Peter Tatchell: Human Rights, Global Justice, Democracy, LGBT Freedom, Environmentalism

10/01/2012

Future sex: Beyond gay and straight

Less homophobia, more homosexuality

• 14/02/2008 Sexing the Future

  The evolution of human sexuality is likely to involve more people having gay sex but fewer people defining themselves as gay.

The gay community has retreated from radical idealism to cautious conformism.

Gay identity is just a passing social phenomenon.

Gay people who sneer at fags who have straight relationships are just plain pathetic.

Defeating homophobia will result in more people having gay sex, but fewer people defining themselves as gay.

The demise of gay identity is inevitable.

Gay identity is destined for oblivion once homophobia is overturned.

Overcoming homophobia will result in more people having gay sex but fewer people claiming gay identity.

Gay emancipation will destroy gay identity. This is a good thing, because gay identity sustains gay conformism.

Gay identity has nothing to do with biology and everything to do with homophobia. Winning gay freedom will make gay identity redundant.

Society should accept sexual difference and diversity.

• 15/02/1993 Liberating Sexual Desire

  Everyone is potentially bisexual; the struggle for lesbian and gay equality is about the right of all people to share the joy of same-sex relationships without guilt or anxiety, and without the fear of prejudice and discrimination.

Peter Tatchell looks back with pride at the radical politics that inspired the London Gay Liberation Front, 1970-73.