J.D.s is a queer punk zine founded in Toronto by G.B. Jones and co-published with Bruce LaBruce, that ran for eight issues from 1985 to 1991. Queer has traditionally meant ‘strange’ or ‘unusual’, but is currently often used in reference to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities. ... A punk zine (or punkzine) is a fanzine devoted to punk rock music, bands, or the DIY punk philosophy. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... G.B. Jones is an influential artist, filmmaker, and musician from Toronto. ... Bruce LaBruce (born 3 January 1964) is a Canadian writer, film-maker, and photographer based in Toronto. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

" J.D.s is seen by many to be the catalyst that pushed the queercore scene into existence", writes Amy Spencer in DIY: The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture.

After the initial release of the first few issues of J.D.s, the editors wrote a manifesto called "Don't Be Gay" which was featured in Maximum RocknRoll zine. According to Amy Spencer, "The article appeared in February 1989 and simultaneously attacked both punk and gay subcultures..." G.B Jones states, "Our goal, vis-à-vis the punk scene, was to antagonize." Spencer continues, "Following their article, a queer punk culture did begin to emerge." Maximum Rocknroll Issue #1 Maximum Rocknroll (also known as MRR) is a a widely distributed, monthly underground punk rock and punk culture fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. Featuring interviews, columns and reviews from international contributors, Maximum RocknRoll could be thought of as one of the most important presences in...

The editors had initially chosen the appellation "homocore" to describe the movement they began, but later replaced the word 'homo' with 'queer' to create Queercore, to better reflect the diversity of the scene and to disassociate themselves completely from the oppressive confines of the gay and lesbian communities' orthodoxy and agenda. G.B. Jones says, "We were just as eager to provoke the gays and lesbians as we were the punks." According to Bruce LaBruce, J.D.s initially stood for Juvenile Delinquents, but "also encompassed such youth cult icons as James Dean and J.D. Salinger." Queer has traditionally meant ‘strange’ or ‘unusual’, but is currently often used in reference to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities. ... Queercore is a cultural and social movement which arose in the mid 1980s. ... The word orthodoxy, from the Greek ortho (right, correct) and doxa (thought, teaching , Glorification), is typically used to refer to the correct theological or doctrinal observance of religion, as determined by some overseeing body. ... Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or criminal acts performed by juveniles. ...

The zine featured the "Tom Girl" drawings of G.B. Jones, stories by Bruce LaBruce and the "J.D.s Top Ten Homocore Hits", a list of queer-themed songs such as "Off-Duty Sailor" by The Dicks, "Only Loved At Night" by The Raincoats, "Gimme Gimme Gimme (My Man After Midnight)" by The Leather Nun, "I, Bloodbrothers Be" by Shockheaded Peters, "The Anal Staircase" by Coil and many more. Groups like Anti-Scrunti Faction were featured in the fanzine. Contributors included Donny the Punk, comic artist Anonymous Boy, author Dennis Cooper, musician Anita Smith, punk drag performer Vaginal Davis and Klaus and Jena von Brücker. The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. ... The Raincoats were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva (vocals, guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals, bass) while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England. ... A coil is a series of loops. ... Anti-Scrunti Faction were an all-women punk trio from Boulder, Colorado, USA. The band made their first appearance in 1984 on the Restless Records compilation LP entitled FlipSide Vinyl Fanzine Volume 1, assembled by the fanzine Flipside from California, with the song Big Women. In 1985, Anti-Scrunti Faction... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... Donny the Punk is a nickname for Stephen Donaldson, founder of Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc. ... Anonymous Boy is the pen name of Tony Arena, an artist, writer and filmmaker who resides in New York City. ... Dennis Cooper (1953 – ) is a poet, writer and performance artist, most noted for transforming the visual/verbal aesthetic of punk into its written counterpart. ... Vaginal Davis is a punk rock drag queen and an avant-garde performance artist. ...

In 1990, J.D.s released the first compilation of queercore songs, a cassette tape entitled J.D.s Top Ten Homocore Hit Parade Tape, which featured the groups The Apostles, Academy 23 and No Brain Cells from the U.K., Fifth Column, Zuzu's Petals and Toilet Slaves from Canada, Bomb, Big Man, Robt. Omlit and Nikki Parasite of The Parasites from the U.S. and, from New Zealand, Gorse. This article is about the year. ... Cassette culture was in part an offshoot of the mail art movement of the 1970s and 1980s. ... The Apostles are an experimental punk rock band who developed within the confines of the 1980s Anarcho Punk scene in the U.K., but did not necessarily adhere to the aesthetics of that movement. ... Academy 23 was the name given to the new experimental music project created by Andy Martin and Dave Fanning immediately after disbanding their former group The Apostles. ... Fifth Column, from left to right: Caroline Azar, G.B. Jones, Beverly Breckenridge. ... Bomb was a San Francisco-based rock band started in 1986 by singer/bassist Michael W. Dean, guitarist Jay Crawford, and drummer Tony Fag (Anthony Paul Short, A.K.A. Blind Tony Fag). ...

Also in 1990, and '91, G.B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce began presenting J.D.s movie nights . These happened in London, San Francisco, Montreal and Toronto with the editors and various contributors showing their films, all made on extremely low budgets in Super 8. This article is about the year. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Super 8 mm film, also called Super 8 is a motion picture film format that was developed in the 1960s and released on the market in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8mm home movie format. ...

References

• LaBruce, Bruce. The Reluctant pornographer. Ontario, CA: 1997.
• Spencer, Amy; DIY: The Rise Of Lo-Fi Culture, Marion Boyars Publishers, London, U.K., 2005 ISBN 0-7145-3105-7

See also

Queer theory Queer theory is an anti-essentialist theory about sex and gender (and often other aspects of identity, especially race) within the larger field of Queer studies. ...

External links

• "The Origin of Love"; J.D.s
• Review of the The J.D.s Years retrospective
• Tribute To J.D.s
• Commentary on Super 8 and J.Ds Movie Night