Homonationalism touches upon the ways in which the American state cherry picks & co-opts parts if the queer mvtment, thus gaslighting queer people who do not align with nation-state ideology. (1/7)

Essentially, the state's strategic exploitation frames the (lack of) oppression of upper-middle class, cisgender, gay men as the dominant narrative of the queer community. This effectively erases everyone else & puts marriage equality (hetero carbon copy) @ the fore front. (2/7)

But make no mistake--homonationalism is absolutely no coincidence. It's simply a product of "modernity" i.e an intersection among the state, sexuality and capitalism. (3/7)

We see this in the discursive binary of "gay-friendly" vs "not gay-friendly". But how are these companies actually supporting queer ppl? The hegemonically masculine ideals in marketing all represent whose (cis Han)bodies are deemed worthy. (4/7)

Having experienced two Prides in Taipei, one of the "biggest" in Asia, the influence of American homonationalistic values continues to integrate itself into the conflation of Taiwan as a "democratic" nation. (5/7)

2017's Pride was beyond my expectations--grassroots energy combined w/ a quintessential TW interpretation of justice. 2019's was disappointing, as disappointing as seeing a JP Morgan rainbow balloon disappointment... they even had a "marketplace" lol. (6/7)

Perhaps because @ that point marriage equality was legalized, ergo, yay no more "oppression". Btw, I'm definitely not saying the Pride parades in the USA are "better". TW has so much potential to make it better.（7/7)