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‘So what else should we do besides thumb our nose at the very idea of law? We’re still out here risking arrest, filling up the frontlines, countering fascists in the streets. Especially if you also happen to be trans, PoC, sex worker (especially post-SESTA/FOSTA) or just any identifiable type of lower caste. ‘”Crime” is the word used to describe the survival tactics many marginalized people must use to survive under capitalism, one reason queers are among those most likely to be locked up. ‘But I guess you could claim this meme popularized it further? After it was released to the internet I suddenly started seeing it used way more on banners at Pride, tagged on more walls, heard it shouted as people jump train turnstiles.’ A Be Gay, Do Crimes pin (Photo: craftordiofficial | Instagram) Countering fascismĪscarium went on to explain what Be Gay, Do Crime means to them.
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Like “ACAB” or “Stonewall was a Riot” it was pulled from the chaotic ether, originated nowhere and belongs to nobody. ‘As far as I know “Be Gay Do Crime” is from the communal grab-bag of anti-assimilationist queer slogans. ‘After I photoshopped it up I made prints of my version to give to a few people who supported a comic book anthology done by queer prisoners called ABO comix and have kept printing them since then.’ Io Ascarium tells Gay Star News they added the quote on the bottom from the zine, Black Mask. This image by Io Ascarium is an adaptation of an 1880 political cartoon Only, on the amended image, the scroll bears the legend ‘Be Gay Do Crime’. A skeleton bearing a banner saying ‘communist’ and a burning torch representing ‘anarchy’ bears a scroll with a message about California politics. It was an adaptation of an 1880 political cartoon by Thomas Nast. On 2 June, Twitter users tweeted an illustration. Much of this can be linked to a couple of tweets. However, its use jumped exponentially in June.
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Especially so in the San Francisco area.Ī search of Google Trends reveals that the term has been getting sporadic searches dating back to February 2011. I have not been able to track down where the Be Gay, Do Crime slogan originated, but a quick search reveals its use has grown exponentially over the last couple of months. It was ostensibly to promote the release of his new single, but what caught my attention was the fact he was standing in front of a graffitied wall bearing the same message: Be Gay, Do Crime. My curiosity deepened the next day when former Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears posted a photo to his Instagram. Leeds Pride, 5 August 2018 (Photo: David Hudson) It lodged in my mind because I didn’t understand its meaning. One person’s placard stood out as they walked past. Covering the event for Gay Star News, I shot video of part of the parade. I attended Leeds Pride last weekend in the north of England.