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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

As every year this is a good date to remember the daily struggle for the rights of the LBGT+ community. It is also a time to learn about the people who made it possible for us to identify ourselves as who we are today without fear of reprisals or being punished by the law. This month I got involved in the history of Argentina and its different movements for the fight for rights through the 20th century. Here I come to share some important figures, some more known than others, but obviously there are a lot that I have left out of this publication.

Sara Facio (1932-2024) & Maria Elena Walsh (1930-2011)

A couple of intellectual artists that would need a separate publication to go deeper into the subject. Sara is one of the greatest Latin American photographers who with her camera contributed to the creation of the most outstanding photographic heritage of the country. Maria Elena is a writer, singer and composer whose children's songs resonate to this day because they are much more profound than they seem and are still relevant today.

Salvadora Medina Onrubia (1894-1972)

She was a writer, militant anarchist, single mother and the first woman to run a newspaper in the country. She was the first Argentinean woman to dare to write about double sinners, lesbians and adulteresses. One of her most valued plays was Las descentradas, premiered in 1929. There, Salvadora honors her own contradictions, narrating women who question monogamous structures, marriage and the traditional family.

Malva Solis (1920-2015)

She was a transvestite writer who lived for 95 years when the life expectancy of this community in the country was under 40 years old. In 1951 founded the first trans organization on record, Maricas Unidas Argentinas. She has the oldest series of trans photographs in the country, dating from 1940 to 1980, when simply having those photographs at home was cause for being arrested. There is a documentary based on the photographs and conversations with her at her home called "Con Nombre de flor".

Jorge Horacio Ballve Piñero (1920-?)

Piñero was a young man from a well-to-do family of the Buenos Aires society at the beginning of the century. Together with his best friend Adolfo and Blanca, he organized gatherings in his apartment in Recoleta, and was a pioneer of male erotic photography. They mixed the privileged social class with workers, dishwashers, gas station workers, sailors and cadets from the Military College. These three characters were involved in a police case involving cadets from the military college, known as the Cadet Scandal. In the police archives remain captive the photographic collection, intended for pleasure and personal aesthetic enjoyment that tragically proved key to incriminate some friends who just wanted to have fun.

Ruth Mary Kelly (1925-1994)

She was a bisexual woman, who worked as a "Wohoo Worker". Founder of Grupo Safo in 1972, the first Argentine lesbian organization, and of the Frente de Liberación Homosexual (Homosexual Liberation Front). In 1972 she wrote Memorial de los Infiernos about her experiences as a "Wohoo" worker and bisexual, persecuted by the psychiatric-prison system.

Manuel Puig (1932-1990)

He was an Argentine writer and LGBT+ activist, author of the novels Boquitas pintadas, El beso de la mujer araña (Considered one of the most recognized LGBT works in Latin America and one of the best works in Spanish of the 20th century) etc. He also fought against authoritarianism and machismo, and was one of the founders of the Homosexual Liberation Front in 1971, one of the first associations for the defense of LGBTQI+ rights.

Mariela Muñoz (1943-2017)

She was the first transsexual woman to be recognized by the state and given a female ID card on May 2, 1997. At the age of 16 she became independent, and it was then that she began caring for children, teenagers and single mothers. She cared for children who had been abandoned by their mothers, whom she loved and cared for. She raised, during her lifetime, 23 children and 30 grandchildren. In a dispute over the guardianship of 3 children in 1993, Argentina was confronted for the first time with the debate as to whether a transsexual person "could be a mother"

Carlos Jauregui (1957-1996) & Raul Soria

Carlos was a History professor and the founder of the Civil Association Gays for Civil Rights, organizer of the first Pride march in Buenos Aires and an essential figure for Argentine activism. In 1984, he broke with the schemes by appearing in the magazine Siete Días embracing the activist Raul Soria, a homosexual person assumed his sexuality in a public way for the first time. He believed that media visibility is fundamental for LGTB people. Leaving aside the fear and silence that other generations suffered for years. In 1985, Raul would present himself as the first gay candidate for congressman in the country.

