"Yes, women who are gay are really outlaws, because we're totally outside the society--always. And I said, "What about people like me?" and she said, "Oh, you're just queer." Like--we didn't exist?! [laughs] It's as if the gay women position themselves as outside society, but meanwhile they're looking down on everybody who's perverse. Which is very peculiar." #KathyAcker was an American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. #queerliterature #wmnzinetakeover ✂️ wmn_zine takeover ✂️