Deuce: Queer visibility: Thirty years after Section 28

Miles, R; Marshman, Tom

Abstract

The Arnolfini Bristol and UWE present new performance work, Duce, devised by Rachael Miles and Tom Marshman. This work explores the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Section 28, the infamous legislation that banned local authorities from ‘promoting’ homosexuality and had a profoundly damaging effect on the ability to be visible as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) person without fear of, or actual, reprisal. Growing up in the grip of clause 28 Tom and Rachael took their role models where they could find them, from Martina Navratilova, The Fall Guy, Princess Leigh to Cindy and KD Lang. Duce will explore female masculinities and male femininities using pop cultural references to unpick historical representations of gender non-conformity and reinsert/instate them (and their relevance) into contemporary ‘queer’ discourse.

• Exhibition Performance Type: Performance
• Conference Name: Deuce
• Start Date: Jun 1, 2018
• End Date: Jun 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 4, 2018
• Keywords: deuce, queer, visibility, Section 28
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/867081