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(Moonlight) Dir. Barry Jenkins
Tag: qtpoc
KIKI (2016) Official Trailer – 25 years after Paris Is Burning introduced the art of voguing to the world, Kiki revisits New York City’s thriving underground ballroom scene. It’s a larger-than-life world in which LGBTQ youths of color are empowered by staging elaborate dance competitions that showcase their dynamic choreography, fabulous costumes, and fierce attitude. It’s also a safe haven for struggling, at-risk teens who find acceptance, support, and friendship within the Kiki community.
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I want to know a world where trans women aren’t murdered for the simple act of existing. I want to know a world where Black and Indigenous trans women can thrive, not simply survive.
#CiaraMcElveen 2/27/17- New Orleans
#ChynaGibson 2/25/17- New Orleans
#KeKeCollier 2/21/17- Chicago
#JaquarriusHolland 2/19/17- New Orleans
#JoJoStriker 2/8/17- Toledo
#JamieLeeWoundedArrow 01/08/17-Sioux Falls
#MeshaCaldwell 01/04/17- JacksonPhoto by the amazing Jamal T. Lewis.
#SayHerName #JoJoStriker
Style as Resistance: Queer Immigrants Call for Submissions
We are inviting queer US immigrants to share their style and stories.
If you identify as a queer US immigrant (No documentation necessary, just living in the US) and would like to submit, please email the following to info@qwearfashion.com:
1. The name you’d like to go by in this article. An alias is fine.
2. 5 high resolution photos illustrating your full range of style (No tobacco products in the photos please!)
3. A short bio in 3rd person – this can link to your website or social media if you’d like
4. The answers to the following questions:
- Where were you born, and what brought you to the US?
- How has the place in which you live influenced your style?
- Has anything from your country of origin carried through to your style today?
- What is one thing you’d like the world to know about queer US immigrants?
We won’t necessarily publish every response, as we will curate the article to be as diverse as possible! If anyone is not included, please know that your submission is valued and we invite you to join us on Instagram and share you stories through the #qwear tag.
A note about language: if anyone responding to this feels more comfortable responding in their native language, we have volunteer translators on hand who can translate their words into English.
Thank you for joining us in style as resistance!
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afab trans and nonbinary folks can identify and present as femme and still have their transness taken seriously.
amab trans and nonbinary folks do not get the same courtesy when they identify and present in butch or “masculine” ways.
I am dramatically understating the problem. I am not the first to say this. I am not a voice that should be prioritized on these matters.
but goddamn does it piss me the fuck off.
Portrait of Native trans and two-spirit elder Rickie Blue-Sky. Please help us free Blue-Sky by signing here: bit.ly/FreeBlueSky!
Blue-Sky is serving his 33rd year in prison and in April he will have his 5th parole hearing. At his last hearing, he was denied parole for “lack of insight” because he has claimed innocence since his trial.
The parole board also accepted arguments that Blue-Sky is a threat because he “lies” about his gender. As a transgender person of color, Blue-Sky has faced blatant discrimination since his arrest and throughout his trial and imprisonment.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Update: the art helped generate more than 600 additional signatures to #FreeBlueSky, but he was denied parole for the 5th time. Statement from California Coalition for Women Prisoners:
“We come together outraged by how the State of California continues to punish Blue-Sky for maintaining his innocence and criminalize him for existing as a Native American transgender elder. Blue-Sky told us that they used his “refusal to admit the crime” and his “unstable childhood” to argue that he lacks insight and is therefore a threat to public safety. He said that when the board assessed him under the “Elderly Parole Program” they found that even though he is 70 years old, “he looks so young” and therefore is still a public safety risk.
Thanks to your support with Blue-Sky’s petition, the DA did not use transphobic arguments against him. However, Blue-Sky is still caught in a system designed to keep people endlessly caged.
We ask for your continued solidarity with imprisoned trans people. Please stay in touch with our coalition of legal advocacy & organizing groups listed below for updates on how to keep showing up for the survival and freedom of Blue-Sky and other imprisoned trans people in California and beyond.
From Blue-Sky: “I wish to thank everyone who supported me by signing the petition, and a special thanks to all those who wrote personal letters of support. I hope you will continue to support me.”
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