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There is no contradiction between punk and queer. Looking back to their roots,
punk and queer were like cousins who followed the same path, both opposing
social values and conventional behaviour.
Over time they have turned into systems themselves, becoming more conservative
and excluding each other.
The punk movement has become homophobic and conservative as "rules for being
punk" have developed. Too often we see male punx ask their girlfriend to hold
their jackets so that they can pogo.
Additionally, grappling with these standards, men feel obliged to act "punk" or
"skin": being destructive and obnoxious, violent and sexist. They are obeying
rules learned from typical hetero-patriarchal structures. We don't want to
propagate this.
The gay community, too, has formed oppressive rules. Gay-Pride is an illusion
that keeps us locked into roles and restrictive labels. We don't need dress
codes, or to adhere to heterosexist, hierarchical norms.
Break these rules!
Being queer or punk isn't about a fashion or about homosexuality. It's a way of
living without conforming to society´s accepted norms. Queer is based on a
sex-positive philosophy.
That means that everybody, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, is
invited to get involved with us and celebrate their sexuality in the way they
feel comfortable with. Fight against sexism and sexual oppression not sexuality!
Subculture becomes more and more an issue of bringing attention to gender.
Queer is not exclusively gay and lesbian; it's an independent, equal, D.I.Y,
borderless, self-conscious, sex-positive, provocative and genderfuck way of
thinking, behaving and acting. We are all more or less in the same boat,
paddling around trying not to drown in our negative experiences. We should
encourage communication and co-operation.
Building supportive, connected groups of queers offers us opportunities to form
strong relationships that don't depend on traditional hetero models.
The Queer Punk Thingy is an idea that doesn't need to wrap up itself in rhetoric, dogma and commercial shit. It's a self-organized, non-profit and authentic movement; a well-developed culture that brings together the queer, punk and alternative music scene D.I.Y. enough to not need the mainstream music industry.
We want to get away from excluding punx who are "not punk enough" and queers who are "not queer enough".
We want those who attend to react and interact positively, feel connected and
have fun, and maybe leave with a more positive feeling about punx and queers and
queerpunx. We stand for freedom and respect.
We aim to inspire future actions that are punk-positive, queer-positive and
inclusive for everyone!
This is not just another queer-party. We want to form a D.I.Y. based world community of queer punx who network with each other.
