Burlesque has not just been used to protest gender roles and the rights of women it also been used to teach a pro-sex message. The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s brought not only a deadly disease to humanity but also a fear of gay sex that was ripple down from the government's failure to address the situation. AIDS activist seeked information about transmission and prevention instead of the punitive actions they received. ‘Queer women today exist in a community that has experienced the feminist sex wars of the 1980s and the pro-sex politics that emerged from it’ (Burke, 2009, p.77) This created a unity between both the male and female members of the queer community ‘the temporary merging of the queer men and women in activist communities where
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‘ The Von Foxies sought more than just sexual interest from their audience; they also evoked a challenge to standard understandings of how feminine women can have sex.’ (Burke, 2009, p81). Performed in a time where gay sex was a source of fear and panic the idea behind penetrative sex between women was tabo. This act is a perfect example of using burlesque to challenge an audience ideologies ‘In this case, the sex that we may not expect them to have is a penetrative act that is profoundly symbolic of a source of stigma for queer people in the AIDS era’ check cite ( Hollibaugh 1996; Schulman 1994 cited in Burke,2009,p81) By creating a performance in this way The Von Foxies have effectively challenge ideas behind transmission this being AIDS is not biased it does not differentiate between men or women. ‘Humor is not always used to make light of difficult situations. Humor is most often used to talk frankly about sex and sexuality.’ (Burke, 2009,p 81). It is clear to see the way in which a political performance of this type can has a better chance of reaching its audience. An audience what would not only been filled with member of the LBGTQ community but also heterosexual looking for and evening of entertainment. In the same way as the
‘ The Von Foxies sought more than just sexual interest from their audience; they also evoked a challenge to standard understandings of how feminine women can have sex.’ (Burke, 2009, p81). Performed in a time where gay sex was a source of fear and panic the idea behind penetrative sex between women was tabo. This act is a perfect example of using burlesque to challenge an audience ideologies ‘In this case, the sex that we may not expect them to have is a penetrative act that is profoundly symbolic of a source of stigma for queer people in the AIDS era’ check cite ( Hollibaugh 1996; Schulman 1994 cited in Burke,2009,p81) By creating a performance in this way The Von Foxies have effectively challenge ideas behind transmission this being AIDS is not biased it does not differentiate between men or women. ‘Humor is not always used to make light of difficult situations. Humor is most often used to talk frankly about sex and sexuality.’ (Burke, 2009,p 81). It is clear to see the way in which a political performance of this type can has a better chance of reaching its audience. An audience what would not only been filled with member of the LBGTQ community but also heterosexual looking for and evening of entertainment. In the same way as the