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Free Our Future
Art created by Micah Bazant in collaboration with Mijente
We Are The Blessed Ones
Art created for Trans Day of Resilience 2017 by Art Twink, in collaboration with poet xoài phạm.
On their collaboration, the artist and poet wrote: As trans people of color, we rarely get a moment to play. To laugh. To relax. To enjoy ourselves and each other. We rarely are given relief from the constant possibility of assault. The news that swallows us all year round rings of Black trans femmes being murdered gruesomely. In our process together, we wanted to center joy: the joy of sisterhood, of relationships among trans people, and of love. Our art speaks to the deep love that carries on lineages of trans brilliance, whether our bodies are living or dead.
On ‘Girls Like Me’ and Queering YA Books: A Q&A With Author Nina Packebush
People across the gender, sexuality, and ability spectrum get pregnant and deserve to have their experiences reflected in literature.
Black Women’s Abortions Are Not ‘Black-on-Black Crime’
Black liberation is not measured in numbers of Black births; it is measured by thriving, autonomous Black lives.
A (Midwestern) Black Lesbian’s Reflections on 20 Years of Being ‘Family’
We call each other family because so many of us are blacklisted by our own families, so we find our kin in the LGBTQ community. My mind was blown, my heart broke open and I found my people.
Writer Checklist: Before You Hit Send
Want to write a surefire pitch and dazzle your editor? Turn these tips into your go-to checklist before you hit send on a pitch or draft.
In Yakari Gabriel’s First Poetry Book, The Afro-Dominicana Encourages Us To Own Our Truth
Through the book, young Afro-Latinas are able to relate to Gabriel’s poems and learn that standing firmly in one’s truth is one of the best ways to achieve your dreams.
Reina Gossett Wants Her Just Due
With an air of powerful defiance against a world that still devalues Black trans power, Gossett hopes her work will be just one brick in the long road to liberation.
Celebrating Black Mamas in Oregon
In Portland, 70 community members gathered to celebrate Black mamas.