FAQs
WHY IS INTERSECTIONALITY IMPORTANT TO THE LGBTQ+ MOVEMENT?
Pride as we know it would have never existed had it not been for Black and Latinx transgender women like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Unfortunately, the modern gay rights movement tends to exclude transgender people and people of color. To be truly liberating, the LQBTQ+ movement needs to fight for everyone who identifies as LGBTQ+.
HOW CAN SUPPORT FOR THE LQBTQ+ MOVEMENT BE BETTER?
Instead of rainbow-washing their brand during Pride month, companies should take real action to support LGBTQ+ communities, whether that means hiring more people in the community, providing opportunities outside of Pride Month for LGBTQ+ people to be front and center in their marketing campaigns, and advocating for and donating to LGBTQ+ led organizations year-round.
Recommended Books & Articles
Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights (Queer Ideas/Queer Action Book 2) by Lisa Keen
LGBTQ+ LED ORGANIZATIONS
We highly recommend cross-checking organizations with Charity Navigator, who have also created a list of highly-rated LGBTQ+ organizations. Here are some of our favorites not mentioned on their website:
"As long as my people don't have their rights across America, there's no reason for celebration."
— Marsha P. Johnson
Videos & Podcasts
Food 4 Thot
In this podcast, a multiracial mix of queer writers talk about sex, relationships, race, identity
AnzalduingIt
Angélica Becerra and Jackie Cáraves passionately discuss all the ways in which their queer and Latinx identities intersect.
Femme Collectively
Femme, Collectively is a podcast made out of love and intention to create space for queer femmes. Co-hosts Corinne Kai and Rahel Neirene interview femmes on the intersections of gender, sexuality, emotional labor, sex, healing, and energy
Busy Being Black
The podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives.