Response to “Welcome to the Queer Rebellion”

The article starts off by describing and showing works of art created by various queer artists. I believe that starting the article off with strong pieces of art really impacts the reader, and gets his or her mind working before a point is made by the authors. The idea of a ‘queer rebellion’ is engraved more into the readers mind and portrayed more seriously through the structure of this article. This leads to the expected audience, which consists of the individuals who view queers as outsiders. The authors, Boyce and Chan, want to compile the voices of queer individuals from different races and create a community outside of the mainstream. As the authors put it, a “…third world.”

The authors want to explain the idea behind the Queer Rebellion, which is a space where queers can express themselves however they’d like. It is a world where they accept that they are outsiders, but where they come together to be inspired and revere their differences. They have artwork that fights racism and other pieces that tell the stories of the struggles that queer individuals go through because of their race.

I enjoyed the article, because it portrays the empowerment that the Queer Rebellion gives to queer individuals. I think queer colored people are put on the bottom of the chain and need to have a voice speak up for them. This Queer Rebellion is that voice. Art is one of the best ways to express opinions and stories, so the compilation of artwork created by different queer individuals was genius. Through personal experience of what society talks about and focuses on, I understand the invisibility of queer individuals that the article expresses. I feel like the issues queers go through aren’t highlighted in society. One question I have is, how will the artwork impact society as a whole? Do the queer rebels just want queers to be well known, or do they just want a world that they can all come together and feel welcome?