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The article I will be looking at for History of Sexualities will be the page for Queeruption. Queeruption is a music festival that started in the 1990s that highlights queer punk, or queercore. The article is a stub in LGBT studies, and was even considered being deleted in 2012. The reason for this was because of a lack of sources and also a user argued that it was not that relevant of a event to LGBT activism. However, others argued back saying there are journal articles and sources out there about the topic and that it was and still is relevant, just in a more underground sense.

From some research it seems that music was just a small part of these festivals/gatherings. Rather they were spontaneous, radical, and very similar to zaps. Music and art were just a part of it, which can be seen from zines at the time. "Queeruption is a direct-action gathering organized by radical queer groups  Queeruption (a compound of queer and eruption)[1] is a direct-action gathering organized by radical queer groups that started in 1998 in London. These gatherings are designed to for radical queer groups and indivuduals to exchange information and art, network, and organize, all with "do-it-yourself (DIY)" ideas and ethics.[2][3][4] Shows featuring queer punk bands, performance artists, and other entertainment are put on at night, while workshops and demonstrations take place during the daytime.[3][4][5] Queeruption generally takes place in a different city in a different country every year.[3][4] It has contributed to anarcho-queer (queer anarchist) movements.[6] The groups that organize each event and even within the same city may have disagreements about how aspects should represent politics including queer safe spaces.[7] Origins:

The first Queeruption was held in London in 1998 by radical queer anarchist individuals. According to the 2004 Queeruption Zine, Nature of Festival (rename this):

Information for Queeruption has typically been spread through zines. In more recent years, the information has been spread online. The moto (Feel Out of Place)

Sources I'm looking at:

Organizational Practices and Prefigurative Spaces in European Queer Festivals

The Origins of Queer Festivals in Europe

Geographies of Sexualities : Theory, Practices and Politics by Jason Lim, Kath Browne, and Professor Kath Browne

Zine archives: https://maydayrooms.omeka.net/collections/show/32

News Article: https://bicommunitynews.co.uk/5406/queeruption/

Zine from 2004: http://www.qzap.org/v5/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=444