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    Scandalous Acts THE POLITICS OF SHAME AMONG BRAZILIAN TRAVEST! PROSTITUTES Ina smal dimly ete eom, aman ana trav tranugenderd prot tae ne jst ad see The prc ofthis tanec bad ee pee on ‘eforethecoupleentred throm andthe bn, naw dressed ad anions tole emoverhie wallet ome back pocket ‘Thetraveststalghtens er bra seapeand jesthe man "Ky" ee ma urs She es hi pen the wallet an tae out few aces, “Maret ‘The man estar, “What do you sean, you want more” he ass ey We agreed on thy rei, a bee’sthiy eh Take it The travesti slips ovat the doe in xm, rete geste, “Lt ten love shesas cally ok teman'sei te pie wen up. You verte metofck you ou sacked my ick Thats moc expensive That othe ei” Theman grows that the wavet can go faker che thinks he can sob im ke tat He igs tenets in his anda hr and eves toward ‘hedot But the wave mover to. Practiced, Fast She slams her purse on ‘helo a planer feet iy sp, ia stance tt makes a ee thicker stronger, ore epusie. A pair of ny naive ashe inber and Suddenly ald de manstopihis tracks He tas into the terest string athe and wondering whit od et He see er oa red mouth ope and be eas her gin ost, loud ah enomens scream taileheon,the hotel a horeiyingy it som then, the whole neighborhood: Have shat, you pit You dig aggt! Youaclies man bt you come inhereandwantobe faked more th ‘whore! You sucked ny ek and begged nto Fak you! Disgusting fgg! arcing without shane! Youre more ofa woman an Lam You asshole iewidertan mine You're moce of atthan ie” in wae plane, whats ocung heres meine, a como ion. ascandal Ascndalisan xamplect what eahopapersf commun catoncllapestormativegenceites med acthatharit ow rere, ‘jamie, ad intended consequences ke all pecormaties, sandals aveilcationary free hati they announce spec nenon onthe prt ofthe rpeser—in thse he ner share Scanial a ee tly produce set of peocuionay eects, same, the surrender bythe lento more mane) tn hehad agreed o aye the fst pice. Scandals a5 performatves ean operat and make sense oly within struts of shame. They work othe exten ht they lc ame and ‘hana into service that bene raven What the pci cong ‘ation of thiamin tire thing on wierpead and vile p- ‘ed snctione agate homer datos The eben aed Ineisthefat tt waves teal. The are males who habiully on sme crtroger bred hormones sn who ce haeimpresilferinine Spares, owing to shoe hormones and th mers ero india ‘coe that they pay their collegues je it ei bode. But hey ‘uermaes pone. They have pales. Those pense are sal ept Ugh preselagainst a tse’ perineum and wel ot of sven view ‘tin thee poeaional sa rte, awstats from conceaent fount ptita ae. And ring sana, ta css pens iter nate and esnundigly bandied at anyone Withinhearng dtnce ofher shout ‘The point of drawing drama tention ttt pr ofthe rave ostomy tht she normaly eee coer it publicly congue the ‘ocal tats other cet. The orectning majority omen who py ‘sts for sexarematied ot ave iliends and they ienily tbemaer {shetcosensl Even thee men ste puely eld tohavebenin the oman af uaver fr campeon the rete ete raion when they po tothe plc to eeport that travesti ote hem, oon thera ‘ely mare feguntocaions when pice set them for having shot 1 ve he majority weedy nai tat hey wee wnoware ‘hat the posite they picked wp was eaves Tevet however: koe eter They know tat the ren who pay them for sexcome othe specific cai streets on which they work oking for travet ata woman. They kn thatthe senual serie sequsted by many oftaetoen eavertieny oto ‘he me’) canal entation, with th vet azsuing he ale of pne- ‘wat ial uavestskrowthatthelasthingoncfbesmenever ants evalelin publics tht elas paid one aves tansgendeed post ‘ute ser epi nts stenalyheteotena ass. Seinorderto acai be cent nd yea him into parting with nore money tan he would eer gre to, a avert wil "nue seandal (ar Sims) Scandal consti one of the ey, mundane means by which nvdual waves seo that hey ean noah mane to supper themtces They ae et collective setions although sand can am int brn which ter raves within bearing distance wll come the sd oftheir alagve apd bp atc patil viento ree teat cen forthe mor pathy te singalaracsons taken yd travesti Inde, raves stay prefer not tive ther ave scandal ems they low that they wilh spl their takings with sy waves who bps them etact money fom alent Demet indvduline ate, cande canbe taeda nd of police a micropaite cern, sedan thet peut ly mal fede and