Queer Brown Voices Platica Summary

Being a black, queer identifying female has allowed for me to move through the world in a very different way. With the unique opportunity to hold such a diverse set of characteristics, I connect with different people at a much deeper level. With this, I have been able to

After that instance, they started to listen. Rivera spent her time doing everything to try to get the bill to pass, including getting arrested. Yet over time, a struggle within the group arose when those who were in favor of a class-based agenda, like Rivera, who wanted a movement centered around issues of poverty and oppression, clashed with assimilation-focused leaders who suggested that the only thing wrong with the U.S. culture was that it was antigay (Shepard, 99). Rivera quickly learned that even amongst the most radical gay activist, they weren’t interested in the struggles of trans and gender non-conforming people.

During the 1960’s, the Civil Rights Movement wasn’t the only one occurring. Struggling to assimilate into American culture, and suppressed by social injustices convicted by their Anglo counterparts, the Chicano movement was born. In the epic poem “I am Joaquin” written by Rodolfo Gonzales in 1969, we dive into what it means to be a Chicano. Through this poem, we see the struggles of the Chicano people portrayed by the narrator, in an attempt to grasp the American’s attention during the time of these movements. Hoping to shed light on the issues and struggles the Chicano population faced, Gonzales writes this epic in an attempt to strengthen the movement taking place, and to give Chicanos a sense of belonging and solidarity in this now

While some issues are not given the amount of attention needed, others are given no time at all. Also, the movies less than positive relationship with transgender women is unfortunately absent. Even though the film is not as intersectional as it should be, it is still a fairly accurate portrayal of the Women’s Liberation Movement. This documentary is great for anyone who is new to intersectional feminism, as well as the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement. However, there is further research needed if one wants a full understanding of either

This investigation assesses the New York City Stonewall Riots of 1969, concerning their influence on the rise of the modern gay rights movement, specifically regarding political emergence, social unity, and demographic shifts. The investigation will attempt to answer the following question: To what extent were the Stonewall Riots of 1969 a catalyst for the LGBT social movement in America?

This tenacious journey to develop my identity was finally over. For a brief moment, I was able to denounce the racial stigmas against me. However, if I were to be faced with this uncomfortable situation once again, I would simply smile. I would invite anyone who disapproved of my heritage to Latin-America Fest. I refuse to be silence in the faces of the ignorant. I refuse to be intimated by racism. I stand proud and tall with my Latino brothers and sisters, facing the world everyday. Regardless of what the world may think, I will continue to defy the gravitational pull of triumph and rise above the prejudices against

In the 65-year history of LGBTQ activism in the United States, the present moment stands out on the basis of gay marriage being legalized. At no other time would an observer have imagined that the LGBTQ movement was likely to succeed in such a manner that any gender can marry any other gender with the permission by the law (Stewart-winter

During the 20th century, in the midst of protests to end the vietnam War and all other protests, Puerto Rican and Latino communities fought for economic, racial discrimination, and social justice. Among the groups that emerge the there was a group called the Young Lords. They are restructure into a human rights movement for self determination for their communities and others; mainly Puerto Rican and Latino communities. Through on-camera interviews with former members, footage, and photographs and music provided us on what is going during that time of period.

Sylvia was electrified; after years of harassment and discrimination, the LGBTQ community was finally waking up and expressing its rage. As the crowds swelled and began to fight back against the police reinforcements that had arrived, Sylvia howled through the streets, “The revolution is here!”

Throughout our country’s history, there have been many minority groups who have fallen victim to oppression. For the purpose of this assignment, I will compare and contrast the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer (LGBTQQ) community, the disabled community, and the African American community. Also, listing historically significant events past and present that have shaped their experiences.

The struggles not only happen by outsiders for African Americans LGBTQ individuals, but within their own communities. Yet the LGBT movement’s lack of substantive work on issues most relevant to people of color leaves the movement vulnerable to irrelevance and division—and leaves fully one-third of the members of the LGBT community underserved.

The author lists recent protests held by the trans community over a movie that places a cisgender, white, gay male at the center of the revolutionary Stonewall Riots, despite the widespread fact and acknowledgement that trans-women of color were the revolutionaries of the riots. The Stonewall Riots were the pivotal moment in the on-going movement towards equality for the LGBT communities. During the riots that took place in the 60’s, queer men and women worked alongside trans and gender nonconforming people for the purpose of making the LGBT voice heard across not only America, but world. The conjoined efforts of both the trans and gay communities are what have led us to the legalization of gay marriage this past year. Together, both communities have created so much progress. Wouldn’t dividing ourselves into separate communities effectively stop us from continuing this progress towards

The second reading for this week was “On History and Strategies for Activism” by Juan González. This reading mentions how the

The AIDS epidemic has become an impacting plague that has expanded across multiple countries as well as communities. As it continues its identity as a gay mans disease, its stigma generates a negative connotation that has appealed to figures who are seen as second class individuals. In the essay “Gay Latino Histories/ Dying to be remembered: AIDS obituaries, public memory and the queer latino archive”, author Horacio Ramirez provides evidence of the difficult challenges that came across homosexual latinos as they died in silence from AIDS. His argument is established through the ideal subject of the queer latinos, as their lives went unrecognizable concerning the AIDS crisis. With the growing

Esperanza Garcia and Ty Brooks’ do a great job with their piece Why Black Lives Should Matter to All LGBT People. The piece is essentially a great reminder to the binary (particularly it seems White binary folk) of the queer community, where they feel off the equity bandwagon. Amongst other things, there is focus on criticizing the LG part of the LGBTQ+ acronym that the systematic brutalization of trans women of color, fails to be incorporate into the overall equality agenda.