May 17th, 2012 marks the ninth anniversary of the International Day Against Homophobia. A Brief History This day of awareness, was initially started by Foundation Émergence as a national event held on June 4th, 2003 in Quebec, Canda. Soon after, the day took an...
I used to frequent queer women of color spaces when I first moved to Boston. I was thrilled about being in a real city (okay fine, it’s no New York or London, but I have decided to abandon that bar to save myself disappointment and despair about all other places in...
“They traveled deep into far-flung regions of their own country and in some cases clear across the continent. Thus the Great Migration had more in common with the vast movements of refugees from famine, war, and genocide in other parts of the world, where oppressed...
Originally posted at In Truth and Light. recently a friend of mine posted something to the effect of how LGBT POC’s needed to speak up about the realities of depression in our lives. i’ve been thinking about it for the last few weeks, as i have been battling my own...
I’ve lived in the same house, in the same suburb of Denver, Colorado for the past twelve years. Denver, especially, has a condensed Ethiopian community where we all attend the same church, go to the same schools, and take part in community activities. Most of the...
