File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-03-16.132, message 85


Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:44:59 +1000 (EST)
From: Gary MacLennan <g.maclennan-AT-qut.edu.au>
Subject: M-I: Proetest on homophobia


A>
>SHAME on you, Autistic Sphincter, for not KNOWING what we have all known
>for many years, namely, that the faggot-valhalla called New Left Review


Dear Mark,

I wish to protest in the strongest possible terms against this use of
homophobic language.  Normally accusations of homophobia on this list are
part of point scoring and are made mainly by heterosexuals.  But I write as
a gay man who incidentally has in the past expresssed sympathy and
understanding for your views.

I tell you now Mark that what you have just said is wrong and is deeply
offensive.

Throughout the twenty plus years I have been reading NLR there have been
only 2 articles that I can recall that mentioned gay sexuality.  It is my
opinion for what it is worth that the Left Culture that surroundss NLR is
deeply heterosexist.  Certainly all the Bristish Leftists that I have
encountered are at best *tolerant* of gays and lesbians and expect to be
well thought of and thanked for this.

Do I need to point out to you Mark that gay people can be as good
revolutionaries as straights?  Sadly it seems I do.

Gary MacLennan



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