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Queer & Trans

"No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us." 

– Marsha P. Johnson

Things to read:

 

- Transgender History by Susan Strycker

- Queer: A Graphic History 

- "In the wake of It Gets Better"

- Siobhan Somerville, "Scientific Racism and the Emergence of the Homosexual Body"

- Gayle S. Rubin, "Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality"

- Gayle S. Rubin, "Blood Under the Bridge: Reflections on "Thinking Sex,"

- Sandy Stone, "Empire Strikes Back"

- Cherrie Moraga, "Queer Atzlán"

- Sara Ahmed, “Problematic Proximities: Or Why Critiques of Gay Imperialism Matter,”

- Marlon Bailey et al, "Is Gay Marriage Racist? From That's Revolting: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation  

- Manalansan, Martin F., "Out There: The Topography of Race and Desire in the Global City

- “Stolen From Our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic”

- Saylesh Wesley, “Twin-Spirited Woman: Sts'iyóye smestíyexw slhá:li”

- Ward, Jane. "White Normativity: The Cultural Dimensions of Whiteness in a Racially Diverse LGBT Organization."

- "Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History", Amy Sueyoshi 

- "You’re Killing Your Kids: A call to action for parents of queer people" by Kate Ripley

Accounts to Follow:

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INSTAGRAM

- @audrelordeproject

- @rae.sweet

- @gaytimes

- @lgbtrightsghana

things to watch:

 

- Brother Outsider

- Paris is Burning

- I am Not Your Negro

- The Watermelon Woman

organizations​

Brave Trails

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