Sylvia Rivera Discusses the Stonewall Riots in a Never-Heard-Before Interview
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#Out #LGBT History Month #Stonewall #Sylvia Rivera #LGBT historyArt is a powerful tool for creating and reflecting on history. Check out this exhibit on display at The Cooper Union as you celebrate LGBT History Month this month!
The exhibit explores the way transgender identity is formed between an archive and an aesthetic. In other words, between an official history or record and the performative and artistic; between what is decreed by doctors, psychiatrists, and legislators, and what is experienced and lived. The space between is the space of power relations in tension and in movement.
Happy LGBT History Month!
Happy #LGBTQhistory Month! What #LGBTQ historical icons are left out of the curriculum?
Activists and allies, politicians and representatives from the National Parks Department gathered Monday night in Greenwich Village, New York – the historic epicenter of the LGBT rights movement – to discuss the possibility of a Stonewall Inn National Park.
H/T: BuzzFeed
Tuesday President Obama became the first sitting president to appear on the cover of an LGBT publication - Out Magazine. Congratulations, President Obama!
“To Malia and Sasha and their friends, discrimination in any form against anyone doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t dawn on them that friends who are gay or friends’ parents who are same-sex couples should be treated differently than anyone else. That’s powerful,” [Obama] said.
“My sense is that a lot of parents across the country aren’t going to want to sit around the dinner table and try to justify to their kids why a gay teacher or a transgender best friend isn’t quite as equal as someone else,” he continued. “That’s also why it’s so important to end harmful practices like conversion therapy for young people and allow them to be who they are.”
Happy #LGBTQhistory Month! When schools have an #LGBTQ inclusive curriculum, LGBTQ students feel safer at school and hear homophobic and transphobic remarks less frequently. Our timeline, coloring book, and #LGBTQhistory resources are great for this month and all year round. ➡️ glsen.org/lgbtqhistory
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
