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CAPITALISM AND GAY IDENTITY

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Capitalism and Gay Identity 
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Capitalism and Gay Identity 
	Michael, (2012) article postulates that gay identity is a non-trans-historical as well as a non-trans-geographical event; instead, it forms a historical and geographical phenomenon brought about by the introduction of capitalism in western culture.  For example, the current gay movement in countries such as the United States of America has been created by industrial capitalism. The structure, as well as nuclear family roles, have been significantly changed by the spread and expansion of capital and wages. The effects of capitalism brought about by the expansion of capital and wages lead to the change in the understanding of heterosexual relationships and the ideology of family life (Reddy, 2019). The change in sexual ideologies and family life lead to the start of gay society.
	Queer a term for gender and the sexual minority who are not cisgender. The name has been used since the late 19th century, primarily by individuals or men with same-sex desires (Late 1980s). The Queer activist started to reclaim the word; for example, members of the queer nation considered the term to be provocative and radical politically. However, queer has been used several in the recent past in the description of sexual as well as gender identities, mainly gays. Originally, queer used to mean "strange or "odd," and this has changed today as it used to describe the gays in society. The readings provide a significant reference point for issues related to homosexual activities in the society that are described in the film. "Once the term 'queer' was at best, slag for homosexual, at worst...homophobic abuse" (Michael, 2012; pg. 1)

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Michael, W. (2012). The appeaL of queer theory has outstripped anyone's senses of what exactly it means. file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/Jagose%20-%20Queer%20Theory.pdf
Reddy, C. C. (2019). Home, houses, nonidentity: Paris is burning. In Burning Down the House (pp. 355-379). Routledge.
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