Roberto Jauregui (1960-1994)

Brother of Carlos, was a journalist, actor and the first activist for the rights of people with HIV in the country. In 1989 he exposed the inequality in access to treatment at that time due to the price of medication. He played a central role in marches, actions, talks and interviews to demand human rights for people living with the virus. A well-known phrase of his is "Showing one's face is not easy in a society that discriminates, censures and separates".

Cris Miró (1965-1999)

Cris was the first visible trans people that appeared in the media and broke with the "transvestite" paradigm. A dental student, she got involved in the artistic underworld and later studied classical dance, musical comedy and acting. Her career was meteoric: the popularity of revue theater catapulted her to the small screen where she became a sought-after figure in the most popular programs. On June 23rd, a series about his life inspired by his biography was released, available on Prime Video.

Alejandro Vannelli (1948-) y Ernesto Larresse (1950-)

They were the first couple in the province of Buenos Aires to get legally married on July 30, 2010 after the Equal Marriage Law was passed. They met in 1976 because of a triple A bomb in the theater where Larresse was performing with Nacha Guevara, then he joined the cast of Vannelli. At the beginning they did not like each other because of Vanelli's appearance as a wealthy young man and Larresse was the opposite, but opposites attracted and they were a couple for 34 years.

Norma Castillo (1943-) y Ramona "Cachita" Arévalo (1943-2018)

They were the of South America's first gay marriage on April 9, 2010. Norma and Ramona were married to two Colombians, who were cousins to each other. During the dictatorship they both went into exile in Colombia and there they fell in love and lived their romance clandestinely, until Cachita separated and Norma was widowed by her husband. They lived their love freely and even opened an LGBT discotheque in Colombia. In 1998 they returned to Argentina and began to work in sexual diversity organizations.

Feliciano Centurión 1962-1996)

He was a visual artist, a Paraguayan painter professionally trained in Argentina. He grew up in a home dominated by women, where he learned to sew and crochet. Inspired by queer aesthetics and folk art, he used to incorporate household textiles and references to the natural world. She handled kitsch art and languages not considered high art with a great deal of knowledge and sensitivity.

Humberto Tortonese (1964-) , Alejandro Urdapilleta (1954-2013) & Batato Barea (1961-1991)

Batato was an actor and "literary transvestite clown" as he called himself, one of the most important personalities of the underground theater movement of the post-dictatorship years. Together with Alejandro Urdapilleta and Humberto Tortonese, revolutionized the underground scene of the 80's - in places like the Parakultural. They disguised themselves, wore make-up and improvised delirious and strident scenes for the decade.

Sandra Mihanovich & Celeste Carballo

Sandra and Celeste are two singers who were visibly lesbians during the 80s and early 90s. Together they released the albums "Somos mucho mas que dos" and "Mujer contra mujer" which became a symbol of belonging for the whole LGBTQ arc in our country. They managed to be part of the rock scene, an area historically dominated by men. Sandra among all her songs is "Soy lo que soy" released in 1984 composed by Henry Jerman.

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Update on LGBT Information Removals from U.S. Government Websites

It has been observed that references to "LGBTQIA+" and similar acronyms have been shortened to "LGB" on several U.S. government websites. However, some agencies, such as the National Archives and the National Library of Medicine, appear unaffected.

When government agencies remove web pages, the standard procedure is to use a tool called Pagefreeze, which archives the content while indicating that the page is no longer actively maintained.

Pagefreeze Information: Pagefreeze for Government

Example of a site with Pagefreeze: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Protections for Youth in the Child Welfare System – HHS

The Children’s Bureau within the Administration for Children & Families has taken the approach of marking pages as archived rather than removing them entirely:

LGBTQIA2S+ Resources – Administration for Children & Families

Pages That Are Still Active

National Archives Title: LGBTQIA+ Research Resources URL: https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/lgbtqia

National Library of Medicine Title: The Role of Public Health in Ensuring LGBT+ Health Equity URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4689648/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Title: Support for the LGBTQI+ Community URL: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope/support-for-lgbtqi-community

