“We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza,for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged… to avoid rejection, some of us conformto the values of the culture, push the unacceptable parts into the shadows.” ~Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua Through...
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance is hosting “Presence, Power, Progress” this July 19 to 22, a conference in Washington DC for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Over 300 LGBTQ Asian American and...
I used to frequent queer women of color spaces when I first moved to Boston. I was thrilled about being in a real city (okay fine, it’s no New York or London, but I have decided to abandon that bar to save myself disappointment and despair about all other places in...
The 11th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference — the largest trans-specific health conference in the world — will be held at the Philadelphia Conference Center, from May 31st to June 2nd, 2012. The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is a FREE...
Originally published at spectraspeaks.com Wait a minute, not all lesbians in movies are white, rich or middle-class with no bills to pay? You mean “life” doesn’t get put on pause so that all gay people can experience the thrill of coming out at summer camp? And, there...