vemporry xine inthe overall social fabric, Bo these ile ‘ables rent alogetherwithou intrest Orion. For noe in excra ing tele eteroveral cet for eigen borteeial, treet arden on he nate lng as hb ced hr cnden reindeer Whats perhaps ‘mos sing abou scandals is tha they dont in anyway cmespnd to ‘heneble"hidden ans” oresistance ta ibe skelars eames, Scott epet tf among oppesed uoups: Scandals do nohlg to com Testor fe the snicuurl bio trae abject tes in cotege- tan Bazan socery ite the oppose inven of challenging sje ‘oo, scandals culate tnd wits ll thar ocing shor orang trae use scandals» way of extending he space of hei owe abje tion. scandal ents abjction uta ke a tick web, otha en area petried cet completly asin hit ‘Bt scan ono only compel hr recipient explicitly acne! edgehetelitinshipto ates landlisteashisownontbgical diane ‘om testis allenged nd mocked) scandals a foc the cient t2 part with more of imoey Und ietended nth ny yan be evar reciely plato tht retin both epton ad t- ‘iibtin—to cs the tw tes cotiually bandied about and debated inpilrophial and politcal cence dese abot recognition sages -themore, demi theiloaly managed, sandals a onlarge see aractre fresnel and feo. The exten Tic thee retres sagen that sandal could Be apped sd ox tended io larger moveergaizd, and more collective spheres ‘ur conubuion to ths volume on gay shire concerns therein: ‘hip bern scandal an the emerging palit actvien of Brain ‘ste Snce the ent 9, Brain rst hve Ban forming atvit ups and making demands fo recoaition and igh. These demands— ‘which indude protection fom brtl plc ile, the abit owe ‘hee female nates on certain cil caren an he igh ppeat Inpuliespeecusheresed—may nem tousmodertandeven evident Hever we want tape tht here someting fundamental sade cur about tavertdemands nemerging or abl voice an asin e- tiemente equal ctizenship rights wih oes, we seta atvsenas builingon he samekinds opines asthose tat structure sandals both cases, ues plies i polite anchored shame tis poles at evokes and actates specie sre of shame nat inorder ca tether, br insted, inorder extend hel sop, bimbo both candle nd their mre ecognialy civics polit scton, vera ple dcaram del oct ot by ert {ng shame (2d champoning something ike “Teves Pie) tb in bien shame a place fom which > nel tera thereby in ‘ximinatethoseothes.Travestisare plying what ve Fash Sedgwick tr clled "tame contour" and shame-restie” venacul,oetat Ines the “oil etarorpic” poss of shame! Ths means, 2 ‘urn aruaest demands or more mone fom ents forninkbited cesta ple pace sent what Nany Frater has ded “firma” ‘demande fr rede! They are not ema tht ald upon and ence ‘ming gro diferent in onder dim addtional recoion. nv Stead, waves dead are transformative, in Fes temethe Work to underine group difeentaon (tween normal peanding cues lo life, pres travesti) by foreprounding and challenging he = ‘riers tha pari that diffrent cist inthe Ss place Tavestis i raz “The word nae derive rom anti or rose det, Bu vets do noel rove dese Sometimes bepnning ager aryoungaghtoren, rales who sltdntify aster begin proving theca lon, pluce Ingthac eyebrows, expeimenting with cosmetic, ed wearing, whence {hey can feminine oc aneogyns clothing such ny shat exposng *hebottom of it torso Fakir ted ina kot in shove the ae Ieisnot unruly ofthe age to lta begin engin sri el tine withthe persand older mal, n the ale of he oe whois sally penetrated By the ime ther oy ain hice, nya them hve sleady ete left home or ben exe fom thi ames te ‘ase the semua and gener wansgeesios ae uly tt leat esl by the boys father Once hey eave hoe, the overwhelming jon faves migrate to cei they do ae aendy vein oe) where ‘hey cet and or endehipe with ober events and where they be finworknpar rst nthe company oftheir fend Teague, young wvets ar abou estope-based hormones, hich ea ‘bepurchaed inexpensively over the counter stan ofthe numero phar rate thet line the sect Beslan cides. At he pit, young tare ‘is ften ep ingenting age quate of eese hormones By the te ‘hy ec ciate tens, nny eves have sles begunpaying thea leagues to inject mumeros iter industrial scone in hi bien order to rend out their nes, thighs and cae andi onder augment ‘her bret, hip, nd mow important (bate hii ea) tlt tod Demi irevoeabic pyloric madifications rich athe, th oe vshlming major of toes do not sl denifyas women. That, de ‘rite the fact hat thy ve tet ie in eae cating, cle aber "de and by feral ame, and