Library of Congress Title: LGBTQ+ Pride Month Resources URL: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/resources/

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Title: LGBTQ+ Veteran Care URL: https://www.patientcare.va.gov/LGBT/index.asp

National Park Service Title: LGBTQ Heritage Initiative URL: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkID=442&projectID=53065

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Title: LGBTQI+ Competency Training Resources URL: https://www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/lgbtqi/enhanced-resources/competency-training/index.html

Pages That Have Been Removed (With User Created Archive Links)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Title: Protecting the Rights of LGBTQI+ People Removed URL: https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lgbtqi/index.html Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Title: LGBTQI+ Health & Well-being Removed URL: https://www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/lgbtqi/index.html Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Department of State Title: Global Equality Fund Removed URL: https://www.state.gov/global-equality-fund Archived Version: Wayback Machine

Youth.gov Title: LGBT Youth Resources Removed URL: https://youth.gov/federal-links/lgbt-youth-resources Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Title: HUD LGBTQI+ Resources Removed URL: https://www.hud.gov/lgbtqi Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Department of Justice Title: LGBTQI+ Working Group Removed URL: https://www.justice.gov/crt/lgbtqi-working-group Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Title: LGBTQ+ Special Emphasis Program Removed URL: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/office-assistant-secretary-civil-rights/special-emphasis-programs/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-queer-lgbtq-program Archived Version: Wayback Machine

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Title: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth Removed URL: https://www.cdc.gov/youth-safe-environments/communication-resources/index.html Archived Version: Wayback Machine

U.S. Census Bureau Title: LGBT Adults Report Anxiety, Depression at All Ages Removed URL: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/12/lgbt-adults-report-anxiety-depression-at-all-ages.html Archived Version: Wayback Machine

Notable Change in Terminology

The U.S. Department of State has a webpage titled "LGB Travelers", which previously included broader LGBTQ+ information but now only references "LGB."

URL: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/lgb.html

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Intersex Refugee Flag

For the upcoming Intersex Day of Remembrance (Nov 8) I wanted to make a relevant flag.

I made an intersex version of the refugee flag, for intersex refugees. The refugee flag's design is a reference to the personal flotation devices (lifejackets) that so many refugees depend upon when fleeing by boat.

Too many intersex people die trying to escape dangerous situations. Too many intersex people are forced to become refugees. For intersex day of remembrance this year, these are the people who came first to mind for me. 😢

Given the genocide in Gaza, some of the charities I've been donating to have been ones which help LGBTQI+ people claim asylum in safer countries, such as: - Rainbow Railroad (USA+Canada) - Rainbow Refugee (Canada) - Rainbow Migration (UK)

If you live in another relatively safe country, you can likely find similar organizations by searching "rainbow migration <countryname>". If you have the means, it's one way to help intersex Gazans, Ukrainians, Rohingyas, Sudanese, and other refugees get to safety. 💜

I made and queued this post before the US election results came in. I'm editing it now to explicitly send my love to trans & intersex Americans. I hope you are able to get to a safe, blue state with legal protections for you. 💙

Acknowledgments: @scifimagpie gave feedback on prototypes. Tagging @intersexflags @varsex-pride @radiomogai @beyond-mogai-pride-flags for archival

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Queer Ukraine: An Anthology of LGBTQI+ Ukrainian Voices during Wartime by DVIJKA Collective

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Against the backdrop of brutal invasion, it is much easier for right-wing figures to target marginalised groups, and during wartime the queer community is exceedingly vulnerable to persecution, scapegoating and censorship. Being visibly queer in Ukraine is an act of rebellion in itself, but LGBTQI+ people find ways to express themselves against all odds, to create beyond all constraints. And what is queerness without defiance – the linking of arms, the echo of a hundred voices? Every voice tells a story, and this anthology is a platform for these voices, an archive of their existence. It is time for them to tell their stories on their own terms – and for the rest of the world to stand in solidarity with them.

Mod opinion: I've read and enjoyed this book and while gender is not the main point of every story in here, there are a few that deal with it, so I wanted to include this anthology anyway.

