http://blogglbt.comQuick BlogMon, 12 May 2008 05:12:47 GMThttp://blogglbt.com/2007/01/14/bill-lee-cover-blurb.aspx#comment-300600Rob Day-WalkerI liked this article because it got me thinking. I'm an English Major who likes to dabble in feminist and queer theory, anthropology, and social science generally.<br /><br />The thing that struck me is this: are there really things that "demarcate" gays from straights? I ask this because 1) I disagree with essentialism, the idea that identities are innate in nature, yet 2) I believe that identifying as "gay" or as another sexual minority does have value that cannot and should not be mainstreamed. I think, for me as a 26 year old gay man, that fiction and non-fiction that deals with these complexities (but above all lets us hear *stories*) is important to publish. Just my two cents. I hope to be back!http://blogglbt.com/2007/01/14/bill-lee-cover-blurb.aspx#comment-300600Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:26:14 GMThttp://blogglbt.com/2007/01/14/bill-lee-cover-blurb.aspx#comment-236923Bill WarnerWyatt Buchanan contributed an article to the SF Chron on Jan. 8, 2007 [A deepening challenge for America's gay men, Page B1] about the changing scene in San Francisco which, although writing wasn't specifically mentioned, reflected changes in the GLBT community generally which would contribute to this discussion. Generally his comments refer to activities relating to retirement, personal and collective goals, stereotypes to be avoided, responsibilities we have to ourselves and our fellow gays/lesbians. While the last 50 years or so have been devoted to trying to establish ourselves as a minority within the heterosexual community, we have now reached the point where we can ignore heterosexual prejudices for the most part and develop our own goals and assumptions that operate for us. I guess that is what we mean by maturation, making our own rules and studying our own conflicts and inner workings. Thom Lynch, director of the GLBT Center, is quoted: "What is our responsibility to gay people in the city who have no food and no job? What is our responsibility to people with drug problems or domestic problems? (Existing) Organizations take care of a lot of these things, but the sense that we have a responsibility to take care of our community is really important, and we need to keep it in action." It seems to me that our developing literature of GLBT fiction and non-fiction should reflect where we are and where we are going.<br>Bill Warnerhttp://blogglbt.com/2007/01/14/bill-lee-cover-blurb.aspx#comment-236923Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:37:03 GMT