Hello!
Here are the slides from my presentation:
Further Reading:
- GLSEN’s State Snapshot for Tennessee
Below are few videos and blog posts to read/watch in advance of my virtual visit to your class.
Read this: The ABC’s of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A
I’m not a huge fan of the linear spectrum in this video, but it’s great otherwise!
CW: alcohol consumption — this from an episode of Drunk History
Watch the whole playlist of Oprah interviewing Janet Mock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISsdSvJhniQ
Additional Resources
Blacklight Online
A magazine for black gays, features articles, book and album reviews.
Black Stripe
The Black Stripe represents the cooperative effort of Same Gender Loving (SGL) “Queers”: Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals and Transgender people of African Descent. It was inspired by discussions on GLBPOC and Sistahnet.
The Brown Boi Project
Located in Oakland, California, the Brown Boi Project “is a community of masculine center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and our allies committed to transforming our privilege of masculinity, gender, and race into tools for achieving racial and gender justice.
National Black Justice Coalition
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. NBJC’s mission is to end racism and homophobia.
The National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition
The National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition (NBGMAC) is committed to improving the health and well-being of Black gay men through advocacy that is focused on research, policy, education and training.
TGI Justice Project
The Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to end human rights abuses against transgender, intersex, and gender-variant people, particularly trans women of color in California prisons and detention centers.
Zuna Institute
Zuna Institute is a National Advocacy Organization for Black Lesbians that was created to address the needs of black lesbians in the areas of Health, Public Policy, Economic Development, and Education.