“In queer radical circles and in much of the left, the worlds in which I operate, there’s a widely held idea that one’s political radicalism can be attached to one’s sexual practices,” writes activist Yasmin Nair.13 “And too often, we hear of people coming out into radical queer communities, often at very young ages, being told that they can’t possibly be radical enough unless they’ve entered into polyamorous and orgiastic relationships.
