Talk:Queer Nation

message: What are the references for the claims that QN were marxist/socialst/communist? It seems a little odd to me. ntennis 03:21, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK those untrue claims now removed. ntennis 14:20, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marxist, socialist, communist? 

message: Something strikes me. In the second paragraph it mentions "...sixty queers gathered..." (as well as additionally using the term throughout the article). Is this terminology that would be in an encyclopedia? I don't present this as any kind of pro- or anti- homosexual point, just more along the lines of, if a straight man was to say that in general conversation with an unfamiliar person, wouldn't it be considered offensive or maligning? Either way, in general, the term queer here is mildly ambiguous as queer itself means "strange." As way of reinforcing this, I cite the Wikipedia "Queer" article itself, which states the use of the term is controversial as many still consider it derisive. In summary, I believe it is still far more of a slang term at this point than any form of acceptable, specific jargon. Also questionable is the statement of Queer Nation "reclaiming" the word. There's a difference between reclamation and a group trying to turn an offensive term used to deride its members into part of said group's technical lexicon. Shipton 03:44, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreeed.  This doesn't sound like an encyclopedia. NCdave 02:46, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Sixty Queers" 

message: The article does not fulfill the primary goal of an encyclopedia to clarify in the first sentence what the lemma describes. As ist was founded it presumably is a group of people. What is its formal organisation? What are its goals? Both points should become clear in the first paragraph. Starting with a historical overview (Q. was founded...) is not the way to achieve this.  -  Sorry for my harsh wording. 134.147.233.155 15:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is Queer Nation? 

message: More because I genuinely want to know, and not necessarily a direct criticism, but any idea which four were the founders? (this annonymous comment was added on 19 March 2007 by 72.75.223.229)
:The first and second paragraphs seem to contradict each other.
:First: "[It]was founded in March 1990... [by] four founders..."
:Second: "March 20, 1990, sixty queers gathered... to create a direct-action organization."
:So, how many founders were there?  Four or 60?  NCdave 02:52, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Four Activists" 

message: "One of the four [founders] was a survivor of anti-gay violence."  A claim like that needs documentation.  Who was he?  Where's the reliable source?  NCdave 02:43, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it seems unlikely that only one of the founders would have suffered from anti-gay violence. Hyacinth (talk) 02:53, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "One of the four was a survivor of anti-gay violence." 

message: Be added?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGQzs22K3s
It was public, it was broadcast, it involved a major celebrity. I just can't nail down a date or any more information besides this video.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.131.221.143 (talk) 12:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As it happens, I was just now looking up Wikipedia articles on Queer Nation and Arsenio Hall to see what the fall-out, if any, from that appearance was.  Paul Hogan is the guest in that clip, and IMDB lists him appearing in the Arsenio Hall Show episode dated Dec. 14, 1990.  Since he was promoting Almost an Angel (US release date of Dec. 19, 1990), that seems reasonable.   68.113.73.180 (talk) 22:23, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should This... 

message: "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous, get used to it!"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.115.31 (talk) 23:26, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouting slogan... I remember one differently 

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