When we ponder the concepts of religion and queerness, what images and issues come to mind? In discussions involving religion and LGBT issues for QPOC, the focus in mainstream media has almost always been on Christian families, churches, and communities, and the...
Seems everyone is weighing in on LGBT equality these days. Just a few days after Obama comes out in support of gay marriage, Beenie Man releases a video apologizing to the gay community for his homophobic lyrics. The YouTube video was posted on rototomsunsplash.com in...
“We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza,for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged… to avoid rejection, some of us conformto the values of the culture, push the unacceptable parts into the shadows.” ~Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua Through...
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance is hosting “Presence, Power, Progress” this July 19 to 22, a conference in Washington DC for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Over 300 LGBTQ Asian American and...
Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that gender identity discrimination is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To put it simply, Title VII makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees based on...
