Pride, above all else, was created to be transgressive, assertive, and a political statement – but now it s turned its back on the community in favour of pink capitalism.
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VIS Social Impact, the cause-driven production division of Paramount’s VIS, has launched its inaugural writers’ room, Beyond the Binary: Fluid Voices, with Paramount Africa.
VIS Social Impact, the cause-driven production division of Paramount's international studio VIS, has announced the launch of its inaugural writers' room. The room is called 'Beyond the Binary: Fluid Voices' and is led by actor, writer and director Thishiwe Ziqubu.
Queer to the Left was active from the late 90s through 2005. courtesy Therese Quinn
Heading into the 21st century, queer activism was at a crossroads. While the AIDS epidemic was far from over for the millions of people who lacked access to adequate health care and could not afford expensive antiretroviral therapy which cost thousands of dollars a year even with insurance many larger gay organizations had moved on from the issue. With gay marriage and access to military services held up as preeminent issues by groups like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the more radical impulses of groups like AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) shifted from center stage and into the margins of the community.