ene reeds pin to acque Fele bly forms, vei do net wish to remove the penis nd hey do rat consider thers tobeworen. They arenottransenl They a hey sy homaerualr—mles who fel “ke women an who adel dee “nes fy mascline sonbomosnal males) Mach of tvetstie, ‘thought ad efor is spent shioning an pretng heel ar an objet dei for thoes, “Travers oecpy 29 uns visble place in both Brian soil space and the national clara imaginary They ent inal ein een ofan size and inthe are southern ces of Si Pal tl Rode neo, ‘hey number inthe thousands. They are most exer isle ding Seats famous anna carial, bee a more mde cote nd courses, wavents Sate prominently. A poplar Study sfteroon televiion show fr example nts sot in which fl npr ors, rme of whom ae cel raves ate jog by pane! of elb- ites om thelr esty and thet abity 2 mle the Wie f sang ng by female woes, Another weely television show reply Festa 2 wall Anowy eet named alii. ts, oe of the mat poplar ee vison nwa in een years, featured a speci guest appearance by Ro a, another four avers. Anthrwikely watches vl fend ‘au female adwhose psc wa peppered wth mods rm vest fotand who unded enrol gee, jut lines wave Bt mont th ingof lof the speci pace reserve or trvetis in the Baan poplar, imigitation isthe fc tha he dvi widely sca most en ‘ful woman in rin the midge wat atest Roberta lose. She ‘became houold rare throughout the oun, peared regulon ‘ational teeision, stared in playin i, pored mde (th tae ‘cowed es) an ee of Fahy agin tat aldose press ‘umofzeeo00copieslmostinsmednely wat conti ntervewed and portrayed invita every mapainin the county ati ada nt tee Songs writen bout herby well mown ompovers Altoagher pope inydeclined when tdbeendfthe isos, stele Baitobaveser change ‘peatin andlivein Eoepe lesen entremely wel now A bok abut her fe speared inthe ate pot and ino che wae ete na ‘utinvie averisenent fer Daloren ingen which» photograph of ter paspor beating heel rae, wasjomapsed witha potapaphot her lookng Sexy ae chi mack ac nderatent. The eaption ea "ed apis do qu una Doren expe" Yous imagine wht Dulorencen do) ‘Asithappens, frou individual ach els, Roi, and Roberta (ose steno representative of rans taveti, Tey ae move ik oe tions tat rove the ule And the rl ah acing and it ative abl rjc, The overwehning seri of travesti ie at ftom the protective ow of celebrity at hey const neo the os marginalized and despised group in rian roi Most ets (ike mot Bans) come rem working dle poor background any ren poor houphout hirer eve though some, these dys ale tel to aropeand erm enh monty working thereat tore tur to Bail and secu the own ater an hoe of th othes ‘most Balan ti, saves haratn so outing of them ‘oid venturing ut ont the et ring the day. Anda night, while they otk hey rere tevitins of inlet police bratty and andont ‘Sausnaonsby ndivdalror eng men who take pon tenseles to"ean pth sects” lacl gowerments peril ode the po. eefoesto do depict fc that nie os desing oor rs tion criminal ner the Baan lead Sothenataret dhe relationship between the elon popalaceat lange 4 i i | sd rates hot cold and vet: ot nd Doving enought propel Tanta waver to natin eet andtosutina hinge which onsofthowande often aleteaportthenashs though rositon col and htful enough io ensue a the sary of ose travesti ln contin aie that herp to occupy arin pace ll ‘be pully challenged and perhaps vile dene, Jovana By, founder sd pest of rails Sra mer atv orgunition, Grape Aart (assciage de TravetseLiberados de Rio de Janet), provide py mma ofppult Balan sentiments towade travesti when her rsakdinon trvew with Klick that "Baiiana oe aneni ong ‘hey stayon television onthecoverrofmagasinesAtravation these God erbid,athe fay tat inanater tory altogether” isrepresntation, Shame, and Power Ambien poblc sentiments toward rave a icone in ambi Teepe perceptions about the prec composition of waves deny neo he ost atkng dimensions ofthe rein reerupton with trastire thet despite the bil pretence of tve bath wht we right cathe “igh contre of populace and the "kw" contents ofc tees andthe cine page ofthelacl newspaper (ques n "idlose ups as murdered cops) thee spent oben les consents shout what eally trates en te press, aes ae sometimes re feed tothe nd sometimes fee” Se coimentsot i hat trastiewant tobe women thers manana they se enya em, Sell ocr, especially those commentators nueneed by portinderi eas, clam ta waves eet dens aogebe They ae ual de Pctedthomowemal, bot