3 Queer Women of Color Musicians Headlining the 2013 Annual Women’s Rock! Concert
- Published in: Music, Music Amplify
We’re featuring three women of color musicians you should know. Check them out and tell us about your favorites. …
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No Longer Invisi(BI)le: 10 Bisexual Women of Color to Celebrate #QWOCTalk
- Published in: Activism & Politics, Bisexuality, Featured, History: Past, Present, and Future, Special Series
QWOC Media Wire profiles bisexual women of color who are standing up for bisexual rights and visibility everyday. …
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To be Loved or to be understood? The Struggle Between Culture and Sexuality
- Published in: Family & Parenting, Featured, Health & Wellness, Latinidad
“There are so many myths about our queer lives that still exist in our Latin@ community; from queerness being a choice or a psychological disorder to us not wanting children and being possessed by demons. And we don’t talk about these issues because the cultural expectation (especially of our elders) is to not go against the grain.” Sarahi Yajaira
One Latina shares her struggle with expressing both her culture and her sexuality. …
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Yollada “Nok” Suanyot Becomes First Trans Woman Politician in Thailand
- Published in: Activism & Politics, Asian Invasion, News, Trans-lucent
QWOC Runs for Office…With Success! Yollada “Nok” Suanyot becomes highest ranking Trans Woman politician in Thailand…
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The Counter-argument: You’re Making the Wrong Choice
- Published in: Asian Invasion, Coming Out, Family & Parenting
One Chinese lesbian shares her experiences on coming out, her mother, and choices. …
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Spotlight: Li Yuchen – Asian Pop Culture Icon Challenges Gender Norms in China
- Published in: Asian Invasion, Entertainment & Culture, Music, The Gender Spectrum
Spotlight on Li Yuchun, on of China’s first masculine of center female celebrities, using media to change the conversation around gender/sexuality in the country…
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A Lesbian Latina’s Adventures with Interracial Relationships: To Speak or Not to Speak Spanish?
- Published in: Featured, Latinidad, Love & Relationships
When I was in college, I dated white-women because English-speaking queer women was “all there was.” And while I didn’t mind then, the truth is… I do now. I don’t want to explain every single story, conversation or joke. When I have to constantly interpret, things gets lost in translation –including our connection, but mainly my sanity. …
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Coming Out as Capitalist in Queer Spaces
- Published in: Desi Daily, Featured, Money & Finance
“I generally find coming out as ‘queer’ in corporate and tech spaces much less intimidating than coming out as an ‘economic consultant’ in queer spaces.” Our newest contributor, Lola Kutty, shares her experience being ostracized from anti-capitalist spaces due to her job as a consultant.…
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Morgan Collado, Contributor
- Published in: Contributors, Our Team
Morgan is a trans women of color who writes about social justice, poetry, and creativity as a path to healing, among other things. …
Read moreRepost from Politics Daily: ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Tougher on Minorities, Women
- Published in: The Gender Spectrum
By BONNIE ERBE’ Here’s one thing you probably know about “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Pentagon policy on gays and lesbians in the military. As my colleague Patricia Murphy reports, a bill to dismantle this outdated policy is wending its way through Congress. Here’s one thing you probably don’t know about the 17-year-old law that…
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