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Fouratt has also been an outspoken critic of [[transgender]] identities and [[transsexualism]]. He believes that transgender surgeries constitute "mutilation", that [[Transitioning (transgender)|gender transitioning]] is akin to [[Conversion therapy|anti-gay reparative therapy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Fouratt/Jim%20Fouratt.html |title=Jim Fouratt: A classic example of transphobia in older-generation gay men |publisher=[[University of Michigan|Artificial Intelligence Laboratory]] |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref> and that transgender identity reinforces [[gender stereotypes]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stryker |first1=Susan |authorlink1= |last2=Whittle |first2=Stephen |authorlink2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=The Transgender Studies Reader |trans-title=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBRR1isU-VAC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22Jim+Fouratt%22+transgender&source=bl&ots=4XCeByE_B3&sig=8mxRrvCtvl-YpU2lmBVLhLKB6CU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HeJ4UMuFPIXf0gHlvICgBw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false |format= |accessdate=October 12, 2012 |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=2006 |month= |origyear= |publisher=Routledge |location=United Kingdom |isbn=0-415-94708-1 |oclc=62782200 |doi= |id= |page= |pages=1–2 |at= |trans-chapter=|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |display-authors= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref>
Fouratt has also been an outspoken critic of [[transgender]] identities and [[transsexualism]]. He believes that transgender surgeries constitute "mutilation", that [[Transitioning (transgender)|gender transitioning]] is akin to [[Conversion therapy|anti-gay reparative therapy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Fouratt/Jim%20Fouratt.html |title=Jim Fouratt: A classic example of transphobia in older-generation gay men |publisher=[[University of Michigan|Artificial Intelligence Laboratory]] |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref> and that transgender identity reinforces [[gender stereotypes]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stryker |first1=Susan |authorlink1= |last2=Whittle |first2=Stephen |authorlink2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=The Transgender Studies Reader |trans-title=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBRR1isU-VAC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22Jim+Fouratt%22+transgender&source=bl&ots=4XCeByE_B3&sig=8mxRrvCtvl-YpU2lmBVLhLKB6CU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HeJ4UMuFPIXf0gHlvICgBw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false |format= |accessdate=October 12, 2012 |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=2006 |month= |origyear= |publisher=Routledge |location=United Kingdom |isbn=0-415-94708-1 |oclc=62782200 |doi= |id= |page= |pages=1–2 |at= |trans-chapter=|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |display-authors= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref>


When asked by [[Stephen Colbert]] in 2009 if there was a leader in the gay community on par with [[Martin Luther King]], Fouratt said, "Well, I would like to think that I'm that leader."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ohjhjq/the-colbert-report-jim-fouratt |title=Jim Fouratt Interview |author1=[[Stephen Colbert]] |date=June 25, 2009 |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 1, 2017}}</ref>
On [[The Colbert Report]] in 2009, when asked by [[Stephen Colbert]] if there was a leader in the gay community on par with [[Martin Luther King]], Fouratt joked, "Well, I would like to think that I'm that leader."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ohjhjq/the-colbert-report-jim-fouratt |title=Jim Fouratt Interview |author1=[[Stephen Colbert]] |date=June 25, 2009 |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 1, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Jim Fouratt
Born (1945-06-23) 23 June 1945 (age 79)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Gay activist, entertainer
Known forGay 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 Seagram's, and Fouratt's acts were let go.[citation needed]

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]

On The Colbert Report in 2009, when asked by Stephen Colbert if there was a leader in the gay community on par with Martin Luther King, Fouratt joked, "Well, I would like to think that I'm that leader."[11]

References

  1. ^ 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, retrieved February 11, 2010
  2. ^ Marotta, Toby (1981). The politics of homosexualty. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-29477-0.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Duberman, Martin (1993). Stonewall. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-93602-5.
  5. ^ Jay, Karla (1999). Tales of the Lavender Menace. Basic Books.
  6. ^ Smash the church, smash the state! : the early years of gay liberation. City Lights Books. 2009. ISBN 978-0-87286-497-9.
  7. ^ Shapiro, P.: Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco, page 256. Faber & Faber, October 2006.
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ "Jim Fouratt: A classic example of transphobia in older-generation gay men". Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  10. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |author-name-separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, |chapterurl=, |author-separator=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)
  11. ^ Stephen Colbert (June 25, 2009). "Jim Fouratt Interview". Retrieved July 1, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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