Jim Fouratt
| Jim Fouratt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Gay activist, entertainer |
| Known for | Gay activism |
Jim Fouratt (23 June 1945?- ) is active in the entertainment industry and gay rights.
Life and works
Jim Fouratt was an early member of the Gay Liberation Front[1][2] and a participant in the Stonewall riots.[3][4] Fouratt lived with Carl Miller, Allen Young, and Giles Kotcher in the Seventeenth Street commune.[5][6] He became the manager for the club Hurrah in 1978 and brought in DJs to create the first "Rock Disco," with music videos playing as well as live music acts.[7] In 1980 he opened Danceteria with Rudolf Pieper. He has also been a writer for Billboard magazine,[8] where he has been an outspoken critic of rappers such as Eminem. In the late 1990s Fouratt attempted to launch Beauty Records, a recording imprint funded by Mercury Records' Danny Goldberg, but that project was short-circuited when Mercury's parent corporation, Polygram, was bought out by Seagrams, and Fouratt's acts were let go.
Fouratt has also been an outspoken critic of transgender identities and transsexualism. He believes that transgender surgeries constitute "mutilation", that gender transitioning is akin to anti-gay reparative therapy,[9] and that transgender identity reinforces gender stereotypes.[10]
References
- ↑ Gross, Jane (September 22, 1985), "Homosexuals stepping up AIDS education", The New York Times, pp. Section 1; Part 1, Page 1, Column 1; Metropolitan Desk
- ↑ Marotta, Toby (1981). The politics of homosexualty. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-29477-0.
- ↑ Kirby, David (June 27, 1999), "Making it work; Stonewall Veterans Recall the Outlaw Days", The New York Times, pp. Section 14; Page 3; Column 1; The City Weekly Desk, retrieved February 11, 2010
- ↑ Duberman, Martin (1993). Stonewall. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-93602-5.
- ↑ Jay, Karla (1999). Tales of the Lavender Menace. Basic Books.
- ↑ Smash the church, smash the state! : the early years of gay liberation. City Lights Books. 2009. ISBN 978-0-87286-497-9.
- ↑ Shapiro, P.: Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco, page 256. Faber & Faber, October 2006.
- ↑ Gundersen, Edna (July 27, 2000), "Eminem: What's with this guy? Rapper's hate-filled lyrics anger some, while others say it's just a clever act", USA TODAY, pp. LIFE; Pg. 1D, retrieved February 11, 2010
- ↑ "Jim Fouratt: A classic example of transphobia in older-generation gay men". Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ Stryker, Susan; Whittle, Stephen (2006). The Transgender Studies Reader. United Kingdom: Routledge. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-415-94708-1. OCLC 62782200. Retrieved October 12, 2012.