ɹˈaɪts ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðə sˈɛkʃuːəl lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks kˈɑːmənli ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd baɪ ˈʌðɚ lˈɛsbiən ænd ɡˈeɪ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz ðˌɐɾɪt sˈɔː æz fˈeɪlɪŋ tə tʃˈælɪndʒ sˈɛksɪst ænd ɹˈeɪsɪst fˈɔːɹmz ʌv sˈoʊʃəl pˈaʊɚɹ ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ ðɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsᵻz ʌv wˈɪmɪn, lˈɛsbiənz, ænd ɡˈeɪz ʌv kˈʌlɚ.
Rites rejected the sexual libertarian politics commonly asserted by other lesbian and gay publications that it saw as failing to challenge sexist and racist forms of social power underlying the experiences of women, lesbians, and gays of colour.