Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 04:18:09 -0400 (EDT)

>>>> info queerleft

A discussion list for queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people 
active in movements for progressive social change.

List Description
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queerleft is a discussion list on any topic which is in some way
related to both queer/GLBTs and left politics -- activism, theory,
history and organizing both in queer movements and organizations,
and in socialist, anarchist, other radical currents, union, student and 
community organizations.

I am using queer as an inclusive short term. It is not intended to 
exclude anyone who is not comfortable with the term, either as a
self-description or a collective label.

Likewise, left is meant to be taken fairly broadly. Anyone interested
in and supportive of progressive social change is welcome on 
the list, which I hope will allow a space for respectful and 
constructive discussion between people of various political
perspectives and priorities. Non-queers are welcome to join
and participate in the list, provided that you respect that this
is a space for queer-oriented discussion. 

Postings hostile to queers or progressive politics are not appropriate 
here. Personal attacks, racist comments and troll posts (designed
to stir up controversy for its own sake) are also not welcome. Posters
who break this policy will be warned, and then removed from the list.
The list-owner will be solely responsible for these decisions, and will
inform the list if anyone is removed involuntarily. Feel free to write 
stating your disagreement with any such a decision, but the list-owner's
judgment is final.

Your contributions to the list should be respectful and non-sectarian. 
No-one is being asked to ignore their differences, only to approach 
discussions on the list with the goal of clarifying and perhaps 
overcoming differences.

While English will likely be the main list language, feel free to
post in whatever language you feel most comfortable with. 
If you can, please include a summary or translation in English.
If you can't, I will try to send along English summaries of French 
and Spanish posts.

Please, feel free to introduce yourself to the group a reasonable 
time (say, few weeks) after being added.

All postings on this list are to be treated as property of the
poster. That means no forwarding to any non-members without
the author's permission. Opinions expressed are those of the
authors; membership in this list does not constitute any 
agreement, disagreement or support of those opinions.

The posts sent to the queerleft list (queerleft@queernet.org) should be of 
general relevance and suitable for the whole of the list readership.  
Please do not send private e-mail, one-line responses, or administrative 
requests to the list itself.  Please do not repost e-mail from the 
avengers list to other lists, bulletin boards, newsgroups, etc. 
without the express permission of the author, with the exception
of such things as press releases, news articles, etc.  



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