She Plays (Too) Well With Others: When Your Friend’s Parents Think You’re “Recruiting”
How one high school girl dealt with being outed to a friend’s queerphobic mom.
Sex, Gender, and Food: Spotlight on Queer Brown Boi Activist, Kay Barrett
Meet spoken-word artists, food justice advocate, and all-round badass brown boi, Kay Barrett. “As long as I have a breath, I have a pen and I am one of many vessels for humanity, a sloppy and healing humanity.”
AMPLIFY: Black Girl Dangerous Offering Writing Workshops to Queer and Trans POC
The most dangerous thing to white supremacy is not just a black grrl reading a book but a black grrl writing a book.
INTERLINQ-ED: News and Media about LGBTQ Diaspora Around the World (June 1st-7th)
Welcome to INTERLINQ-ED, where we highlight news and media about and relevant to LGBTQ people of color, diaspora, and racial or ethnic minorities around the world.
A Lesbian Latina’s Adventures with Interracial Relationships: To Speak or Not to Speak Spanish?
When I was in college, I dated white-women because English-speaking queer women was “all there was.” And while I didn’t mind then, the truth is… I do now. I don’t want to explain every single story, conversation or joke. When I have to constantly interpret, things gets lost in translation –including our connection, but mainly my sanity.
New Web TV Series Yo! LGBT Raps Features Queer Rap and Hip Hop MCs
Remember Yo! MTV Raps from the 90s? Well, check out Yo! LGBT Raps! hosted by two black lesbians to promote queer rap and hip hop.
INTERLINQ-ED: News and Media about LGBTQ Diaspora Around the World (May 25th-31st)
Welcome to INTERLINQ-ED, where we highlight news and media about and relevant to LGBTQ people of color, diaspora, and racial or ethnic minorities around the world.
INTERLINQ-ED: Media about LGBTQ Diaspora Around the World May 18th-24th
Welcome to this week’s edition of INTERLINQ-ED, where we highlight news and media about and relevant to LGBTQ people of color, diaspora, and racial or ethnic minorities around the world.
From YouTube to Policy: The Role of Media in Legal Advocacy for LGBT People of Color
With the EEOC ruling that discrimination against trans people is sex discrimination, and thus, prohibited, what does the future of trans rights legislation hold? More specifically, what does this mean for gender non-conforming people of color?
Call for Submissions for Nearly There: A Queer POC Zine (Deadline Aug 1, 2012)
Submit! Nearly There is a zine project meant to address the serious absence and silencing of stories about the experiences of queer people of color.
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