Since I'm on the topic, I do wonder where Singapore gay theatre is going. The representation that stands out from 2010 is The Necessary Stage's ____ Can Change, which really pushed the envelope in the opposite direction to say that gay people can choose to change. Whether the audience received the message as such depended on the individual, and was the most interesting aspect of the show, in my opinion. The trend of "gay plays" seems to have faded for time being, as if LGBT theatre with its decades-long history has made peace with itself and is trying to assimilate into Singapore’s cultural politics.
Or maybe I'm just thinking too much.
To give the fellow some credit, he got on my nerves because he came across as the type of guy who would stand on the side of civil unions and let us be, so the remark came across as particularly insensitive. But I didn't out myself either, and never had the opportunity to engage him again.
Would have made for a good conversation if I had.
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I think it might be good if the lesbian community get together to support each other's works - be it writings, poetry, film scripts, etc - so that we would not reproduce the invisibility. I think it is extremely difficult to be so bare and honest about our experiences, our erotica, etc, but I feel that we need to find the courage (and time) to do just that.
Yes, we really should support - okay, maybe not blindly, but pay some attention. I think Contradiction's been a good platform for the past couple of years.
The idea you propose is kind of like a "correction" situation. Because there is lesser of X in the past or in the mainstream, therefore we must have more of X now or in the alternative scene.
For me, flourishing quantities of plays of whhichever genre and variety are more important principles, rather than "more gay plays please" kind of focus.
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