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I stopped by CHANGE Philanthropy’s Unity Summit this week to join the Funding Queer Liberation panel discussion. I spoke about coming of age and organizing during the militarization of ICE post 9/11, the ways that immigrants have been criminalized in the US, and how the framework of criminalization is helping me make sense of the chaos from all the attacks on trans and queer lives. We must see these attacks for what they are: efforts to undermine the growing political power of LGBTQ people, People of Color, and the New American Majority. We cannot get to Liberation without having the clarity that this is about power. Philanthropy — here is my homework assignment for you: 1. Invest in orgs driving a new imagination for LGBTQ people through ACTIVE, year-round base-building, power building, and narrative change. 2. Structure funds for both long term and rapid response grants so frontline organizations do not have to make impossible calls around short term defense and long term power building. 3. Funding at the intersections - which means also funding the new, growing formations of Queer and Trans-led groups that may not fall into what people see as traditionally LGBTQ work. #unitysummit2023 #changephilanthropy #fundingqueerlib #lgbtq #immigration

Who dear, me dear, queer dear, no dear? Using the word ‘queer’ is a complex & controversial one, but with many people using the word to describe themselves, is it time we accepted the word? Read about the history and use of the word in my latest post👇 https://lnkd.in/eAkdhvPa

Can the relationship between queer and the state be saved? Find out in this interview with Samuel Clowes Huneke, author of QUEER THEORY OF THE STATE.

It’s National Indigenous History month and Pride Month! It’s that time of year when performative allies come out in crowds doing the “totally authentic” displays of allyship. 🌻The instant expert: just read a Wikipedia article on Indigenous peoples and now knows everything about Indigenous Peoples 🌺The fashion statement: rocks a dreamcatcher necklace or rainbow t-shirt and calls it “solidarity”. 🥀The social media warrior: Posts themselves at an event and can’t remember what they learned from the event. 🌷The over enthusiastic emoji user: uses every nature or rainbow emoji to show support. My dear budding allies, please remember to: 🧡listen more than you talk. 🧡learn from Indigenous and Queer community voices. 🧡Support Indigenous-led and LGBTQIA2S initiatives. 🧡Advocate for genuine change. Remember, being an ally is a lifelong commitment, not a monthly trend. Let’s dig deeper in understanding our true history and learnings. #IndigenousHistoryMonth #PrideMonth #RealAllyship

✍️ Political polarisation in the social media age ’The subverting influence of social media, the unpredictable rise of AI and deepfakes, the weakening of respect in our institutions – responding to these era-defining challenges may seem daunting, yet it provides the current and next generation of political leaders with a singular overarching mission: the restoration of trust.’ Glad to have contributed to this diverse collection of essays👇

Happy #Pride! Do you know about the queer history of the suffrage movement? Check out our past blog post for additional resources about the queering of the movement. https://lnkd.in/eYUiUD_n

If you are interested in reading more about #intersectionality, take a look at the blog post written by our colleague on #antisemitism and #homolesbobitransphobia in the Italian context: https://lnkd.in/ew6M5qYS

What an important new position paper from the Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights and the Independent Expert on SOGI. We as LGBTIQ human rights advocates are often so focused on the most horrific human rights abuses against our communities, including violence and imprisonment, that we pay less attention to other aspects of what it means to be human, including cultural life, and the non-negotiable rights of our communities to take part in creating culture. From the paper: "LGBT persons must enjoy their cultural rights without discrimination. All persons must be able to freely express their own world views, values, and ways of life, and take part in shaping the contours of cultural life." https://lnkd.in/evqBdjaA

Looking to queer your bookshelf in 2024? Then join us as we host a low-key, fun reading challenge on the Storygraph! The idea is simple: read even one queer book, and you can win this challenge! Once you’ve done that, you can explore our 39 bonus prompts, encouraging you to read queer books new and old, queer books from different genres, queer non-fiction books, and queer books about identities you are familiar with and those you’re unfamiliar with. We’ve been working on populating the list with suggestions (and would definitely love your help in fleshing them out, there’s so much great queer lit out there – I personally primarily read queer books from East Asia so those stories are rather over-represented in our suggestions right now!) and we’re really excited to see what books people read, what books people suggest, and how many queer books we, collectively, can read in 2024! https://lnkd.in/gxcXppTw

Happy Pride! I thought I'd share some from my new book, Queering Connection: Narratives of Healing in Relational Cultural Therapy with Queer and Transgender Clients with Cognella. In this little segment, I talk about Queer Autonomy, Liberation, & the Central Relational Paradox. If you're interested in knowing more, consider checking out the book here https://shorturl.at/dZ2WY