Sexuality and Socialism study group

[Ethan Boyles]

Hello all,

 

The International Socialist Organization is holding study groups this quarter on the book Sexuality and Socialism, by Sherry Wolf.  This is a great, timely book on the history, politics, and theory of LGBT liberation, and should prove to be a great discussion-generator as activists grapple with the questions on which way forward for the LGBT movement.  We just wanted to extend the invitation to everyone.

 

Our first discussion group will be this Sunday, Jan. 24th, at 4:00 in Suzzallo Café.  We'll be discussing the intro and chapter 1, "The Roots of LGBT Oppression" (covering the material through page 41 of the book).  For people who don't have a copy of the book but want to join in on this discussion, we recommend reading Sherry Wolf's piece on "The Roots of Gay Oppression" from the International Socialist Review, available online at http://www.isreview.org/issues/37/gay_oppression.shtml.  We'll have copies of the book at the study group on Sunday if folks want to get their own copies then (or if you'd like to get a copy before then, email is...@uw.edu and we can hook you up!)

 

We'll probably be holding the discussion group every Sunday for the rest of the quarter, covering a chapter or two each week until we get through the whole book.  We'll get a longer-term reading schedule hammered out soon.  The discussions are designed to be very free-form and open. 

 

Let us know if you're interested in joining in on these readings and discussions.  Thoughts, questions, comments, concerns, and experiences are all welcome!

 

And feel free to forward this along to anyone else who you think would be interested!

 

Thanks,

ISO, UW

is...@uw.edu