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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.

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Yony Leyser

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Totho,Desire Productions

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4 wins & 1 nomination total

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- I was rejected by two subcultures, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I was rejected by two subcultures,

So I've always felt like I'm
on the fringe of the fringe. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

So I've always felt like I'm on the fringe of the ...

In Toronto in the 80s there
was a hardcore punk scene - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

In Toronto in the 80s there was a hardcore punk scene

And it was dykes and faggots together, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And it was dykes and faggots together,

- Look, you say
you wanna be in this movie - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Look, you say you wanna be in this movie

Skinheads are too neo-Nazi to
hold the fascination of, say, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Skinheads are too neo-Nazi to hold the fascination of, say,

- Part of our modus operandi
was to go to punk shows - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Part of our modus operandi was to go to punk shows

An upfront cult style allegiance under the - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

An upfront cult style allegiance under the

I mean people thought that Toronto was the - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

I mean people thought that Toronto was the

And it turned out to
just be me and two women, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And it turned out to just be me and two women,

- I had read a lot
of Situationists theory - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I had read a lot of Situationists theory

- I met G.B. and
Fifth Column, the girl band - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I met G.B. and Fifth Column, the girl band

They were, in their way,
deeply feminist as I was. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

They were, in their way, deeply feminist as I was.

And then I just started
go-go dancing for them - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And then I just started go-go dancing for them

♪ Oh you insecure little bitch ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ Oh you insecure little bitch ♪

- And then I moved in with them. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- And then I moved in with them.

G.B. Jones already had
amazing, kind of unorthodox - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

G.B. Jones already had amazing, kind of unorthodox

So they were much more broad minded - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

So they were much more broad minded

- Zines are
self-published magazines, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Zines are self-published magazines,

Traded at concerts, sold for
change at cool book shops - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Traded at concerts, sold for change at cool book shops

Inside the small photocopied
pages were stories - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Inside the small photocopied pages were stories

- I thought it
would be really exciting - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I thought it would be really exciting

- We lived in
this really ramshackeled - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We lived in this really ramshackeled

It was like this little punk
community, and G.B. and I - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

It was like this little punk community, and G.B. and I

♪ If I do that, the tabloids
will have a field day ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ If I do that, the tabloids will have a field day ♪

He claimed J.D.s stood
for Juvenile Delinquents - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

He claimed J.D.s stood for Juvenile Delinquents

He claimed he himself was
a creation of G.B. Jones, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

He claimed he himself was a creation of G.B. Jones,

- My philosophy of
homosexuality has always been - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- My philosophy of homosexuality has always been

We even went as far to say, in J.D.s, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

We even went as far to say, in J.D.s,

- Yes, tons of shock value, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Yes, tons of shock value,

And on the other hand,
it was about culture, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And on the other hand, it was about culture,

It was very politically
serious on one hand - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

It was very politically serious on one hand

And that's part of the strategy
of building up a spectacle, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And that's part of the strategy of building up a specta...

"You're a skinhead, aren't you?" I said. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

"You're a skinhead, aren't you?" I said.

I happen to know a fair
bit about skinheads, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

I happen to know a fair bit about skinheads,

- We really started
in the anarchist community, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We really started in the anarchist community,

That was our milieu
really, and the punk scene - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

That was our milieu really, and the punk scene

- You don't wanna make
communication an elite thing. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- You don't wanna make communication an elite thing.

And I think that's really a
lot of what punk was about, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And I think that's really a lot of what punk was about,

You didn't have to worry about
that you didn't have access - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

You didn't have to worry about that you didn't hav...

