![]() ![]() On the other hand it risks exposing the private lives of people at risk, and the safe spaces that they frequent, for the purpose of extending my privilege through academical achievement. This tension is present in my research, as it has potential to help LGBT people to be aware of common issues across boundaries of demography, location, culture and other intersectional divides. On the other hand it is precisely these positions that enable people to act together around a common cause. As I recall the introduction to Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble (too lazy to look it up, sorry!), identity positions organized around sexuality are problematic in that they exclude some other life experiences. ![]() ![]() And for political action to be taken, there needs to be a cause and a group of people devoted to it. This is a process, one that requires political action. The word ‘diversity’ underscores that queer politics are not trying to erase difference, but actually celebrating it and trying to make room for it. Mads Ananda Lodahl har i en rrkke gjort sig gldende som aktivist, skribent og foredragsholder om kn, seksualitet og ligestilling. Ny antologi er et inspirerende rb til kamp mod undertrykkelse af seksuelle minoriteter. By looking at queer people and asking: “why did they become like this?” I will contribute to the “straight world order”, or the patriarchal society, leaving no room for diversity. Upassende opfrsel 100.000 ord imod Den Heteroseksuelle Verdensorden af Mads Ananda Lodahl. Who I look at, and with which purpose is crucial. Mads’ talk reminds me that when I as a researcher ask questions about queer and LGBT people, the framing is very important. ![]()
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