Queer Citizenship?

This project asks if the theoretical contributions of queer theory accurately characterize identity and politics in "mainstream" lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer (LGBTQ) communities. Responses to a mail survey distributed in San Diego, California, Albany, New York, and the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, indicate that self-identified queers are politically and sexually more radical than their non-queer counterparts-supporting the contentions of queer theorists. Nonetheless, self-identified queers also support traditional movement goals such as marriage, military service, and litigating for social change. In conclusion, we suggest that "queer" may complicate conceptions of political strategy as well as sexual and political identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]