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Re: What is the new paradigm for being gay?folksoul said Jul 22, 2006, 12:20 PM: |
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hey willow… i have definitely been looking at 'myths' and looking for modern myths for the gay community, archetypes that we have and role models etc… modern myths in this day and age seem to be films as much as anything - lord of the rings for example, dune, the matrix, etc… tv shows also give characters and archetypes - brian kinney, michael, emmett, justin, etc… in queer as folk for example. the six feet under crew. will and grace. etc… etc… what i am saying here is NOT that these are my own ideals, but they do serve as the storylines which many gay youth and gay not so youth reference their lives by. to me they lack nature. they lack art in many cases. soul. especially qaf and six feet under. generally i think not only for gay people, but in general we lack role models that are connected to nature and spirit, but there are different things on the fringes working away at that. the radical faeries i think are doing interesting things as a whole and different friends i know, some of whom are around the faeries and some of whom are more doing their own thing, have become my personal archetypes. as i watch their lives evolve and hear stories of them and their friends, those are the things i contemplate. unfortunately many others do not have those luxuries. i would love to see films, documentaries, etc… of many of those involved in the radical faeries. a logo tv documentary series for example on the faeries or some around the faeries as a way of bringing consciousness about what is happening there. issue is, it may tap too much into the privacy of people. one thing i have said is that i think we need gay versions of inspirational books… things like 'chicken soup for the queer soul' or 'small miracles for transgendered beings' or things along those lines. ways of referencing stories for our journeys which serve to be affirming and consciousness raising. -d |
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