Reply #72: And another thing... [View All]

[tedzbear]

Breeders means "biological" reproduction. You must have a man and a woman to do that. Men and men can't do it by themselves and a woman and a woman can't do it by themselves. Involving an egg or sperm donor is required for GLTs to have kids (or adoption). That is a big difference.

Like I said, for many of us radical queers, breeders means heterosexual couples. Of course, if GLBT marriage becomes legalized and enough of us start adopting or popping out donor babies, then I'll be willing to change my definition and make it mean everybody who's a parent.

Meanwhile, it is a useful term to point out the discrimination against GLBT by heterosexuals in our society. Sorry, but breeders is an apt political term to denote our "active" oppressors (such as certain religious groups). For those of you who are pro GLBT rights, please be patient with radical queer politics. These terms are necessary for some of us to express our rage at the system.

For the heterosexuals who support us, we don't mean YOU, just the people around you who still discriminate.