“To engage in activism that envisions alternatives ways of organizing society and alternative ways of being is to risk membership in society, a sense of belonging, however partial it may be. Activism can make us vulnerable because it is so obviously about wanting something beyond what is, and to have a political desire often is construed as wanting too much.” ActivismAidsQueer Book:Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight against AIDS Source: Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight against AIDS