Lady Shug, the 2016 Miss New Mexico Pride winner, and a prominent voice in the Navajo Nation’s LGBTQ community.
Sharnell Paul, a transgender teen, at her home with her horses in Dennehotso, Arizona. Paul, 19, was recently removed from the “Women of the Navajo” calendar after someone outed her to the publisher.
Buffalo Barbie at home with her dogs in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
Lola De La Hoya at a friend’s where she often takes refuge from the criticism of her parents.
De La Hoya getting ready for a drag performance at Gay Prom, one of the few events of the year aimed at Navajo LGBTQ people.
Michelle Sherma and her grandmother live together. Her grandma helped Sherman’s parents understand traditional Navajo notions of gender and their daughter’s identity.
In 1988, the late Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
called a sound studio at 3am, said he
had an idea, and asked if he could come
record. He was so polite, the studio
owner said yes even though it was late.
He showed up 15 minutes later, sang
and played his ukulele, and recorded
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ in just
one take. It is now the most requested
version of the song by far. SourceSource 2
this is like one of those ancient folk tales abt a god diguised as a man and when the owner of the studio showed kindness he blessed the world with the most beautiful song as a sign of gratitude
Yes! Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta is by a Nigerian author and set in Nigeria; For Sizakele is by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene, who’s Nigerian; and the upcoming Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell is set in South Africa. There’s also Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember, set in Fantasy Africa; I don’t think it’s tied to a real, specific country. If you’re open to anthologies, you might also like Queer Africa.
I Also Re-Posted On My Other Social Media Pages As Follows:
American Black Cross Call-To-Action
[https://youtu.be/Rp2YUtn-dPM] 09/26/17 Bravo! These are heroes saving lives. Respect – This is what REAL humanity looks like! https://americanblackcross.org/
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