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Tag Game (look at me Ma' first participation in a tag game! 🎉 )

@wlwsakura I had to do a triple take seeing my name 😵‍💫, I am flattered at the tag pass.

Three Ships:

-Edeleth (female Byleth Eisner and Edelgard Von Hresvelg, Fire Emblem: Three Houses) they stole my heart back in when the game dropped with everything about them when shipped together. (Being vague on purpose to avoid spoilers for the Crimson Rose/Black Eagles route for any who may want to experience it blind) In specific female Byleth getting some exclusive scenes with Edelgard, and how their story shifts with the added element of a female Byleth in connection to certain story points that are kind of not as poignant in other routes or ships really makes me ship it more compared to male Byleth and Edelgard.

-Supercorp (Kara Zor El/Kara Danvers/ Supergirl and Lena Luthor from 2015's Supergirl) I have spilled my guts about them a fair amount already. The wlw ship that helped me realize I was not as straight as I thought because of how fond I was of certain same sex friends. They were so couple coded, and it really stinks (older) supercorp shippers went through what they went through by the network, show runners, comic book anti woke mob, other Supergirl TV show fans, other lgbtqi+ aligned people, and homophobes for calling Lena and Kara what they were.

-I wanted to try showing variety for my ships into bl/mlm or hetero ships, but I got to end with InoSaku (Ino Yamanak and Sakura Haruno from Naruto).

I got so much going on with this ship on some different layers.

Way back when I was introduced to Naruto via the anime, I was not at all a fan of Sakura. Looking back I might have been best described as a "Sakura Hater", but having done some growing and having been reminded of Sakura as a female character in a shonen all this time later, I now have realized how unfair I was being to this fictional character for things well out of her control (Kishimoto's bad writing, how women characters are usually treated in shonen animes, served with a side helping of internalized misogyny on my part).

The realization at all the unnecessary hate at a fictional character who couldn't fight the tropes she was writen with made me re evaluate Sakura, and I realized she isn't so bad. No worse than any other Rookie 9.

Along side that re analysize I realized how gay-rivals-to-lovers coded Sakura and Ino are, and how much of a missed opportunity they were. So now they haunt me.

First Ship Ever: hard to remember but either Sanae Ozora and Tsubasa (Captain Tsubasa) or Ranma and Akane (Ranma 1/2)

Lats Song:

Last Movie: Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike

Currently Reading: No books, but I have been meaning to read an auto biography book on the join Korean team composed of South and North Korean players from the 2018 Winter Olympics, I am currently reading the fanfictions: "The Pieces of me (cling to you)" (supercorp) by @wolfie-bee, re-reading "Thief-Nin Sakura" (Inosaku) by Hemerodromus while waiting on the next chapter of "A Dose of Venom" in the Mithridatism series by Androgyninja, and finally "Wednesday and the Nightshade Girls" by Onehitwonder13.

Due to tech limitations I can't link the other fics, sorry.

Currently Playing: FFXIV and Pokemon Scarlet

Currently Watching: One Piece Live Action

Currently Consuming: How-to Fix Tech guides

Currently Craving: some sense of normalcy or less anxiety

People I want to know better but don't have to participate: @casualkoalatea @weissaddams @daneicole @senshi-9 @coffeeshib @nakamatoo

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The Right Is On The Nose

Most people know that far right politics are nasty, when you get down to it. Populist moaning and blaming others when given power turns into fascism and authoritarianism. We are seeing it in America, where the Trump regime is flouting the law and stripping people of their basic human rights. The Right is on the nose, at the moment, as folk realise the damage being done to the economy and international goodwill. Losing trust in your public institutions, when corrupt billionaires go after your Social Security,  Education and Food Safety, to name just a few, spells the end of government for all the people.

