Everything about Deke Nihilson totally explained
Deke Nihilson is a zine editor, musician, actor and activist who lives in the
United States.
In 1988, he and co-editor
Tom Jennings began publishing
Homocore zine out of
San Francisco. One of the earliest
queercore zines, it followed in the wake of
J.D.s and was instrumental in the expansion of the
queer punk scene; its readership was international. The name "Homocore" came from the pages of
J.D.s and from 1988 to 1991, seven issues were produced. Contributors included musicians and writers such as
The Apostles,
Steve Abbott,
Donna Dresch,
Larry Livermore and
G.B. Jones. At the same time, Nihilson and Jennings set up
Homocore shows where bands such as
Fugazi,
Beat Happening and
MDC played, and did much to popularize the queercore scene on the west coast of the U.S. Deke began his own band around this time, called
Comrades In Arms. One of the earliest queercore bands, they played at
Homocore events and issued one
cassette release.
Deke appears in the films
The Yo-Yo Gang by G.B. Jones, released in 1992, and
Shred Of Sex by
Greta Snider.
During this period of time, Deke had also been involved with the
IWW. On September 1 of 1992, Nihilson attended a press conference for four workers who had been fired from the gay bar "End Up". They had joined the IWW in the midst of ongoing labor disputes with the bar, prior to their dismissal. During the conference, Nihilson burned the
rainbow flag, a gesture designed to refute the supposed unity the flag symbolizes for the gay community¹. The event was featured in San Francisco media such as
Bay Times,
Bay Guardian and
Bay Area Reporter. During the 1990s, Nihilson remained active in
IWW and, as well,
Food not bombs.
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