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... And one learns to live in a world that makes you a deviant
And untouchable So you become invisible Not to get in the way THEY’LL JUST BEAT THE QUEER OUT OF YOU And if you come out They’ll deny you work—That’ll get the queer out of you They’ll deny you legal rights—That’ll shake the queer out of you They’ll deny you a civil marriage—You’ll never legally be a couple Your love is never quite good enough That’ll depress the queer out of you. They’ll deny you recognition, force the mask, the costume So you can never speak freely your feelings That’ll destroy your queer heart But what does it matter? We’ve been taught that queer don’t have hearts. They live only for sexual deviance ... Karen Finley from "An Act of Conscience" |
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