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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Edward Welsh wrote:
> I've been kicking an idea around for a while, and I wanted to put it out to the
> community: I'd like to start an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
> transgendered (LGBT) AFOLs. A lavender brick society, if you like. It's seemed
> to me that "family" participation at fests and suchlike has been very sparse,
> and I'm wondering if it isn't the classic invisibility thing. Wouldn't it be
> cool if we all wore a little pink brick (or better yet, a lavender brick) on our
> fest nametag, as a subtle little "Yoo hoo, Miss Tallulah!" to those in the know?
> Call me an old-fashioned activist bitch, but it sure would make me feel a little
> more welcome in the community. Not that I feel particularly unwelcome--but I
> have felt a certain disconnect from time to time. A bit of visibility and
> awareness would go a long way in my book.
>
> In the larger scheme, I want to open a conversation about what it means to be
> queer in this community, but I'm not sure I want to have that conversation in a
> general forum. I'd rather participants opt into the conversation.
>
> To the administrators: Could we set up an LGBT AFOL newsgroup, perhaps in
> .people? I'd be happy to administer it. I don't imagine it would be
> particularly high-traffic, but it would provide a safe space in which to discuss
> issues I (and I suspect others) find interesting and important.
>
> Thoughts that pop into my mind: Has anyone used bricks to make a same-sex
> couple wedding topper? We could post "sodomy alerts" whenever Rev. Brendan
> finishes another Bible story touching on queer issues. Don't even get me
> started on gender representation in our hobby. But many of us create
> representations of entire societies, entire worlds. How do we populate these
> worlds? Which stories do we tell? This seems like rich fodder for all sorts of
> analysis. And look at other geek cultures. Pick any sci-fi or fantasy
> universe. All participants subscribe to the same rules--or at least they say
> they do--with expected (and unexpected) comformity (specifically,
> heteronormativity), as well as noncomformity. We don't have the same
> restrictions. The creative aspect of our hobby puts me more in mind of a
> communtiy of artists or writers. But they seem more serious, less spontaneous,
> less likely to graffito a men's room wall. The search for meaning in a
> community is one of the Big Questions.
>
> A few thoughts, anyway, that I'd love to pursue further. Interest?
> Administrative support?
>
>
> -Teddy
why, oh why do we always have to have a "gay side" to everything in society?
isn't it enough that we see homosexuality in all forms of media on a daily
basis? how does anyone corellate sexual orientation with lego building? it
doesn't make sense. lego groups should be about the kind of things we like to
build. what would the lego gay group discuss? oh, i know...gay things! here's
a tip: there's plenty of usegroups/newsgroups/chat rooms, etc. to discuss those
things in. i don't ever recall talking about my sexual orientation in
lugnet-nor religion, politics, or any social topic. we just talked about lego.
i don't even know the age or even gender of other members. i like it that way.
if you are gay and love lego, that's fine with me. just talk about lego as any
other normal member does in lugnet. if you want to get on a soapbox and say how
homosexuality needs to be a part of lugnet, i'll get on mine and say how it
shouldn't be.
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