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7. Festiwal przeciwko wykluczeniom
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Lesbijki, geje i przyjaciele
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
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7th Festival against Exclusion
Lesbians, Gays, and Friends
Wrocław October 22–25, 2009
Organizers
Koło Naukowe Queer Studies Nic Tak Samo UWr.
Queerpunkowa Grupa Sister To Sister
Amnesty International Wrocław
Kampania Przeciw Homofobii Wrocław
Naczelny Antyfacet RP
Partners
Dni Sprawiedliwości Reprodukcyjnej
Interdyscyplinarna Grupa Gender Studies
Klub i księgarnia Falanster
Studio BWA
patronage:
harmonogram: www.nts.uni.wroc.pl/festiwal
kontakt: [email protected]
2/9
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
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EVENTS
„Yes I am”
- an exhibition of photography by Agata Kalinowska
Agata Kalinowska’s works are a collection of portraits of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transsexual people. In the author’s opinion it is ungrounded to say that there is a coherent
community of that kind of people if you have a look at them close enough to discover their
diversified background. At best it is possible to speak of subgroups within their local
environments. What they have in common, however, is the similarity of experience. Each of
the subjects was asked “Who are you?” because each speaks for themselves and follows their
own values.
Agata Kalinowska – a 5th year student of cultural studies, is in the course of writing
her MA thesis and engrossed in vivid social life. On a daily basis she does snapshot
photography together with seeking the sense of life. Agata represents Ośrodek Postaw
Twórczych, to which she is as emotionally attached as to her bicycle and Wrocław’s
district of Niskie Łąki.
J'accuse… I accuse. The city without queers. A judgement on the super-masculine world
of Tom of Finland.
- a lecture by Bartłomiej Lis
Bartłomiej Lis is not a critic or historian of art. He is involved with gender sociology as
well as queer theory, which provide methodology for studying masculinity and
homosexuality. Bartłomiej Lis is also interested in research on pornography, through which
he studies gay (non-)masculinity.
The lecturer will challenge the art of Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland.
His drawings and cartoons, often considered pornographic, found exhibiting space after their
author’s death, among others, in MoMa. Our guest will try to analyse the interpretations and
applications of his art, asking whether it is subversion overturning our view of gay (non)masculinity, an example of some fantasy impossible to fulfil or longing for the world
(subconsciously) received, that is, amputated, archetypical masculinity. Or is it just a plain
celebration of attributes, tools of power, shown in the areas where the culture usually places
them, that is within the realm of masculine gadgetry?
Tom of Finland rehabilitates homosexuality showing its power and beauty, giving back
to homosexual men what allegedly they used to have. Thus he excludes from gay imagery the
other types of masculinity, which contributes to the creation of essentionalized pattern of
masculinity. Thus Laaksonen’s art with his use of pornography extends from specific
subversion and senseless subculture of clones.
Our guest will put Tom and his characters to trial. There will be prosecution and defence,
while the lecturer warns that he will be far from neutral. At the end of the lecture the audience
will be invited to discussion and the verdict on Tom of Finland will be voted.
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Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bartłomiej Lis (1980) – is a doctoral student at Instytut Socjologii UWr, currently
writing a paper on gay (un-)masculinities. He tries to apply queer theory in his
scientific exploration of “masculinity”.
What’s morally wrong with homosexuality, Straight acting: a story about queers and
sports
- film shows:
“What’s morally wrong with homosexuality” (with Polish subtitles, 57 min)
Director: Marc – Antoine Serou
Producer: Michael Einheuser
2007
Is homosexuality unnatural? Does it threaten the society in any way? Is it inborn and does that
matter at all?
In a provocative and humorous lecture dr John Corvino answers these and other questions,
referring to the most frequent objections to homosexuality that come from religious doctrines,
arguments of “unnaturalness” or the “social harm” done by homosexuality.
Straight Acting (USA, video, 56 min.)
Its director Spenser Windes demonstrates to us the world that changed his life – gay rugby.
Windes wasn’t interested in clubs and partying, which provide the mainstream of gay culture.
He was looking for a group of friends and found “Los Angeles Rebellion”. We will also see
yearly gay hockey championships and gay rodeo. The film brings refreshment to the idea of
“gay life” by showing how big a role can sport play in it.
