Finding the Missing Pieces of the Rainbow: Centering QTBIPOC History & Futures
At the end of the day LGBTQIA+ history and POC history are inherently intertwined, you cannot have one without the other. This presentation will trace the historical context and stories of QTBIPOC activism and highlight certain individuals from social movements in the past such as the Stonewall Riots, the Civil Rights Movement, and various others in the U.S., and current movements like Black Lives Matter. It is important that we know the history, that we know the names, that we continue to learn and educate ourselves for our futures and beyond.
Resources Mentioned
Salacia and Mary III of Fame (Two short films about the life of Mary Jones)
Ma Rainey’s Lesbian Lyrics (Article from Billboard)
“Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues” (Song by Ma Rainey)
The Zoot Suit Riots (Article from the Zinned Project)
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (Organization founded by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson)
Paloma Negra (Song by Chavela Vargas)
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Book by Gloria Anzaldúa)
To(o) Queer the Writer (Book by Gloria Anzaldúa)
This Bridge Called My Back (Book by Gloria Anzaldúa)
Happy Birthday, Marsha! (Film)
Trans Latina Coalition (Organization founded by Bamby Salcedo)
Marsha P. Johnson Institute (Organization providing support to Black trans people)
Black Youth Project 100 (Organization of Black youth activists)
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (Organization providing trans-centered legal services)
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (Community center for LGBTQIA folks)
Black Queer & Intersectional Collective (Advocacy organization for Black queer folks in central OH)
