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Queer: A Graphic History QUOTES

Queer: A Graphic History QUOTES

1 " If heterosexuality was just natural, it wouldn’t need to work so hard to shore itself up, and it wouldn’t be so threatened by the alternatives to it. "

― Meg-John Barker , Queer: A Graphic History

2 " Fuss suggests that this kind of ‘outness’ is limited because it acknowledges the central place of heterosexuality, and shores up its hierarchical position. People wouldn’t have to come out if heterosexuality wasn’t the assured norm. "

― Meg-John Barker , Queer: A Graphic History

3 " In her cultural critique The Promise of Happiness (2010), Sara Ahmed writes about the ways in which happiness — as it’s currently constructed — is far more available to some than others, often those who can more easily conform to the ‘norm’. She argues that happiness is a cultural imperative that directs us toward certain life choices and away from others. Happiness is promised to those who are willing to live their lives in the ‘right’ way, e.g. marriage, kids, home, career. "

― Meg-John Barker , Queer: A Graphic History

4 " The body, at the centre of a web of power relations, is measured and categorized in many different ways (gender, race, mental health, disability, age, appearance, etc.), of which sexuality is one category. We are painfully aware of the extent to which we are considered ‘normal’ on each strand of this web and we self-monitor in relation to this, for example when we read our friends’ posts on social media. "

― Meg-John Barker , Queer: A Graphic History