Homo-assimilation? The threats of homonormativity, dark side of identity policy. The
resistance strategies of queers.
- a lecture by Rafał Majka
The lecturer will reflect critically on assimilative identity policy of gay-lesbian mainstream in
Poland, which can be viewed as homonormativity.
After Lisa Duggan, Matilda aka Mattem, and Bernstein Sycamore, homo-normativity will be
defined as emphasis in LG policy on participance in institutions of heteronormativity’s
hegemony, adopting the rhetorics and ethics of heteronormative neoliberal status quo, creating
the social discourse on the basis of neoliberal paradigm and consumerism policy.
The lecturer will try to deal with the following questions: what are the dangers of
homonormativity? Why in the long run is the assimilative identity policy bound to bring an
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Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ethical disaster and repetition of the same mistakes? How can bisexuality and intersexuality
provide useful resistance strategies against homonormativity? How do they complicate the
identity policy, making it pointless?
The aim of the lecture is to consider what world and what life is our objective. Do we need
(only) making inroads within heteronormative order? Is the “success” of LG in Poland to be
measured by participance in each symbol of the dominant heteronormative, patriarchal,
capitalist-neoliberal and imperialistic system? Or do we need a world opposite to that?
Rafał Majka – a radical feminist, left-wing and LGBTQL activist. A co-editor of
InterAlia – a magazine devoted to queer studies (www.interalia.org.pl) and a co-author
of social activist blog “Dwugłos odmieńczo-nieprawomyślny”, a member of party
Młodzi Socjaliści.
Storytelling and the queer, that is „shaggy dog stories”
- a lecture by Grzegorz Stępniak
Queer up your life, that is tell mi your story and I’ll tell you how queer you are
- a workshop by Grzegorz Stępniak
Both the lecture and the workshop will introduce us into the technique of storytelling as a
dramatic strategy, with emphasis on its highly performative quality. The lecturer will refer to
the basic concepts of queer and gender studies in order to demonstrate how, with the use of
narration, sex, race, and history are constructed in dramas and narratives for the theatres of
ethnic and sexual minorities. At the same time, departing from essentialist defining identity,
the lecturer will encourage the audience to discover it as a cultural construct created mostly by
means of storytelling.
Grzegorz Stępniak – a graduate of Theatre and Drama Studies at Jagiellonian
University in Cracow. At Pittsburgh University Grzegorz Stępniak carried out research
on Afroamerican playwrights and storytelling, which also his MA thesis focused on.
He collaborated with Krakowskie Reminiscencje Teatralne, the theatre Łaźnia Nowa
in Cracow, and a German theatrical group andcompany&co, Międzynarodowy
Festiwal Kina Niezależnego OFF Pluc CAMERA. A long-time editor of Internet
portal Independent.pl, also published in magazines: “Notatnik Teatralny”,
“Didaskalia”, “Splot”. A participant of Warsaw-based Forum Dramatyczne, a
scholarship recipient from Japanese foundation SYLFF and the then Minister of Sport
and Higher Education. Currently Grzegorz Stępniak is working on his PhD
dissertation on American solo performers.
5/9
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONCERT Procesor Plus, Audre, ZrobieToSobie oraz dj Wojti
BANDS
PROCESOR PLUS
The musical producer and founder of the band is Automatic Bitch Records, which promotes
Polish Electro. Procesor Plus made its way to the scene in 1999 but not until 2001 after
shopping for new equipment did it start playing more aggressive music with new sound and
bits. The band collaborated with many performers and since 2002 has been working with
Kapitan Nemo. Recordings by PP appeared on many compilation albums home and abroad.
At the moment the band members also perform in a reactivated band 19 Wiosen, which they
once co-founded. The music of PP is strong bites with electronically generated sounds, a
synthesizer of saw-like sound, a distortion guitar, together with screaming vocal.
ZROBIETOSOBIE
The band originated in Wrocław in 2009. Its line-up are three girls.
Martha: I’d like to meet an emotionally mature man in his 30s, a bachelor, catholic, with
higher education, who yearns to love and be loved, create a permanent relationship till the end
of life. I’m looking for a responsible person for the rest of my life.
Martyna: I’m seeking somebody who will make me change into a princess after the first
kiss… and that henceforth we will live together happily and long.
