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.[citation needed]
Fouratt has also been an outspoken critic of transgenderism 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: 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: 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: 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