You made your own record,
you make your own fan zine, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

You made your own record, you make your own fan zine,

- We talked a lot about
how the roots of punk - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We talked a lot about how the roots of punk

And the original
etymology of the word punk - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And the original etymology of the word punk

- Punk when started it
really was the potential for, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Punk when started it really was the potential for,

♪ Be quiet or be killed ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ Be quiet or be killed ♪

♪ A homosexual nymphomaniac ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ A homosexual nymphomaniac ♪

- I think mid to late 80s,
punk had become very macho - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I think mid to late 80s, punk had become very macho

J.D.s was really a revenge zine, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

J.D.s was really a revenge zine,

Of course it was pre-internet, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Of course it was pre-internet,

We advertised it in Maximumrocknroll - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

We advertised it in Maximumrocknroll

- When we were
touring we were kind of like - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- When we were touring we were kind of like

"Here's the band, and here's the zines - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

"Here's the band, and here's the zines

So then Bruce and I kind
of put across this idea - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

So then Bruce and I kind of put across this idea

- Thank you for coming
to the show to actually see - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Thank you for coming to the show to actually see

- Although the kids in Toronto - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Although the kids in Toronto

In Los Angeles the punk
drag queen Vaginal Davis - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

In Los Angeles the punk drag queen Vaginal Davis

In San Francisco, two
anarchists, Deke and Tom, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

In San Francisco, two anarchists, Deke and Tom,

- In San Francisco, at
that time, there was like - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- In San Francisco, at that time, there was like

Punk and gay overlap was at the fringes. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Punk and gay overlap was at the fringes.

- Tom expressed a lot of discontent over - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Tom expressed a lot of discontent over

- We found J.D.s, you know, it didn't have - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We found J.D.s, you know, it didn't have

It was an aesthetic
created in images and text, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

It was an aesthetic created in images and text,

We went to this anarchist
conference in Toronto and, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

We went to this anarchist conference in Toronto and,

- Within the first couple
days they had a queer - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Within the first couple days they had a queer

- And when all the straight
boys were throwing rocks - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- And when all the straight boys were throwing rocks

When it came my turn
I said something like, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

When it came my turn I said something like,

He was the one in the crowd who thought, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

He was the one in the crowd who thought,

- In true punk rock
fashion we disseminated - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- In true punk rock fashion we disseminated

Photocopied communiques,
cut and paste collages. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Photocopied communiques, cut and paste collages.

Pornography, blasphemy, anarchy, sodomy. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Pornography, blasphemy, anarchy, sodomy.

But the best thing that could
happen is not to be unique, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

But the best thing that could happen is not to be unique,

- G.B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce
had been putting out J.D.s, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- G.B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce had been putting out J.D.s,

- The core was important
as the homo, you know, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- The core was important as the homo, you know,

- I thought it was
funny to play on hardcore - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- I thought it was funny to play on hardcore

♪ Rebel rebel on the street ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ Rebel rebel on the street ♪

It was clubhouse for deaf
people and they let people - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

It was clubhouse for deaf people and they let people

And so for the first time in a few years, - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And so for the first time in a few years,

No, in fact we set it up
to end up making the world - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

No, in fact we set it up to end up making the world

So basically Deke and
I became sort of cohort - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

So basically Deke and I became sort of cohort

We were selectively
documenting things that - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

We were selectively documenting things that

- We had a Homocore
top 10 list of bands - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We had a Homocore top 10 list of bands

I had no problem like
putting in a band writing - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

I had no problem like putting in a band writing

What a better way to get revenge on them? - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

What a better way to get revenge on them?

- We were grasping for stuff
that was musically compatible. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- We were grasping for stuff that was musically compatible.

"Oh, well that's less interesting now." - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

"Oh, well that's less interesting now."

♪ Fuck you, say my name ♪ - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

♪ Fuck you, say my name ♪

The name Anti-Scrunti
Faction makes fun of like - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

The name Anti-Scrunti Faction makes fun of like

They made up a name for
those girls, scrunti. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

They made up a name for those girls, scrunti.

And then their band was
Anti-Scrunti Faction. - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

And then their band was Anti-Scrunti Faction.

- Donna was trying to form bands - Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

- Donna was trying to form bands

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A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.

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Director: Yony Leyser

Writer: Yony Leyser

Production: Totho,Desire Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Sep 2018

Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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