Thanks this generous piece, it resonated. I just wrote about clubbing as a kind of queer communion, and your reflections on music as archive, protest, and dream-space hit the same note. There’s something sacred about the way queer culture survives through rhythm and reinvention, even when the world feels unlivable.
TRAИƧA feels like both an elegy and a promise. Looking forward to reading part two and to dancing through the cracks with the voices you’ve so thoughtfully uplifted!
Thanks, that means a lot! There's a way in which queer culture is protest and also a way in which it's a mainstream that should be... the straight world, however, seems to want to squash everything down so its not uncomfortable for the 'majority' (whatever that means). It's so frustrating as I don't even recognise that world as one I want to be part of... I hope you like the TRAИƧA piece when it comes out!
On another note, I will have a look at your clubbing piece. I wrote a whole ago something on music and revolution, and linked to the Glitterbox documentary: Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression? Do you know it? It's really good...
Thanks this generous piece, it resonated. I just wrote about clubbing as a kind of queer communion, and your reflections on music as archive, protest, and dream-space hit the same note. There’s something sacred about the way queer culture survives through rhythm and reinvention, even when the world feels unlivable.
TRAИƧA feels like both an elegy and a promise. Looking forward to reading part two and to dancing through the cracks with the voices you’ve so thoughtfully uplifted!
Thanks, that means a lot! There's a way in which queer culture is protest and also a way in which it's a mainstream that should be... the straight world, however, seems to want to squash everything down so its not uncomfortable for the 'majority' (whatever that means). It's so frustrating as I don't even recognise that world as one I want to be part of... I hope you like the TRAИƧA piece when it comes out!
On another note, I will have a look at your clubbing piece. I wrote a whole ago something on music and revolution, and linked to the Glitterbox documentary: Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression? Do you know it? It's really good...
https://youtu.be/VnP2_v6mhB4