“Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. It’s those who tell you you’re not good enough that can’t live out their dreams”
-Loco Ninja, advice to queer youth in “Q&A with Gay Latino Rapper Loco Ninja”
This seems more relevant now that this whole “cotton ceiling” thing has gone around.
I’m done identifying as “Trans*”. I’m done trying to force my way into these movements and groups that are so overwhlemingly white. I’ve already spent three years trying to, I don’t plan to spend the next ten or…
Just thought I’d pass this along for reblogging as it’s one of the best feminist pro-period pieces I’ve seen.
http://itscandidlycara.tumblr.com/post/19343598020/so-i-woke-up-this-morning-in-a-pool-of-my-own-blood
“Alexis died of so much more than HIV. I hope that those of us who love her, who admire her, who were influenced by her, and who are the bearers of her legacy and her memory can help others to see that this didn’t have to happen. Not at this time, and not in this painful, painful way. I believe adding this part of the story to the story so many already are aware of will actually strengthen her legacy, and allow her to continue fighting for social justice for & with her trans sisters and brothers even into death.” - Susan Forrest, an exceptional close friend of Alexis. Image based on a photograph taken by Susan.
“queer working class fat poly femme”
“trans queer middle class vegan punk”
“kinky, poor, young, dyke”YOU’RE ALL WHITE
WHY DO YOU THINK IT’S NOT OKAY TO IDENTIFY YOUR WHITENESS?
Being kinky or vegan is not what people see when they…
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/13171117797/imam-muhsin-hendricks-reflects-on-homosexuality
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/13369997704/el-farouk-khaki-on-studio-4-with-host-fanny
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/13373710468/el-farouk-khaki-on-studio-4-with-host-fanny-kiefer
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12393840610/the-inner-circle-it-gets-better-a-small-group-of
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12381945556/even-if-youre-lebanese-it-gets-better
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12378101293/abduls-coming-out-story
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12566539057/mcjazzmusic-it-gets-better-visit
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12289564902/book-desiring-arabs-by-joseph-a-massad
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12329547851/book-islamicate-sexualities-translations-across
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12389757301/fiction-books-with-lgbt-themes-in-arab-countries
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/11829284100/youtube-video-gender-and-sexuality-in-islam
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/14166414123/deviant-productions-had-the-honour-of-interviewing
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/13939794402/as-a-way-of-celebrating-womens-history-month
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/14166461863/the-inherent-dignity-of-every-human-being
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/14612623658/link-history-of-the-lgbt-movement-in-lebanon-by-g-azzi
http://queermuslims.tumblr.com/post/12661188483/bedayaa-organization-for-lgbtqi-of-the-nile-vallye
in solidarity,
Ari
THANKS FOR THE LINKS ARI!
Transphobia, islamophobia and racism at its worst.
Rest in power.
<3 Powerful.
NATIVE YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH NETWORK, North America (www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com)
Campaign Titled: Healthy Sexuality and Fighting Homophobia: Native Youth Photography Project
About the Project:
This is the first national campaign for First Nations youth across Canada to fight homophobia and normalize healthy sexuality!
First Nations youth from across Canada came together in March 2010 to create a national campaign about sexuality and fighting homophobia. These are the images created from the campaign which can be utilized as posters, postcards, as well as community newspaper inserts for articles and awareness.
About the Organization:
The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is a North-America wide organization working on issues of healthy sexuality, cultural competency, youth empowerment, reproductive justice, and sex positivity by and for Native youth.
The reclamation and revitalization of traditional knowledge about people’s fundamental human rights over their bodies and spaces, intersected with present-day realities is fundamental to our work.
We work within the full spectrum of reproductive and sexual health for Indigenous peoples.THIS IS AWESOME
Known for her haunting self-portraits and an existence marked by tragedy and political action, Kahlo was not passive or traditionally beautiful. She was la más chingona of the women of her time (and of ours). Openly bisexual, she had no qualms about declaring her opinion … Still, over a hundred years after her birth, she remains an omnipresent cultural representation of fortitude in the midst of adversity, fearlessness of the unknown, sexual liberation, and opposition to conformity.
I often wonder if Kahlo was aware of the trail she was blazing, or if she somehow possessed a furtive knowledge of the mark she would leave for the generations to follow … she was the consummate example of a queer feminist icon, and we would be remiss to discuss Frida Kahlo without noting the undeniable effect she has had on the feminist and LGBTQ communities. Not only was she a sexually liberated woman who proudly and openly declared a love for women and an appreciation for the power of transgressing gender norms, she was unafraid of being seen as different.
Unwittingly, she defined what it means to be queer and simultaneously validates the sense of community associated with it.
amazing.
