How LGBTQ2+ 1980s dance parties sparked collective joy and power — and can again
Craig Jennex writes about the Gay Community Dance Committee (GCDC) for The Conversation, arguing that GCDC’s dances enabled participants to feel a sense of belonging and political power in the face of devastation, isolation and illness.
Liberation on the Dance Floor: Collective Dance and Queer Politics in Canada
In “Liberation on the Dance Floor: Collective Dance and Queer Politics in Canada,” published in the Journal of Canadian Studies, Craig Jennex considers Black Lives Matter-Toronto’s protest at the 2016 Toronto Pride Parade and reads this protest alongside two specific examples of community organizing: the Gay Alliance for Equality (GAE) in Halifax and the Gay Community Dance Committee (GCDC) in Toronto to show how collective music participation has long been fundamental to LGBTQ2+ organizing in Canada.