Marta: I like tall guys, like to submerge in broad strong man’s arms, because I’m such a weak
sex…
“So Do You Still Think We Don’t Need Feminism?”
In this tricky way the vocalists introduce themselves and invite to their premiere concert.
AUDRE
The band AUDRE was founded in Wrocław one and a half years ago. The band’s line-up are:
Dobrusia – the guitar, Ewa – vocal, Przemek – the bass, Łukasz – the drums. They offer fast
punk-rock with texts dealing with social and political problems.
DJ WOJTI
DJ Wojti is a promotor of acid/hard dance in Poland, and an active missionary among the
youth interested in hard dance music. In the 90’s he collaborated with the hardcore punk team
Homomilitia. Since 2000 he has also been recognized as s presenter of English acid sound. DJ
Wojti has given numerous concerts in Poland and abroad. Over all the years of his musical
activity his style evolved from uk acid techno to extremely saturated hard house/nrg sound,
which however isn’t the typical bouncy sound, with which this branch of music is routinely
associated: the sound of his records lies between hard house and techno. At the moment Wojti
is regularly involved with party projects “instytute of house music pathology”(hard
house/nrg/hard trance) in a Łódź-based club Oiom and “one stage tekno stage”. Apart from
that Wojti is a member of Wrocław-based team Autonomia.
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Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
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VIZUALIZATIONS
March
The first march of lesbians, geys and friends in Wrocław. We are going to express our support
for the move towards the Registered Partnership Act in Poland and to mark our presence in
the streets of Wrocław. The marching rhythm of the march will be given by a drummer
ensemble Samba RoR.
We set off from Universytecki Square – the gathering at 2 p.m. near the statue of a fencing
athlete.
March Manifesto
Come along with us! Join the Equality March of Wrocław! Demonstrate that you support the
initiative of introducing the Registered Partnerships Act!
Article 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland states:
1. All persons shall be equal before the law. All persons shall have the right to equal
treatment by public authorities.
2. No one shall be discriminated against in political, social or economic life for any
reason whatsoever.
Thus according to the Constitution all citizens of Poland have the same rights and duties.
However, almost 3 million Poles – lesbians, gays, and bisexuals – do not receive equal
treatment from the State. Individuals living in same sex unions still! cannot enjoy the same
rights that heterosexual couples do.
As citizens, we Polish lesbians, gays, and bisexuals face the same obligations as heterosexual
individuals do, while being treated by the State as second grade citizens.
That is why we demand the Registered Partnerships Act, which will equalize the status of
same sex unions with that of heterosexual ones.
A few months ago there was established an Initiative Group for partnership unions, which
repeatedly invited Polish Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet to co-operate. However,
so far there has been no response.
Thus we call for the current government’s action aimed at legal regulation of extramarital
unions which will include lesbians, gays, and bisexuals so that regardless of sexual orientation
each citizen would become equal in law!
7/9
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
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Job market – the market of inequality
- a panel discussion on employees’ rights of women in general and lesbians in particular
The aim of the discussion is to expand the social awareness of women’s and lesbians’
exploitation in the job market in general and in particular in low pay service businesses,
where they provide most of workforce. Also the political context of economic situation of
women of different social background and status will be analyzed, together with the
presentation of some options and strategies for the improvement of these women’s job market
condition.
This meeting will be an opportunity to have a closer look at the dynamics of discrimination
and emancipation of women in general and lesbians in particular in Polish society within the
context of the social problems which are seldom raised in emancipation discourse of LGBT
organizations. The representation of gays and lesbians in the public life is quite often
associated with forming the so called middle class and the esthetics of luxury items, while the
subjects of emancipation are reduced to consumers’ status. This kind of representation leaves
out of sight the truly excluded ones, for whom the low social status and job exploitation are
everyday routine together with the symbolic violence and homophobia. A vital impulse for
this discussion is also a search within the frames of intersectional analyses of correlations
between different forms of social exclusion, like between the homophobia and the social
consent to limiting employees’ rights.
The panel will include 3 female experts and will be held on University’s premises. The lead in
the panel discussion will be taken by Małgorzata Maciejewska, an MA in sociology and a
doctoral student at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Wrocław.