Right Wing Politics Proving To Be Unsound & Dangerous In Government

Australia and Canada are both having federal elections. The Trump factor has, it seems, swung voters away from populist right wing political parties. Canada because it has borne the brunt of Donald Trump’s economic attacks via tariffs and geopolitical threats upon their sovereignty. Australians just don’t like extremists  and feel betrayed after decades of carrying water for its perceived big brother in various conflicts. The shared feeling is, ‘how dare Donald Trump shit all over our loyalty like some mob boss demanding fealty beyond what has already been constantly shown in spades.

Those On The Right No Longer Stout Defenders Of Free Speech Australians have stopped travelling to the US, if it is not securely work related, as the stories of people being held at borders have sent worrying messages to those not aligned with the Trump regime policies. Indeed, overseas visitors per se have dramatically dropped off to the USA. “Are Australians avoiding the US? Yes, according to the US International Trade Administration. Their latest data shows Australian visitor numbers plummeted 7 per cent in March this year, compared to March 2024. That's the sharpest drop in Australian visitors the US has seen.” - (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/australians-appear-to-be-avoiding-travel-to-the-us/105124236) Donald Trump has assembled a cabinet full of extremists and cranks; therefore, nobody knows what curtailment of free speech and rights will occur next. The Right has been shown to be hypocritical in their previous upholding of free speech in America. Suddenly, when they are in power universities and academics are being penalised and disappeared if they have written or said anything critical of the policies of the US and its special ally Israel. The once great defenders of free speech have fallen silent as ICE go about grabbing people off the streets and deporting them to a foreign jail in El Salvador without due process. He specifically referred to conservatives’ obsession with “free speech” and the liberal “thought police”, while arguing in the same breath for CNN to be banned from the airwaves, among other proposed cancellations and censorship. “Generally, you’ve gotta search the archives for contradictions on one’s stated principles, dig through policy papers to uncover private actions that are undermined by someone’s public stance, but this is so blatant,” said Stewart. “I can’t wrap around it. It’s not even the hypocrisy, it’s that they so fetishize free speech, this thing that they do not in any way actually practice.” Stewart cited Trump banning the AP from the White House for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico to “the Gulf of America”, and the detainment of Columbia student protester Mahmoud Khalil. “These guys don’t give a fuck about free speech,” he said. “They care about their speech. It’s such blatant hypocrisy.” - (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/25/jon-stewart-republicans-free-speech-trump)

A View From The Tops To Where We Were Heading It is one thing to bemoan woke policies and wish to blame your own discontent on soft targets like migrants, refugees and LGBTQI folk but quite another to strip citizens and denizens from their human rights. The parallels with the Nazis are, perhaps, too close to the bone of the matter? Politics is about power and the getting of it dominates the efforts of those involved. Getting elected and governing are quite separate things. Galvanising populist rage is one skill but having to govern for all of the population is a distinctly different responsibility. Trump is making a king sized mess of things. The cost to America will be in the hundreds of billions and, perhaps, trillions. The damage to lives will be long lasting; and whether many public institutions will ever recover is doubtful. The Right is on the nose for good reason. We are fortunate to get this prescient view of where we were heading. Right Wing Champions Are In It For Their Own Aggrandisement These folk don’t care about the things that they are championing, as they are in it for the power and the wealth it brings. The price of eggs aint getting any cheaper in America, as promised by Trump. Indeed, his tariffs will push the prices of most thing up and inflation will be back for all of us around the globe. Hire clowns and you should expect a circus. Trump’s cabinet are bereft of economic expertise and expertise, more generally, in governing. The important message for most of us is that you cannot rely on the old hierarchies anymore. America is now an unreliable ally and world leader. It is no longer safe to have so many eggs in this basket. Our politicians will all have to reframe their assumptions about the world stage and global power. America has shot itself in the foot but the wounds may be far greater and it has a propensity for fire arm’s injuries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pt2FI-QwU Peter Dutton Australia’s Champion On The Right Peter Dutton, in Australia, has been having trouble declaring his financial interests. You would think a politician who served in government in ministerial positions for so many years would be competent in this regard. Indeed, as an ex policeman one would assume that he would be rigorous in all things to do with the law. Not so, alas. Multi million dollar family trusts are usually set up to minimise tax and occasionally to hide stuff from prying eyes. Is this the behaviour of someone dedicated to serving the Australian people? Or is it a bloke having a bob each way? These financial arrangements are not slight, rather they are substantial. Peter Dutton and his family empire own 26 residential properties, I believe. Many Australians are unable to afford a single family home. Many cannot, currently, cope with the high rents forced upon them by an economy valuing homes way beyond the average incomes of Australian workers. Dutton was a minister for nearly 10 years of Coalition governments. He and his ilk are responsible for the current economic climate in Australia.