ocesionally this identi lide nd he ar deified needa tassel Expres insta ters, thee sulof these varius depiins aves entity thatthe ier" ‘esti continual defer sad eves Gall coleses wih a pec Sigal This mess tht he Brsilan publican neve be eta that ‘noms what "saves" mean fom ov conte the net "Tueambialene aout tees prodces whatechotarssuchat Chae ‘tayorand het Hoonth would calthe"miaecognion ote: And such lack of eegaton ent evil or merely ning both Taylor, sd Honneh argue at length that tis peo sd rfoundy harm ‘When it come to travesti, thee shore ae, of oo, fa est, ght One polcalsgecant example ofthe harm mtr of ayes ‘minecopton war sir nterviw with he then-major a Rode ane, ‘ial Cond, in hema gay mapcie Sl Gener nan tense cra alfrmatve and sympatticinterviw aout homosereaiy the yor suddenly mmounces that hetndtrvetieafensve (Ogu apie ote) Thereason? "A raves docs amitto being gy He dress ‘nwomen’s other tobe accept ty sce When he pts on theltben \tstobeatceptedb sci Since soiey doen accepthonsesaliy ie teats a woman o that ew beacepted” Now leving sie the iy orsinuiging suggestion that Basan might emote tlerat of tee esses thantheaeofhomovenas here we havea cel miecopeon \nwhich mayer Conde denies the homosensl component of tastier, in thereby neces dagatiing them rom any ofthe ight se pos ‘econ that he might eventually be wing orate homovenal ut although ple abivalence abou trae i indeed are in sary fhe was suse by Tor and Roney iis tony hal ‘This iea pin that ers eyo be mised by the anal meer labored by thos scholars Fr bse consttaing damage, pbc om cexsny abut the precise nature and hence the pie boundaiss)of tev enti also generates a space of ambiguity that waves cae ‘othe adrancage eves idencty remains aay itbacomes posses suggest the Mens or at eat ey dimerson ot) sot specie ts ‘eet brs intead shared by thers wt do not self ently anaes tis Hence, ambivalence provides avert with «mee that hey exo teinsr theses into theidenicson conten ofthe an, ings, compl a econidraton an perhaps even ong of those conten -Aforced realignment of entiys what we believes scandal compli. Scandal pubiey aca travesti’ cet of brings depred fina haseerl one who so pathetically abject that esta aye money tobe based atthe hands of peso who hes tthe esy adr of soother. ‘The reason sandal wrk atthe eason the nine mes at of en proue the desi reat of mare money) ie that tet eight crater, cada work case waves mihi bright. The reat mar lnyofatimests cents would holy sages wth ayes stern thot ‘hey ace deprae effeminate perverts, Howe, bees he Bones ferent len arenot ety deme or ene cerca for mort ‘ope. the publ reain open that taetontloy doesnt oan ‘he plc of theabeolnte Cheri cation othe publest ange Onthecoe ‘ean becethe contour oftvet dent ate ambigussy einai eaonto othr theresa distin poet that easels might ight when hey pin finger nd acest lin with a panicle india eal that individual i wha the tees ays edi and hea tray na have—ho can row for ur) puble perepion of he man slchnge and ibe resigned by whocter eas (rhea abou the ‘andlascomsonewho dos ined hae n(antl that momen) secret ‘lation ith hi tavert cue Suave canara aspect onto sina between the seavet andere. at they Spend er ter effectvenessn the sim ‘aneousaertianoltheshaniulatere afta otlogy(Haveshame you ‘al You dgracfl faggot" Shame bere eco the chanel hough ‘hich entiation ws the contours hin wich aes Fr, Br Spc sare he ent dlnesting power ofsbamen ere ayen the police of performatvy, Sedgvierpue hat whereas us Sater hat faces om the leg of moter (nd the sls ae fer ‘hat elfen) shame concems the sfezing ofthe elf tthe ands ofa othe’ Prterete, wil gui ead feng ached to what oe dos, Shameisa adel atachingto what nei “One heels some In eqetiencing sme” Sedgwick emphing” Bu that snot all Fo oe ‘ered by another shame aay repens i pears Segoe proses it often embarrassment, x ah avesion of ee, a arsing y— ‘hej ae the reponse, the performances, of hae. the case of san {hls some perormaty compelingseqincence toe raves s demands Foe mone money Seles auggest that hie performative dimension of tame as overly pital consequences. In order to beter understand the import this opgeston, itmight uel to contest it with the way in which Shame bas Spaced kate wrk of sother scale who bas een i= fussed shame appli. The pilsoperAael Howse alsin te ecopition toggles ientifes share a the "ising pycololeal Fri hallows us to understand how ecnom