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Queercore

Queercore (or homocore) is a cultural/social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of the punk subculture and a music genre that comes from punk rock. It is distinguished by its discontent with society in general, and specifically society's disapproval of the LGBTQ community. Queercore expresses itself in a DIY style through magazines…

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Cultural origins
Mid-1980s, Canada (Toronto), United States (Portland / San Francisco) and United Kingdom (London)
Stylistic origins
Punk rock · hardcore punk · indie rock · experimental · Queer theory

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Queercore

Nodes180
Edges179
Triples226
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011111
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Queercore

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related to 2010s · 36
Queercore → Against Me, Angry Inch, Bands, Bentfest, Brighton, Colour Me Wednesday, Curran Nault, Dazey, DIY, Edinburgh, Elsewhere, Guttfull, Hedwig, In, Jayne County, Leeds, London, Manchester, Martha, Nault
related to Film · 36
Queercore → Andy Warhol, Anonymous Boy, Ass, Bruce, Bruce LaBruce's Boy, Derek Jarman, Documentary, Filmmakers, Gay, Gay Rock Band, Gay Shame, Girl, Green Pubes, In, Jack Smith, John Waters, Jones' The Troublemakers, Kenneth Anger, LaBruce, Life In
related to 2000s · 34
Queercore → Best Revenge, California, Canada, Club, Europe, Gordon Gordon, Homo-a-go-go, IAMLoved, In, In Los Angeles' Silver, In Toronto, Jayne County, June, Kent James, Lake, Los Angeles, Nick Name, North America, Olympia, Queer Panic
related to Origins · 22
Queercore → Amy Spencer, Andy Martin, Big Boys, Bruce LaBruce, Dicks, DIY, Emerging, Gary Floyd, In, In England, Jones, Lo-Fi Culture, MDC, Nip Drivers, Politically, Quentin, Quentin Crisp, Randy Turner, Seconds, The
related to 1990s · 17
Queercore → Academy, Big Man, Bomb, Canada, During, England, Fifth Column, Go, Gorse, In, Los Crudos, New Zealand, No Brain Cell, Other, Parade Tape, The Apostles, Top Ten Homocore Hit
Stylistic origins · 8
Queercore → experimental, hardcore punk, indie rock, punk, Punk rock, Queer theory, straight edge, third-wave feminism
related to Zines · 8
Queercore → All, As, Hundreds, In, Project, QueerPunks, The DIY, The Queer Zine Archive
Cultural origins · 1
Queercore → Mid-1980s, Canada (Toronto), United States (Portland / San Francisco) and United Kingdom (London)

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queer bands punk rock zines music band scene homocore also released many diy gay zine new early label film riot

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QueercoreCultural originsMid-1980s, Canada (Toronto), United States (Portland / San Francisco) and United Kingdom (London)1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsPunk rock1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originshardcore punk1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsindie rock1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsexperimental1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsQueer theory1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originspunk1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsthird-wave feminism1.00infobox
QueercoreStylistic originsstraight edge1.00infobox
sexual identityinstance ofit may be distinguished by lyrics exploring themes of prejudice and dealing with issues0.80text
gender identityinstance ofit may be distinguished by lyrics exploring themes of prejudice and dealing with issues0.80text
the rights of the individualinstance ofit may be distinguished by lyrics exploring themes of prejudice and dealing with issues0.80text

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