. What's more, queers remain under attack. Gay youth shelters can be vetoed because they might reduce property values. Trannies are out because they might offend straights. »That's Revolting!« offers a bracing tonic to these trends. ... Weiterlesen

Peter Hennen: Faeries, Bears and Leathermen

Men in Community Queering the Masculine. USA 2008, 243 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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Over time, male homosexuality and effeminacy have become indelibly associated, sometimes even synonymous. The author contends that this stigma of effeminacy exerts a powerful influence on gay subcultures. Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of three communities, he explores the surprising ways that conventional masculinity is being collectively challenged, subverted, or perpetuated in contemporary gay male culture: the radical Faeries, who ... Weiterlesen