queer politics

  • When did queers become gay……and why?

    When did queers become gay……and why?

      Have you ever wondered how and why the LGBTQ community adopted the word ‘gay’ to describe ourselves?  Well, the PBS digital channel Origin of Everything dug deep to find out where the word originally came from, looking at the early uses, and when it evolved into something pertaining to sexual orientation.  So now you know.  Or you…

  • Mykki Blanco goes Out Of This World

    Mykki Blanco goes Out Of This World

      This new documentary from I-D follows the journey American rapper and activist Mykki Blanco takes to explore queer culture in Johannesburg.  Blanco, who has used different pronouns throughout her career,  is fearless and funny as she seeks to breakdown barriers and share all her new experiences with such infectious energy  and vitality. “I was…