“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was the beneficiary of a family trust for two years, but did not disclose this to parliament. Four Corners investigated property records for both leaders, finding Mr Dutton's family, with his father Bruce, made almost $15 million over 20 years. Documents show Mr Dutton's family also had a long business history with former childcare mogul Eddy Groves and his family.” - (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-28/peter-dutton-failed-to-disclose-interest-in-family-trust/105217880) “The LNP Coalition are never shy in making big statements about emotive topics like defence and law and order. Security is supposedly their thing. Expensive Coalition promises lite on detail. “$21 billion on defence”, as if just saying a big price tag will make Australia safer. Unfortunately, for us, it is a tiny bit more complex than that in the real world. Mere words and brash statements without proper costings are par for the course with the Coalition.” - (https://wordsforweb.com.au/expensive-coalition-promises-lite-on-detail/) Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump. ©WordsForWeb

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Classical gets queer as composers & Queerstories unite for Midsumma

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/classical-gets-queer-as-composers-queerstories-unite-for-midsumma/

Classical gets queer as composers & Queerstories unite for Midsumma

12 Queerstories equals 12 world premieres, as Divisi Chamber Singers and the LGBTQI+ storytelling project Queerstories combine for Midsumma.

Classical music meets club and cabaret as stories of resilience, resistance and fierce queer pride are set to music sung in soaring harmony this Midsumma.

Composing an anthology of completely new work, twelve queer composers have drawn inspiration from twelve queer writers.

Taking their inspiration from the national LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden Queerstories.

Youth-lead Divisi Chamber Singers have been working on Compose Queer X Stories for a very long time.

Divisi Chamber Singers is a youth-led, not-for-profit organisation that supports early-career creative artists.

They challenge what audiences and the industry expect from vocal concerts.

Breaking down established norms of classical music through commissioning and performing innovative creative works and projects.

“We formed when we were in the Conservatorium, and are a vocal ensemble with a focus on social activism, particularly for LGBT people.”

“Classical music’s pretty stuffy.” Bailey Montgomerie from Divisi laughed,

“There’s a lot of ivory tower elitism and not much emphasis on new composers, particularly diverse voices.

“The works are very male-dominated, you’re performing old, dead, white European music.

“We want to sort of change that and help classical music uplift modern, living composers,”

“Composers who have different stories to tell from different parts of the community.”

Our mission is to tell diverse stories

Twelve emerging and established LGBTQI+ composers have taken their inspiration from the Queerstories archives.

Putting stories into songs creates connections across the community.

They selected works that spoke to their own identity, creativity or experience.

With more than 400 personal stories speaking of queer history, creativity, identity and experience that can’t have been easy.

“The chair of our board Cody Green is a force of nature,”

“He and Maeve from Queerstories have been in discussions about this project for a couple of years.

“It’s our mission to tell diverse stories and open classical music to the world of experiences in the queer community.

“Drawing on the dramatic inspiration from these stories is the perfect way to do it.”

Composers Sia Ahmad, Lucy Blomfield, Gabi Cadenhead, Connor D’Netto, Olivia Diamant, Leila Harris, Lillian Hearne, Cameron Lam, Caerwen Martin, James Rushford, Alex Turley and Sally Whitwell were asked to create works.

Drawing inspiration from stories by Liz Duck-Chong, Teddy Dunn, HANDSOME, Dmetri Kakmi, Paul Kidd, Fiona Kelly McGregor, Tommy Misa, Bastian Fox Phelan, Fletcher Quilty and Omar Sakr.