Barbie Girls Cabaret
- BARBIE GIRLS – probably the best and absolutely unique Polish lesbian cabaret with a
new show and an extended line-up. The complete truth about L-Word, lesbian sex and the
Parade!
Party
- Aftermarch Party. We will celebrate the first Equality March of Wrocław and the second
birthday of Orthopedia club. A live performance of Polish singer Alicja Majewska! Also
unprecedented drag queen show, live music and a lot of surprises.
Entrance fee: 10 PLN
8/9
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Queer Breakfast
- While having breakfast we will listen about the 7-year-long history of the Festival, with a
photo show and materials of the Festival’s zine.
„Partnership Unions”
- a debate with Yga Kostrzewa, Mariusz Kurc, Krystian Legierski oraz Tomasz Szypuł
The participants are members of the Initiative Group for the Registered Partnerships Act,
that is:
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Yga Kostrzewa – a feminist, ecologist, long-time LGBTQ activist. An exchairwoman and current spokeswoman of Lambda Warszawa. Co-organizer of
Equality Parades in Warsaw and feminist Manifas. Inventor of action
www.odkrywamysie.pl. Nominated for the title of Człowiek Dużego Formatu by
Gazeta Wyborcza in 2006. Author of blog www.ygakostrzewa.com.
Mariusz Kurc – a board member of KPH (Campaign Against Homophobia), chief
editor of magazine "Replika", a bimonthly devoted to LGBTQ matters, a co-organizer
(together with Bartosz Żurawiecki) of LGBT Film Club in the magazine Krytyka
Polityczna and of Krystian Legierski’s club “Usta Mariana”. An admirer of gay divas.
Krystian Legierski – a lawyer, alternative culture promotor, vegetarian. Since
October 2006 a co-host of radio program Lepiej późno, niż wcale, which raises LGBT
issues, at TOK FM station. Earlier hosted the program Gejzer at radio 94. In 2005
awarded the title of Człowiek Dużego Formatu by Gazeta Wyborcza.
Tomasz Szypuła – the vice-chairman of KPH (Campaign Against Homophobia),
studied journalism in Cracow, currently living in Warsaw. An inventor of idea and coordinator of the first edition of Krakowski Festiwal Kultury Gejowskiej i Lesbijskiej
“Kultura dla Tolerancji”. A board member of ILGA-Europe. Earns his living by
working in a public relations agency. Agnostic.
The aim of this debate is the possibly widest social consultation concerning the expectations
of male and female Poles about legal regulation of extramarital unions, including same-sex
relationships.
Also several models of legal regulations of such unions that function in various UE countries
will be presented. Among these:
- marital model,
- partnership model,
- concubinage model,
- PACS (civil pact) model.
Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa, dir. Sarah Diehl (Germany 2008) and The
Coat Hanger Project, dir. Angie Young (USA 2009)
- Documentary film shows (Polish subtitles) and a meeting with the directors
9/9
Wrocław 22 – 25 X 2009
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Off to Camp, czyli Różowy Narcyz i inne gejowskie fantazje
- an introduction by Janusz Boguszewicz (homiki.pl) and the show of film “Pink
Narcissus”, dir. James Bidgood.
A cult gay film circulating in multiple versions all over the world. Its author, an American
photographer James Bidgood spent 7 years on its shooting. The films photography started in a
New York apartment in 1964. All the costumes and scene decoration were hand-made by
Bidgood for day-to-day shooting of particular cuts. Actor Bobbie Kendall, playing a male
prostitute, was placed in a satin interior, where his erotic fantasies were to come true. The
pink-blue esthetics of the film surprisingly produces beauty bordering on kitsch. Silky
bedclothes, fake fruit and flowers, and adorned mirrors determined the gay eroticism for the
nearest decade.
Despite the fact that the film has never been completed according to Bidgood’s plan, it still
managed to become the symbol of gay underground of the 1970’s.
Maska Twardziela (1999)
- a film show
The leading role: Jackom Katz
Director: Sut Jhally
While the concept of womanliness had been deeply researched, the profound research of the
dominant role of masculinity until not long ago was virtually forgotten. It is the first
educational film aiming at a systematic analysis of the relations between the pop-culture’s
symbols and the concept of male identity at the decline of 20th century.

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