Comments on: In Our Parents’ Footsteps http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/06/09/in-our-parents-footsteps/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: meredith fenton http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/06/09/in-our-parents-footsteps/#comment-753 meredith fenton Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:14:27 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=286#comment-753 Whlie I am glad that the article was written, I actually thought that most of the more interesting complexities of 2nd Gen identity were kind of breezed over. For example, rather then including more of what I said about why straight COLAGErs are more valued as spokespeople for the LGBT movement and why thats problematic, he went from that into the silly quote about my mom "flaunting" her lesbianism which obviously was an entirely different topic. Whlie I am glad that the article was written, I actually thought that most of the more interesting complexities of 2nd Gen identity were kind of breezed over. For example, rather then including more of what I said about why straight COLAGErs are more valued as spokespeople for the LGBT movement and why thats problematic, he went from that into the silly quote about my mom “flaunting” her lesbianism which obviously was an entirely different topic.

]]> By: Jim Burroway http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/06/09/in-our-parents-footsteps/#comment-739 Jim Burroway Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:01:04 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=286#comment-739 That's a great article. If only they'd put it further toward the front of the magazine, I might have gotten to it sooner! It's still waiting for me there in the, ahem, "reading room." Seriously though, these are great perspectives. That’s a great article. If only they’d put it further toward the front of the magazine, I might have gotten to it sooner! It’s still waiting for me there in the, ahem, “reading room.”

Seriously though, these are great perspectives.

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