Essays

Sexual preferences: no blacks, no Arabs, no Asians. At a recent panel discussion on postcolonialism and queerness, one of the panellists talked about his experience of racism on gay portals such as GayRomeo and Grindr, telling anecdotes about men who had rejected him because of his skin colour. His conclusion: Hey, I do not want…

100 Years 1914-2014, from the roof of the Maxim Gorki Theatre Paul Klee’s ‘Angelus Novus’ is floating over Berlin, struggling against the wind with outstretched wings, its eyes staring. I am lying on the roof of the Maxim Gorki Theatre, staring back. So much has been said and written and thought about this angel. So…