homophobia
The Straightness of George Michael
Mark Simpson on how George Michael was the missing, subversive gay link between Bowie and Beckham (Rolling Stone, 28/12/2016) Back in the early 1980s, I was one of those annoying ‘alternative’ teens who, when pressed, would admit they quite liked ‘Wham Rap!’, which extolled the freedoms of unemployment (‘I’m a… Read More »The Straightness of George Michael
Ronaldophobia
Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s talent & beauty are so intolerable One of the queerest things about homophobia is that many of its targets are not actually homo. Not because homophobia is a blunt, inaccurate baseball bat – though that as well – but because homophobia is used as a way of… Read More »Ronaldophobia
‘End of Gays?’ – Kindle Single essay
Back in the 1980s, when the Conservative Government of Margaret Thatcher banned the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality, gays were still semi-criminal – as well as immoral, ridiculous, disgusting, diseased and after your kids. The UK’s ban on homosexual propaganda failed – spectacularly. Gays have been promoted more rapidly and giddily than… Read More »‘End of Gays?’ – Kindle Single essay