In early september, members of the Pissed Off Trannies (POT) group ceremonially dispensed more than 60 bottles of (you guessed it) piss outside the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. One activist in particular, Jamie (a.k.a. “biogal”), poured the liquid over his torso and masked head, later affirming via a video that “the EHRC has blood on its hands and piss on its streets”
The protest sought to address the government watchdog’s policy regarding single-sex service providers and guidance for access to public facilities. In short, conceptual piss was poured in an attempt to contest how we really piss.
The charming eccentricity of performance art can quickly become obnoxious as it steps on the toes of political discourse. But although the role of spectator has been forced upon us, it doesn’t need to be a passive one. In good Brechtian fashion, we the audience must fight