priation zc r= resin cn mata pple o engage oil tug Shame in ‘ter word, expan How a subject can be moved om suteing 0 2 thn, Henne res hatshame I ase when one intrctiona part ers fet grant ne the respecto which oe believes oneself ented ‘When ths ccs the dierpeted sje s bry broopt up agaist ‘henormaly unelected pon ft hate dependent onthe econ eters fo its own see fee The aoe elton tat the other ‘View ofthe ein Hone em," conte the ota ‘ional impetus to identi spece thers athe saree of oppression, ar eve asthe sil rg tone fame shan he pga la pail eon yo Selif ion Spica htshane insessoforedy ete, tte pena con stir dnenson often of ope pee Une Hom, fone Slik eth sme rs cu compen s Seman “Ones hing tat enyoe sehr yea o> Shin ia tert th aes ee ingestion of hac nat a owed canes ‘sont annerte segs adn ‘not srs alfourcalng eprint nd xeon err econ hsp em chp ‘clsig oa ange enon ties Stes Tip tht fo hae eae oe aes “ex pn of pepsin boty at canbe te” ech census asngr ogi sgesne sheep tte ver peasy wih ey els med ich nes at ‘heexneton osm wsdl henner enya ‘Theor nd feta en ef sane Spe. doves tht shame bescnoveged ember eo at arson Petia sentiment uot end hme Ie pa Sth reprtonf shan ssn ned mea tena onl nesses ements ene Shae rene ley csr nave ota tthe, Spiers ye oii ut os ety ‘tonne ahem when thy bso shee pln ch shynighopakan hes sneringpoero reigns ser andconpling henson fer soy nana wats ‘elo th pbie nd ontine pap ao ts py iets ef amantadine seed oe evap res Nowa hgh soe eit at Shere ipod cmning mace wea ingtepobicpecepsonfa fermen pth rcs es toe beuing hi ateonoredg he Pic peep ones ‘oven ene cht conpe is epee ‘ste at hunan ig Ta te tegen ae Soe reapity ati adel asian toe festa raph soon ‘he cmepnc of eat pc agen al canbe undead by int contr of he av rain gy a AIDS cm ig {heute dees forthe movement thug tenes Camed vesisrseponded tb cncers, avenue econo nd enue sce of aves! tam an ppd ADS ong itr en gy shape yo ge Folsea pecs name the elemocatono en soc Tet lees andi nd he pd empesion of nngevernet Sreoatne NCO) dig eto apn he lining ac ‘Tones the develope of rt gy 20 AIDS activo an igh gh tb vr nconmetin een hwo Boer WE then tam our seein foconaprytver pti sg an thir Comrie blend of ADS py spel teed is trouble ity age cop dt ded to Go tar ts pens, oe he cout ver he net ew ya Chviaianrepme ws sadly natalie” Rprenon wa pe teas fo 98197 al may who actly oppose the tics neve mpiecel cfc lt pola ale i he i ‘oyna mere "ode ng of ln sed pone soi {eed he es (pic pening rey Bean Br enhy reece, which as aly competed 96 with eit twp doe nvr ta wey Frey “feeb gee on te age of ol dil mob zation inthelategyos movement och wherein. eh ortoo! avosatons, een bul commons, womee {alnions, oneal eps 28 Aran owe Peng ‘ouput rl Bung decried gant tien ths nln omer ets are om ed ‘onl rn pln and triton of etl, ich 2909 Ten hentia danger of Sel coger tan ‘opening tlautboarin gine the now soe movements Stredaren port ngensing afr soslondpo tot ee oh win ths cnter of widerped pli nd vc moe sion tthe San touen nvement aoe" 979 Br et Tmotea cwopape carp ws lnnhed ino deni Tate eur SONOS crap de fii Honore (Me Ace Homose ‘natn Group wor ete n Sh ul Ding the same psd, ‘motel eration groupe wee etched in seve athe Brin sates, and in Api 98 cepesentaines fom these rgnatins neti fast the fist ralan Congres of rgnied Homose rps, ‘The movement ahiwed parca public mre several anther through store protest march pint pole vile in Se ao that ‘ought togeter near ae thong peopl, incding mary tava” Intersoftssemtal pois, the ery alan homers morenent stesed th ubverire iensons of elit including sen edo, soya, and what ys ten fered opener cing Rather ‘han decry the social marily of moter movement des lcd that outpeous and share” dimensions of amoseruaity sch camp, gener ending an promiscuity shouldnt only becca at ‘hepesorallevtaher hoe pheomenaaeeconstutdactestve a suthrtaran oceta could worksite dcttorship and asm society Although they cused an gender and serps the bom. ‘sel iberaton ett worked withthe opposition meveent more _geerly and wit movement mich as thoedovloped ty eit fo arlans an ingenus popes. nee politcal aiances, more ear adopted dlcouse tat emphasized cizenhip nd demacty. edd not ake lng, however fr the masked ender cls, cal end pot diferences meng group prises othe he caesion af ‘the young ay iberation movement. For ample ater tion within {the So Pl-based SOMOS group, which a Become the mos ine ‘al Brian homoson bration eranizaton, reached sis proper ‘ons in May 8, when neal al oft female member lt en ase form the Lesbian-Feminist Aton Group. The remnng men then gly ‘Seed nt anarchist and Trott factions. Similar schisms cere mpi By the end of 9, wth SOMOS in ttrs and Lagi a ingle its dows, the rst wave of Ban homens mableton ‘nd more oes ended A Edward Mahe hs eg hs deve ne ‘ula fom acombintion othe inenlconfictoted howe and mone ger hit in pli energy from scl movement operated lector pts inthe ull party democrat ltr stem ip ‘nested inthe ay ss These confi andthe changing ple and seapewerecompoanded ty signees transactions inthe argenzaton of Bralanhonoveraiy during hs pero, ncloing he pi owt of dent policsad gay conremer cure, ete of wha Ayteconcibl wih the movements nrc snd atconsumertm ‘Thebeinnng ofthe AIDS epideniin Ba in he eit ion ‘ase new challenges for an aleady fragile and rgmented movenen, Was AIDS gy isu? if gay pou wha on ADS, woul they be en fori the public perception that DS was oly ay ise, hey rena efor nthe shame etn acted with AIDS andi ‘easing droning ay Bsns? ven goveamestal p= {ty invespone to an ncteasngy ot ental eden, wool king ‘on AIDS issues reel ay groups and prevent them fom woding ‘pecially gay ee. Sighting antigay discrimination nd vec, porting iptsegilaton balding ay communi) Facing thes Gilera, Beslan gay group in the sos made ferent choies— some sucha the Gp aya abi Cay Group af Baia) in Savard the Grape Athi de Emanclpagio Fomor! (Abi Group for Home ‘ens Emaneiption in Bide anc were mang theft groups, Bo thereto del AIDS preenon and edcation stints in ea” Dire, uch a Tring Ros Pink Tanglin Rode an, nity Aelne to werkerenivey on AIDS elated sues" Not surprisingly pventhesignfcan impacto the Brariin IDS enicon men we hve sex wth men, thoughout the fos and wes the aoe many ofthe leaders ad active pata in the AIDS NGOS wee oy Mentfied men, nlaing some who had pais inthe ist Srvc ofthe Baan homovensl movement Yt dete te evohemest Uf may pay ented nm, hee organisation id no cone thers eles tobe gay groups and wnt the mid gos ost AID NGOs prim fy dvated thee prevention ster toward the “yepel population” ‘Thine not toy that arene ies wee to ineet to AIDS NCOs, scan be erin the wok of Herbert Dae” a noted write and acti Fovleit nd gry pote eaten a Dani began working at rae secon chest AIDS NCQ the rain ntrcginary AIDS Aociation (ASIA) ini een. There e played aang le in evoping Sse (tthe iatsenuly explicit eur senate ADS prewntion te Tileireced town meno we seit ern Daniel ‘owed that be ws HIV posi." Regisng the ned for an. ogaicn tin cused primary on the peal dimensioning with IVAIDS, Danie formed the Grape Fela VIDDA (Group for the Amato, leg ‘on and Diy for People with AIDS) in Rl de ani lerthat yea” ‘ropes VIDDA repented anepistnsopaland practi breakin Dealan AIDS activi and ered ex eta elerence or ADS elated programs an pole thoughout thegpoe= Units counterpart ADS [NoOsin the ate gts and ext 90s, Pl VIDDA dn provide det ‘ere topple HIVAIDS foes on developing ution mite ‘ead acti Intend, under Danes ladrship, Pea VIDDA atic ad politic poet ht pbs ship nd satya te fsx ofthe me ci hl det) expend ty pple ing wl Asin bat y hl eth, Oni ered epee ‘cela ta—and indeed throughout the weld of weatag pope ing with ase del cl ent en ered Syne ith HAD Fcngthe vats hanes ace i lbs (€4y ter nk to promi, stp on oon ‘enlace cer lnc eth pate sas ot ‘nme coupe ‘sic dimension of Danis oli rot atopy a sun he sha’ AIDS and wei fre ple gos Pon ‘bepostion of enon ving wth he igo Denil set tat ‘voit avi with AD Thrpument arate onen Soden powerful gy pn he United Serene Ont Kno a ton a he epee te pero he Iopsitue of permeation tern sent Wha as inp tntabout bow that etre shame clecaing et s2moch inna tesa epic aati wc ao ‘porns pri sci wit iS ace ncaa saber hn pate nts of shame In eter wor eget ‘bee eed by Dane and ela IDA shed she pore petite whichis coud pend demand beng Dep iy dps Dl nd "WODA vison Ting ih AIDS" edt et nero tohionjenakyandADSwidebmtepaadvnae tops exits nite et anh tip beteen AIDS Neos {nd py group yao ADS attend comes =n tee mmupoc™ at of ths mtgeian esl om ee sp aches tose pots, x aig hi ptd meta meee Bela gy ups uch sth roo Gy a ope sew ot seal plist ocd or promt ay Wei liating = ‘ube tan eersorinng he sha cel with oman Bex qual inporant wee quo of ey expt sn race ‘xen, prea AIDS ted nuance oan sndin macy eect lp py gop ele