Let us now look at the ways in which activists appropriate forms of sexualization to instill more meaning into their activism. With this in mind, this chapter will analyze various initiatives in favor of the “sexual reenchantment” of LGBTQ mobilizations. Often these actions rely on forms of organization that are decentralized, weakly institutionalized, and break away from the dominant discourse and normalized trend of the movement. They frequently operate through repertoires of action such as LGBTQ sociability networks, countercultural practices, or the subversion of the movement's official actions. Another major question is that of young people's sexuality – a stumbling block for many pro-LGBTQ rights discourses that seek to dodge the risk of stigma inherent in this highly incendiary issue.

These types of action invite us to rethink the boundary between the politicization of intimacy and hedonistic solipsism. Does merely raising the question of nonconforming or disqualified sexualities in the public sphere amount to an advancement of the LGBTQ social movement? In order to answer these questions, this chapter investigates (more or less collective) approaches and (more or less organized) groups that address intergenerational sexual relations, sex in public or, somewhat surprisingly, the commercialization of queer eroticism. In order to identify and situate this boundary between politics and solipsism, I focus here on the question of subjectivity: Which mobilizations reflect intimate experience and generate a sense of empowerment in social actors?