Growing up a young Black queer trans child wasn’t always easy. Navigating the often complex and unfamiliarity of sexuality and gender without community and without images of self was difficult. For it is in seeing images of one’s self reflected back to you that we are able to envision the future. It is these images […]
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Every liberal municipality in America flies a flag of remembrance. I use “flag” broadly—it lives not just on the flagpole, but the signpost, t-shirt, face mask, bumper sticker, and virtually everywhere else with enough space for its message. The message makes a reasonable request. It asks that we remember the lives that hate has cut
After doing a bit of research, I was led down a totally different path than I expected. I learned about not only the male gaze but the female gaze as well. As a non-conforming or labeling black lesbian woman, what I discovered compelled me to more deeply analyze where I fit in with all of
Since the beginning of 2022, the nation has seen an increase of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many specifically targeting some of the most vulnerable among, us like transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth. 2022 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills so Far In FloridaMany of the bills above masquerade the outright discrimination of trans youth as means of “saving” or “protecting,”
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Television shows have captivated our attention since the birth of television in the 1930s. Storylines that involve complex characters and dramatic events create timeless memories that span generations. Unfortunately, a vast majority of programming was produced, written, and created by white men. America did not see a woman produce a national TV show until the
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The NBA season is officially coming to an end. The All-Star break is done, and teams are looking to make their final run for the postseason. One team has given me much optimism in terms of how they plan to finish the season. The team I am referring to is the Washington Wizards. Washington made
His criticism of diversity trainings is uniform to his criticism of critical race theory and the Black Lives Matter movement, both of which he also finds divisive and destructive. In his view, several of the most prominent efforts that claim to address and combat social injustice actually only seek to spread divisive, ahistorical, anti-American, and
The 19th Amendment In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, prohibiting the United States from denying any American citizen the right to vote based on sex. This included recognizing women’s right to vote. To get here, many women had to contribute to the women’s suffrage movement, but it is important not to forget the contributions
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When did “Black Love” become a thing? What do I mean by that? Well, something that has to be qualified. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been taught about love. Just…love. Not Black love. Just…love. Let’s think about this. For anyone who was reared in a community with most people having the same
A Social Band-Aid Even though free Black people found more sustainable livelihoods in the North, the remnants of slavery still strongly influenced American society. The 13th Amendment ensured that slavery was illegal, unless under punishment for a crime. A glaring loophole that opened the flood gates for incarcerating Black people at alarming rates. As federal
