Where to from Here?
My husband and I recognize that we owe a great debt to the LGBT generations of the past, but with social acceptance and the freedom to marry, the subculture that Fenton Johnson cherishes has become obsolete and anachronistic [“The Future of Queer,” Essay, January]. To us, it seems distasteful. We are not queer. We are not fringe. We refuse to carry the torch for other marginalized groups.
We reject the notion that LGBT people should be a special class, in need of housing and labor protections. This goes beyond equality and pushes us away from social…