A few days ago @graceelavery tweeted that “part of the point (of Queer & Trans studies) is to handle ideas that the family home renders unthinkable” & that uni students back at home might be "exposed to harm" if their parents knew. This is my response.http://lilymaynard.com/there-but-for-grace-go-we-queer-theory-and-the-snowflake-generation/ …
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Perfectly said.
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Can't help but feel like if the starting point for your argument is "gay and trans teens/young adults famously have independent means and good relationships with their parents," it might be worth rethinking before you hit Publish.
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Exactly. I was there the day my mate's mum chucked him out. Right there me and my bf arrived and she was launching bags out. His crime? Hanging round with gays. We spent the day smoking weed coming up with a plan to get him on his feet (and score some Es
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