Queer Nation

Queer Nation was an organization founded in March 1990 in New York City, USA by AIDS activists from ACT UP. The four founders were outraged at the escalation of anti-gay and lesbian violence on the streets and prejudice in the arts and media. The group is known for its confrontational tactics, its slogans, and for the practice of outing.

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Famous quotes containing the words queer and/or nation:

    “Now I have entered the year without words.
    I note the queer entrance and the exact voltage.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.”
    —Peter Handke (b. 1942)