Tag: politics
Dance or Die
Ahmad Joudeh is a very talented dancer who is passionate about his art. He is also a Syrian, and living and working at his craft in his own country under the present regime is impossible. Its the reason he had the back of his neck tattooed with a very simple mantra : Dance or…
Queer Britain : Out On The Streets
In the third episode on the UK’s BBC new ground-breaking TV series Queer Britain presenter YouTuber and journalist Riyadh Khalaf explores the issues behind the statistic that one in four young homeless people in Britain identifies as LGBTQ+. He meets rough sleeper Damian on the streets of Birmingham, follows John as he is re-housed into a temporary flat in Scotland, and speaks…
There’s nothing wrong with you : Wrabel’s powerful video for the Trans Community
Openly gay singer/songwriter Stephen Wrabel, known simply as Wrabel, has penned this beautiful haunting melody that has been made into such a powerful and highly emotional video starring trans actor August Aiden as a response to Trump’s attacks on the transgender community. In an open letter, Wrable wrote : i wrote this song on february 23rd.…
TeeTee Dangerfield : the 16th transwoman of color killed in 2017
Just take a moment out to today to think of TeeTee Dangerfield. You would have not heard of her until now but 32 year old TeeTee was fatally shot in College Park, Georgia, on Monday morning for just being herself. She was the 16th transgender person of color to be killed in 2017. To…
Congresswoman Maxine Walters rocks
Congresswoman Maxine Walters of California rocks. This 79 year old politician who has been in the House since 1991, been one of the most vocal advocates for LGBTQ rights, and has single-handedly fiercely opposed the dangerous and clown-like antics of Trump more than the rest of the whole of the Democratic Party put together. When…
