Was ist schwule Kultur?

Culture arises "whenever language, movement, behavior, or objects show a certain deviation from the most direct, useful, and disengaged way of expression and being in the world," as Susan Sontag defines it. Homosexuals, who are denied such a "direct" expression in a heterosexual environment, are therefore dependent on creating "culture," even if it takes the form of a subcultural reinterpretation of the heterosexual mainstream culture. Whether it's trash, diva culture, or serious identity art: gay men are the quintessential cultural creators, yet Halperin writes, "homosexuality is wasted on gay men," as they instead seek their salvation in a colorless homonormativity. Halperin analyzes the developmental lines of gay culture and subculture and presents a witty and often humorous plea for openly lived diversity that aims to awaken not only conforming gay men. For: "In a certain sense, homosexuality is culture. That is why society needs us.".