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River Gallo is an intersex rights activist, filmmaker, writer, actor, and model. Their film Ponyboi adapted from their short film of the same name premiered at Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. The film's director was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the festival. Their story is so amazing and I'm glad to share it with you today!
Sylvia Rivera was much more than stonewall. She had a long life filled with advocacy and love and white hot fury. Her anger and passion had her involved in the movement for gay rights and trans/drag visibility. Her legacy is one that will go down in history!
Brooklyn Liberation in 2020 was one of the largest protest actions for trans rights in history. In response to the killings of Layleen Polanco, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Riah Milton, Dominique "Rem'Mie" Fells, Muhlaysia Booker, Chanel Scurlock, and many more, Brooklyn Liberation is the day we heard Ms. Raquel willis proclaim for everyone watching to never doubt Trans Power.
Candy Darling was a trans Icon before we knew what trans Icons were! She lived a short life but that life was full of excitement and glamour!
Here is a letter to future trans femmes that I want to share with the world!
Wendy Carlos is today’s #30DaysofPride and the reason for the innovation of the Synthesizer and produced a track for A clockwork Organge, the title theme for The Shining and the soundtrack for the Disney film Tron.
James Patrick Zappalorti, a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, was the victim of a highly publicized, fatal gay-bashing attack on Staten Island, New York. The murder led to increased efforts to pass a statewide hate crime law, which was ultimately enacted in 2000. The corner of Kreischer St. and Androvette was renamed Jimmy Zappalorti Lane at a ceremony in 2023
Hello, Today is Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the celebration of the end of slavery. 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, the Union won the American Civil War ended on April 9, 1865. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, who had fought for the Union, led a force of soldiers to Galveston, Texas, … Continue reading #30DaysofPride: Day 19- William Dorsey Swann
I can't talk about queer history without talking about some of the most important acts of civil disobedience of the last century. ACT UP made waves during the late 80s and early 90s. However, the political climate, being what it is today, the group and the rhetoric of people who perfected Silence=Death have now started … Continue reading #30DaysofPride: Day 18- How ACT UP is still Making waves today
So you hear Staten Island, you think of the bad news that has plagued this "forgotten borough" of NYC. However, I'm going to give you a quick history lesson about the way gay liberation found it's way to the Island, through the borough's 2 public universities (They merged in 1978 to form the College of … Continue reading #30DaysofPride: Day 17-The College of Staten Island
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