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    <author><![CDATA[Hugo Dann]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[As one of the participants in the interview, I'd like to respond in more depth. No doubt due to conditions of space, the article was able to highlight only a portion of the views expressed during a very lively half-hour conversation.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Zooey Kablooey]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Thank-you to you all for your thoughts. On reflection, it seems that the term "queer" has become politically irrelevant for me. I'll stick with "feminist".
        
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          <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Profile?oid=2809909">Zooey Kablooey</a>]]>
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    <author><![CDATA[rhysbevanjohn]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Wow, this... I want to say “this conversation”... but it seem more like "an argument"... hmmm....
        
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          <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Profile?oid=2716283">Yahaboobay</a>]]>
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    <author><![CDATA[L Z]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I'm not about to start deciding who can and can't call themselves "queer." Anyone who chooses to identify as such is at least an ally, and that's good enough for me. What's the downside?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Zooey Kablooey]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I had the impression that the desire to open up "queer" was shared among all the participants in the interview but I'm not surprised that a teenager would express such a naive view. Youthful idealism is a beautiful thing but it can't erase the ugly reality of homophobic and gender violence.
        
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          <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Profile?oid=2809909">Zooey Kablooey</a>]]>
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    <author><![CDATA[eastcoastdandy]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I was more just shocked you chose to pick on a quote by someone from the Queer youth workshop. I can't put myself in your place, but I think that re-defining "Queer" is a good thing, and the fact that it's young people redefining it is an amazing thing.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Zooey Kablooey]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[No outrage, just irritation. Like I said, preoccupation with identity is problematic (e.g., FYI, that acronym you cited changes weekly).
        
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          <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/Profile?oid=2809909">Zooey Kablooey</a>]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:02:03 -0300</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[eastcoastdandy]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Eyeroll at the previous comment. And it's "LGBTIQ" if you're so worried about the gay community being offended.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Zooey Kablooey]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[While I appreciate the desire to promote inclusivity expressed by the participants interviewed for this article, in a world where gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans people continue suffer discrimination and violence, expanding the term "queer" to include straight people is counter productive. Static identities are inherently problematic but in conventional usage, "queer" is useful as a term of reference for a specific history and the culture that has been developed by those directly affected by this history.
        
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