Sunday, December 27, 2020

tersely: gay men will always challenge the patriarchy in ways that other queer people just don't.

even cultures that considered homosexuality normal, like it was in the classical world, have tried to regulate male homosexuality into dominant and submissive roles.

it's not the sexual act. it's the submission - and, specifically, the concept of masculine submission. that's the part that's subversive, that the patriarchy just can't fucking deal with, and will always be revolutionary so long as there's a patriarchy in place to overthrow.