Slightly late, but today was International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia so here’s Subi talking about the importance of intersectional feminism for LGBTQIA people (filmed last International Coming Out Day)
Check out our playlist for more vids about LQBTQIA feminism: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7W9rLxGqioq2udJll3y9UshqGutc9Fce
LGBTQ* Events and People You (Should) Pause and Remember
Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978)
After Harvey Milk became one of the first out gay people elected in 1977, he put up a sign in his store window that just said, “Thank You.” It would take another thirty-five years for the first out lesbian, Tammy Baldwin, to be elected to the US Senate.
“And you have to give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a better place to come to if the pressures at home are too great. Hope that all will be all right. Without hope, not only gays, but the blacks, the seniors, the handicapped, the us’es, the us’es will give up. And if you help elect to the central committee and other offices, more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.
So if there is a message I have to give, it is that I’ve found one overriding thing about my personal election, it’s the fact that if a gay person can be elected, it’s a green light. And you and you and you, you have to give people hope. Thank you very much.”
— Harvey Milk
Remembering Harvey Milk, killed on this day in 1978.
We love you. We miss you. We thank YOU.
For more on Harvey Milk, watch the documentary THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (which can be found on Netflix and sometimes Hulu).
QUEER POWER!
Wes Perry, Sissy Spastik, Darling Shear, and Mister Junior
Photography by Kiam Marcelo Junio, 2012Some of the fiercest people I know.
We are excited to announce the launch of our Queer API Intersections story project, titled “&” (pronounced Ampersand)! We began collecting submissions this past summer, and have had some great stories, poems, and artwork sent to us from Queer Asian Pacific Islanders from across the country. It’s been a few months since then, but we are now ready to publish the amazing work that was sent in.
We will publish our first story on Friday Nov. 30th, with a new story every week thereafter.
Though Round One of submissions has ended, we are once again collecting more stories. So if you were interested in submitting before but missed the deadline, here’s your chance to send something in! The deadline for Round Two is Feb 1st, 2013. The original submission guidelines still apply this upcoming round. We can’t wait to see what you all submit!
In the following two weeks prior to the official launch we will be releasing a few quotes from some of the stories. So check back soon to get a little preview of what’s in store!