“They found a story that connects with them and they approached the authors, sort of collaborating to bring this new musical work into existence.”

This combination of authenticity, enthusiasm and drive to share uniquely diverse stories makes this an experience not to miss.

“For some of the younger composers, this is their first professional commission,” Bailey told us,

“We wanted to give them a platform to write their first commission in a bit of a non-normative setting.”

“The synergy that it has created is really exciting.

“We’ve selected and performed emerging composer’s work before, but never to this scale.”

Source: Facebook

This isn’t a stuffy matinee

This project marks the second iteration of Divisi’s Compose queer programming.

Developing work by emerging queer composers to tell our stories in new ways.

Breaking through classical barriers it’s an opportunity for composers to express their queerness at a professional level.

This isn’t a stuffy matinee.

These programs give voice to tell stories at a professional quality of musical expression.

“These are really established voices in the queer community, both from the musical and literary ends of the spectrum.”

“We feel this will do a lot of good in terms of opening up the classical canon to new voices,

“But also a lot of good for these emerging composers,” Bailey said,

“We’re hoping that it’ll give these younger composers an opportunity to shine and get recognition.”

“The life it creates for new works and the beating heart within a queer and creative world that still exists today is really exciting.”

Compose X Queerstories runs from the 6th – to the 9th of February at FortyFiveDownstairs during the Midsumma Festival.

Get your tickets here.

Source: Midsumma Website

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"Outlasting - Living Archives of Older Queers" e a importância da visibilidade de pessoas queer seniores

"Há outras pessoas como tu. Vai e encontra-as, porque quando as encontrares vais também encontrar-te a ti mesma." "Outlasting - Living Archives of Older Queers" e a importância da visibilidade de pessoas queer seniores

O documentário Outlasting – Living Archives of Older Queers, com estreia marcada para 2025, apresenta-se como uma poderosa celebração das vidas e lutas de pessoas LGBTQI+ seniores na Europa do Sul. Realizado por Nuno Barbosa e com direção científica de Ana Cristina Santos, o filme integra o projeto TRACE, que se debruça sobre a cidadania queer ao longo do tempo, analisando questões como o…

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The website this was originally hosted on no longer exists.

ELECTRONIC ACCESS AND PRINTED COPIES This publication may be downloaded at www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/lgbtqi/index.html

This is the kind of information that they are trying to wipe off the internet. Intersex people are real and deserve health equity, not erasure. I really appreciate the work of people archiving documents like this. LGBTQIA+ people are not going anywhere no matter how hard they try. We will not be erased.

The intersex community is diverse, and each intersex person has a different story and lived experience. Intersex people are artists and advocates, innovators and scientists, teachers and community leaders, parents, and family members. While no two intersex people are the same, sadly too many intersex people have experienced common forms of stigma and trauma because of the lack of access to affirming health care and barriers to health equity. This is especially true for intersex people with intersectional identities, including intersex people of color and intersex people with disabilities. Even as this report acknowledges the pervasive barriers intersex people face in our society and health care system, it makes clear that, when intersex people are affirmed and receive high-quality care, they can thrive.

—Advancing Health Equity for Intersex Individuals by the U.S. Department of Health and the Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

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I giggled at the original post, but then I remembered there's a real reason why. Because there aren't enough spaces. For safety, to meet and build community.

Some reviews of Alexis's documentary:

ALL WE’VE GOT is an inspiring and timely documentary about the power of community and the crucial impact of sharing physical space. Focused on LGBTQI+ women, it offers insights that resonate with anyone seeking to build resilient communities.

At a time when queer and trans individuals are under attack in many parts of the country and hundreds of queer spaces have closed, this film offers an insider’s view of the powerful cultural and social justice work we can accomplish when we come together. It also explores why preserving these spaces benefits everyone.

“In a time of cultural anxiety about the erasure of our Lesbian, feminist, and queer histories, Clements brings alive five sites where progressive collectives subvert brutal capitalism and racist exclusions with joy, shared struggle, respected desire, and gender complexities. For historians, for community activists, for poets, for philosophers of change, for the young and for the old, All We’ve Got is a text, a vision, a challenge, and a pleasure.”

