![]() The scholar Julie Webber wrote in her 2013 book, The Cultural Set Up of Comedy, “Homophobic labeling becomes a means to an end: producing the competent, sovereign statesman of the twenty-first century. He managed to make his gayness something that runs in tandem with his Harvard education, his deep voice, and his on-the-fence politics. In popular imagination, it makes sense that, for a time, this was the most prominent gay man in politics. In my gay circles, the name Pete Buttigieg has become shorthand for a pervasive type: the kind of Mattachine Society, professional gay who certainly doesn’t deny his sexuality but instead incorporates it into his image as a type of civilized respectable citizen. ![]() Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Politics Warning: The following includes discussion of slurs, politics, and twink-ass.Ī Tale of Two Gays Warning: The following includes discussion of slurs, politics, and twink-ass. This just in: The jury in the Jonathan Majors domestic-violence trial returned a mixed verdict, finding the actor guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment but acquitting him of two other charges. If someone forwarded you this newsletter, sign up here to receive it in your inbox every weeknight.Ĭhoire dared to take a sick day, so here we are. There’s Always an Extra Seat at Our Table ![]() In which our guest writer analyzes recent political events …
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