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Ironically it was a group of transgender performers who are credited with starting the LGBT movement in 1969. Since then we have been a shadow within it. We have been on our own. Well, we have the talent, the ability, the spokespeople, the strength and the courage within our own ranks to make our own stand and stand we must or else the ‘tipping point’ that has been discussed so much could very well capsize us.
Mey asked the women of the 2015 Trans 100 how everyone can do more to support trans folks in their communities. Here’s what they had to say.
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Willie Colón’s voice was my grandma dressed in her widow’s black counting novenas. It was End of Days empty, calling out for redemption. He sang like that time I asked my Grandma if my Dad loved me, like that time I got spanked for asking such an obvious question.

My answer for him, the answer I’ve created for us, was and still is, I’m not really sure how to love you, yet.

Gabby via Salsa Y La Naturaleza: How a Willie Colón Song Taught Me About Queerness and Love
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Last night was the first time a TV show with a principal Asian cast took on gay issues. That may not sound like a lot, but stop and digest that. There have only ever been two shows about Asian-American families, ever, on TV. Until last night, they have never directly addressed gay people or gay issues.
KaeLyn and Robin have a lot to say about last night’s super-gay episode of Fresh Off the Boat.
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For Bessie Smith to be so boldly queer as a celebrity and especially a woman of color in the early 20th century was powerful. To celebrate her for everything she was now – every last drop of her boisterous, promiscuous, defiant person – could still change everything.
HBO’s Bessie could give an honest glimpse into the queer career of the Empress of Jazz.
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When you’re dating one person, does every other person instantly become unattractive to you? Do you transition from being straight, gay or lesbian to being a Sandra-sexual, Matt-sexual, or Alanna-sexual? I didn’t think so. In my current relationship, I am having the best sex of my life, and I am still attracted to women. There are still women on the street who catch my eye. That doesn’t mean I’m in hiding from my true inner lesbian; it means I’m a living, breathing, queer human.
Ashley C. Ford is queer no matter who she’s with, damn it.
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Though trans people are enjoying a significant rise in visibility in many spheres, finding any movie with a trans actress playing a trans woman feels like cause for celebration. When it happens to be the lead role in a romantic comedy, it become a ground-breaking moment for trans media representation.
Mari had a whole lot of warm and fuzzy feelings about the groundbreaking, heartwarming, and totally queer film “Boy Meets Girl.”
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Now, thanks to the work of so many great organizations, we live in a world where when you say the word ‘family,’ you aren’t thinking of the Cleaver family anymore… you’re not thinking of a nuclear family with a white mom and white dad and 2.3 children… every family is unique.
Hannah chatted with Cathy & Marcy about their latest children’s album, “Dancin’ in the Kitchen,” and diverse families.
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