tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post8091741667818831886..comments2023-09-21T03:58:08.534-07:00Comments on Sour Grapes - The Fruit Of Ignorance: Are Militant Homosexual Activists An Extinct Species?Christina Engelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097267012315870041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post-4924523370103613782010-08-31T11:57:08.990-07:002010-08-31T11:57:08.990-07:00...hence "We need more "militant" g......hence "We need more "militant" gay and trans activists." ;)Christina Engelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934902065494911555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post-27852571617030090172010-08-31T10:44:45.156-07:002010-08-31T10:44:45.156-07:00Three possible reasons you are seeing less "m...Three possible reasons you are seeing less "militant" queer activists come to mind. <br /><br />1) Many queer activists are now engaged in other areas of struggle particularly around health and poverty - and in alliance with our community's allies in the labour movement.<br />2) Given the irresponsible populism and demagoguery reigning in the ruling party many are wary of making our community a target for scapegoating.<br />3) Many (most?) of the 1st generation of post-apartheid queer activists have moved on to other endeavours in the private sector, academia, or overseas. Given the lack of investment in developing a cadre of young queer activists to counteract this natural attrition we are faced with a stead loss of organisational capacity and memory at the top and coupled with a dearth of committed and articulate voices at the grassroots.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004410779087034745noreply@blogger.com