tan ly noe hse tne been AIDS snd py rarons dd Agito: Oneal acorn oprohement res ‘cig lon of aretha ean fre Wd ea p30 Aco sn inplenet compen aon ADS pega” Apt cts Wad bk Pj, mins 8 maetan on sx disebutedto ney two hundred community-based orgazatons ‘Tio wedled on ADSretediasace--not only AIDS NGOs, bt ale 3 Tevet ace other, ond wore! organaton ht previously had bon Inge outside of ADS ete fanding cies, “These shi inthe content of ADS peeension programs andthe pat tex of ADS industry funding mit be stusted alongside the cangesin thelandcapeof sme sex sens ht hve been ceiting in Bal over the cous ofthe AIDS epidemic" For depte nach hyperbole prec Ingthe demise of bomoseraland th sppoeedyomtaminate” gh tosin the ently years of he pie Salon gy-sened commer ‘Sublimens epedin oh mmbeand ype during the sande esl the gpor and mile homonwmslty—inlaingwavests—became Free topes within he mainte media. This incened gy sie ity as ben complemented by qay-orlented atianal magaines (at Cer 6) which hve ben crit nade the emergence of itl sad ‘ofa onnted tional ay ule” Abe sae time, pita tm grew dramatically inbran dsing the mi tolate gos om abande falot groupe othe end ofthe gtr tose roups in 995 there ae now neat one hunny soup ia the Avoca Sale de Gye, Ls ‘a snd Tees Baan Anvocaon of Cys Lacbins, and Teves tis[ABGLA nan, gyi anes are beng sero eonsidered in the natal poll tena or example, «domes partnership po pul as invodced inthe nation! eaten 98 where itnitly Fedlitde organized postion Mareecnty opposition othe measitt fom conseratie and selgious sectors eg, Protestant fundamentalist fpoupe and cain ectrf te Cathal hr as intend andy ght hve been woking witlelaorsto mobi plieal pep suport around esa other ay issues. How d aves within dhe emerging gay commoniis an he resurgence ofthe Ran gy overt? he Sacatsl ahve avestis ‘coy 3 complied and siting positon within Basis (tomo) ‘alwelds. although rave ate rometies size and desired fort beauty and sensual, many Srasiane-inlding «sable mmber of oy ay leer conie travesti sham goup whose ott low presence and fequenly sandalourbeavir eres Brains fd the gy politcal moves. This galiatin of eaves within oy wos urbe demcatnted by the lato low ee of atest ‘Euterment a fon savest-peiic) gy atv. or emp, despite theesitenc of tee edeprtent faves" at the ABGLT, the srr pre inven: of oe within herp ite Iker ae sc om reel asym ‘rp lol wel ep sting na der Cen store cp da gS Sout Repo cage Lesa nd Gay cioupiteseeonly oma met a he ypc sioatenicdvar tet Nor ets perl se acts interna bsp frincos pte cane ‘alas (¢geeclip) ad eoplassonmaaegry thts Froentminnenible sofa honor acto, Facing hs brio patna ra meng gy eae 24love terpenes ne fonder pt oping send AIDS cs Jana iyofAtRA harem anit atrdatentet tar idenonthebacofhe ADS natherwe othe ene are exis eshte! fra options, pegs at ens Senn though ib std fang. sal eth my Soh Tiskndotfing hsp option toyed ce isnseiettansow per twee yee es Sarma eth th ithe erent Scandalous Citzensip ‘ss sex ters, weet ere parc ht bythe ADS iden Xs dia weit te number ef tet wove edo HY. "te ines beaten on ADS in ral doa po oe Sette sre dete eee nd “hononea {eumison ees peed were iy eet ee {Sieds and cotlgus AIS, and hy ae pa tha he ee ‘lain fh conto costes pre ce” ‘raelimolenentnthe rie spn DS tesa the nos whet tv ds a uc se hou ling wih ed ADS nt Panrme e eed ADS ce oes an the ees eg th pt irene rots arenes iy atu sel important vs ps angsing pga vita ADs Neos and gy npatsons (ef, CAPM Hae {kPa and rps cy ah he eas o ean ‘0s Progam nthe espn seit commie we don stoned ras sn wine pop ache el pl aves programa rails row fom abana ibe Since aa the minis of bea a ns in claborton with ne ational pianhepic gece wha fund AIDS led programs, haus erie an onal national conference called the Encontro Nacional de ‘Tevet Likeads que Tabatha cm AIDS [National Metng of Ta ‘sts ard Open Minded People who Work wth AIDS") Thee meeting, ‘which nally tract about wo handed partis, have Geveoped ito ‘ruc atenas where plc conscious travesti met one another and ‘Bsc rates and demands However ofthe effet of conferences uch the Eecontra Nac valde Trae Libersdos que Tabla com AIDS that they cent ‘a stcstion in the publi mind betwen reve nd IDS an asi ‘on tha dnterto the epnninge ofthe Brann AIDS epidemic One ofthe first pbished reports abot AID in ral, for example, reported the e- scochofa Basan ciniin who claimed tha therecenldecovered ep demic