An anthology of LGBTQ writers, survivors and activists confronting heterosexual privilege and the gender binary system while creating a dialog about the limitations of the anti-sexual violence movement in hopes of creating change. Edited by Jennifer Patterson.
Queering Sexual Violence seeks 20-25 LGBTQ writers who are interested in submitting pieces that confront the current state of our anti-sexual violence climate. Part memoir / part criticism / part call to action, this anthology seeks to address the limitations of a society that is not only unequipped to deal with rape culture but also unable to look at it without the lens of heterosexual privilege and through the interests of a gender binary system. The anthology seeks to destroy the image of the "perfect survivor" and motivate the anti-sexual violence community to
embrace a more radical perspective in order to foster sustainable change.
The pieces submitted should be of the writer's personal experience and explore the intersections of ability, sexuality, race, class, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sex, age, ethnicity and how these either magnify or minimize your experience / work and your history with sexual violence. We encourage you to write about living as a "survivor" but also the ways in which you navigate and celebrate not being a "typical" survivor (as most of us are not, by the larger societal definition.)
We believe that organizing from the center of our many different and overlapping marginalized communities could do nothing but improve the current anti-sexual violence movement.
Specifications:
We are looking for pieces 1200- 2000 words, Times New Roman Size 12, double-spaced in length. Upon publication, there will be moderate compensation. Also, please provide a short bio (150 words or less) with your submission.
Deadline:
Please send submissions and / or questions to queeringsexualviolence@gmail.com by March 31, 2010. For extension requests, please write.
(More information HERE.)
Queering Sexual Violence seeks 20-25 LGBTQ writers who are interested in submitting pieces that confront the current state of our anti-sexual violence climate. Part memoir / part criticism / part call to action, this anthology seeks to address the limitations of a society that is not only unequipped to deal with rape culture but also unable to look at it without the lens of heterosexual privilege and through the interests of a gender binary system. The anthology seeks to destroy the image of the "perfect survivor" and motivate the anti-sexual violence community to
embrace a more radical perspective in order to foster sustainable change.
The pieces submitted should be of the writer's personal experience and explore the intersections of ability, sexuality, race, class, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sex, age, ethnicity and how these either magnify or minimize your experience / work and your history with sexual violence. We encourage you to write about living as a "survivor" but also the ways in which you navigate and celebrate not being a "typical" survivor (as most of us are not, by the larger societal definition.)
We believe that organizing from the center of our many different and overlapping marginalized communities could do nothing but improve the current anti-sexual violence movement.
Specifications:
We are looking for pieces 1200- 2000 words, Times New Roman Size 12, double-spaced in length. Upon publication, there will be moderate compensation. Also, please provide a short bio (150 words or less) with your submission.
Deadline:
Please send submissions and / or questions to queeringsexualviolence@gmail.com by March 31, 2010. For extension requests, please write.
(More information HERE.)
