J.D.s

J.D.s was 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 and is widely recognized as having launched the Queercore movement and queer zine scene.

Related Topics:
Queer - Punk - Zine - Toronto - G.B. Jones - Bruce LaBruce - 1985 - 1991 - Queercore

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The editors had initially chosen the appellation "homocore" to describe the movement but later replaced the word "homo" with "queer" to better reflect the diversity of the scene and to position themselves firmly outside of the gay and lesbian orthodoxy. According to Bruce LaBruce, J.D.s. initially stood for Juvenile Delinquents, but "also encompassed such youth cult icons as James Dean, J.D. Salinger, and later, even Jeffrey Dahmer."

Related Topics:
Queer - Orthodoxy - Juvenile Delinquents

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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 also appeared 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. In 1990, J.D.s released their own cassette of queercore songs 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.

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The Dicks - The Raincoats - The Leather Nun - Shockheaded Peters - Coil - Anti-Scrunti Faction - Fanzine - Donny the Punk - Anonymous Boy - Dennis Cooper - Anita Smith - Vaginal Davis - Jena von Brücker - 1990 - The Apostles - Academy 23 - No Brain Cells - Fifth Column - Zuzu's Petals - Toilet Slaves - Bomb - Big Man - Robt. Omlit - The Parasites - Gorse

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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 recent films, all made on extremely low budgets in Super 8.

Related Topics:
1990 - London - San Francisco - Montreal - Super 8

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