Joan Nestle Lambda Award-winning Author and Editor Co-founder, Lesbian Herstory Archives

“All We’ve Got is a beautiful rumination on community, resilience, and resistance. Unlike so many laments about the disappearance of LGBTQ spaces for women, the film shows us a diverse range of ongoing spaces for queer women. In the end, it is a DIY call to action and a celebration of the creativity, moxie, and determination of LGBTQ women and the inclusive communities they insist upon creating and sharing.”

Jaime Harker, PhD Author and Professor of English Director, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, University of Mississippi

“Using impressive archival footage and intergenerational collaboration, Clements weaves together a story of identity, intersectionality, history, community, and family. Her incisive critique of gentrification examines interlocking systems of power under capitalism that create barriers for these communities, yet her repositioning of these voices and stories offers much corrective hope for a better world in which lesbian, dyke, queer, and trans folks survive and thrive across race, place, and space.“

Red Washburn, PhD Poet and Professor of English Director, Women’s and Gender Studies, Kingsborough Community College (CUNY)

This works for YouTubers as well lmao

[qnewsau]

William Yang's Milestone: A powerful reflection on queer culture

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/william-yangs-milestone-a-powerful-reflection-on-queer-culture/

William Yang's Milestone: A powerful reflection on queer culture

Celebrated Australian artist William Yang will take centre stage this February with his epic new performance, Milestone, at Asia TOPA.

Marking his 80th birthday, Yang invites audiences to journey through his extraordinary life and photographic archives, documenting Asian-Australian identity and queer culture.

Yang’s photographs and captivating stories are complemented by a haunting score performed live by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Internationally acclaimed Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin—a long-time friend and collaborator of Yang’s—composed a moving score especially for Milestone and will perform live on stage alongside the Orchestra and conductor Benjamin Northey for this performance.

Some of Yang’s most iconic work documents the birth of Australia’s LGBTQI+ rights movement, from the early days of Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras to the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 90s. Unassuming, evocative, and honestly examined, Yang looks back on his vast archive of photography, contemplating five decades of social change and the evolution of Australia’s bohemian artist community.

Reflecting on Yang’s work, art critic John McDonald of the Sydney Morning Herald writes, “All of us have similar stories… We have our own landscapes that we carry around in our minds, a gallery of missing friends, a personal list of life-changing moments, of triumphs and regrets.

“By focusing on his own life, Yang has produced a body of work that speaks a universal language, inviting us to forget about those differences that are only skin deep and reflect on the things that are truly important.”

Milestone is Yang’s most ambitious and personal performance to date. Don’t miss this one-night-only encounter with a legend of Asia-Pacific performance sharing his stories of immigration, sexuality, creativity, and family.

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York is the only dedicated LGBTQIA+ art museum in the world with a mission to exhibit and preserve LGBTQIA+ art and foster the artists who create it.

In the Preface for the publication entitled “Queer Holdings,” the editors Gonzalo Casals and Noam Parness write that “the act of presenting, archiving, and collecting queer art is still a political act. In this context, there is a renewed sense of urgency for queer visibility, but this context simultaneously opens opportunities for critical conversations and visualizations toward more expansive forms of visibility.”

This sense of urgency seems even more prevalent in today’s political climate, and in the time of growing hostility and violent crimes against many LGBTQIA+ communities. We stand together in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities here at Harvard and beyond.

November 20th was International Transgender Day of Remembrance as a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. Cassils, who is on the cover of the publication, is a transgender performance artist. They make their body the material for a form of social sculpture to address the history of LGBTQI+ violence, representation, struggle and survival.

Image: Cropped image from the front cover. Cassils. “Becoming an Image Performance Still No.4, National Theater Studio, SPILL Festival, London 2013”, C-print. 22”x30”

Queer holdings : a survey of the Leslie-Lohman Museum collection Edited by Gonzalo Casals and Noam Parness. Munich : Hirmer Verlag, [2019] 264 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm English HOLLIS number: 99154382110903941