could be waced he nein of enale hormones ad “infec” ‘icone teeta Arn f hs history aneleny wel eased Connection between avers and AIDS i teinforced vey ie a rave grup recives goverment funding, othe resources renee ed {HIV prevention wok in pelical activist contests. his continual Ee rounded Lk between ravens ad AIDS i esting some way 28 ‘herve who want talk about chews ax pole vilenc a it on ‘al conference replay point ost However he act ht ave css ‘re channeed an heard through ap AIDS coe gi tive otal ‘con patlarcaracer nd potent in which shame emerges 4 ‘ey postion om which rset peak and demand tobe ba. Mach ie Daniel and fel VIDDAS polis of Iving wth AIDS," ‘still entegerhavebeen centered uponhigliphinganetersto Talzing shame Whenever uavestisegaizea potest match, which hey oat the conclusion of every Eneantze Nacional de Teaver beradat sndhichloeaproupsccesionaly doin the bomeciieta peste pice “ruta many of the protestors take ee owe the oe uO ee—reelng lingerie style clothing tat hy would normally play aly we working the set nt night ter wot Intec tert avest ply up ater han down the ifeence fom othe 8 fillpubi space with hee mos sendlous vate fsa scandal tras space inside out by making the wot innate etrctins pb, se ‘svathng dwn cys main stretin od align ht bodice ad rinusculeshors sg a pace apd strate with abana hat ress be contsined by aormaive notion friar Ti hindot plc ‘muifsation af rma concsed pesos sd intimacies skin camp of what the socilogis teen Seidman cle yurer pla "Quer polticsis scandalous oles” Seidman gue, wating general, but in ngioge highly pertinent othe oit we ate aking bere “Qets smaterilizeas the rededhomotonal ter inagined by sgh soi ‘hat ad iovialy ae lent shaped straight ie bur now do so ope, bully od unapologetically In raves protest marches thio, unapolge by of he me sensal Other issiguicanlyjarspsed witha prt indo inguitic form. Wha is ateresogly abe fom tet ret dense language and placards beaing each aserone at “Teves Pie or“Poud tobea ass” Onshe contra on the src of things, thelanguageof ‘eaves pulicprotesinotparellyourgeous“Tavessae Haan Aeingsa placard might propese, modeni “Travia Citizens hant might prelim Noting seouly sands, ne ight hak, ower th seal in ths can ies presi the very saga stand plc fhe wage. of events re man Being th) desert tokeaccordedrespest and han sight ie oher human beings Andi hey aie, the he ery concep of zensip ha ee ‘sd Lingustaly what i orprounded inthe activist manifestations ‘is sameness with aor traests, Nowinguiely, however, sar die ‘ce rom noe ae conveyed though des, demeanor, ad tbe ‘hee fc that so many navestis ater ogther non ple tee ‘Sowkatsappeningheteis thatthe mor diferente oa sae es aves abe ta they are moet even es.” ‘Once api, hie ringback cdl ata thoy do when they chalenge the ontslogal iene between their lt and teres byshoringthat se clients arabes they are tet pies ati refuses what Nay Fase clle"afirmatie demands frees. Tati ‘eves activism fans to build upon and enhance group diferetoton Inonderto lai sions recognition without dating the unedjing framewerkthatgenerstesit lasted, atest demands presse roup di Seeman by delat sameness rom poston of iferece, thereby Aeorng and challenging the generative cts that produce pat Scalar configurations of Werareiealy ranked ifreattion nthe st place Inslv) 280s terminloy hei "politcal act proper" he question tht remsine abe ake ic whether he anal a of Tevet cists const politely efletve srangy. Ae eet a- sertiansf shared oncogy oll ansformative? Dothey produce de ‘able rete? Do they work? ‘That las is dificaltosay Tevet elle sctvismisslmascetia audits os oud withthe lnlavesandaetinsof char ‘snc iniviasiteovan Baby tocontateaything even approach ings coberent poll movment. The overilng macy of aver ‘ise ite pelea eonscisnes and they are much moe concerned ih being ban, ering money. and eae ttl tobecome what theyll rept, ich and opisteted "European tae than they ain pricing inatvt prtet marches rave plier pnaaons Furthermore, despite the ensemous bly seared the Inthe dean res (hich esoaetimes poste, eventhough dace tsin evi sant var imager of avers a vaguely commie, Bat hard-nosed and dangerous unin). "vets conve ofc eve di crimination rm pains Uke the mayor of de ane, ho wi bere, iofthe opinion that saves teconned covardwho det, nwomess other ony tbe seeped by society. Tavera 0 openly

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