A therapeutic relationship is a real relationship that requires thoughtful consideration. Mental health is finally being taken more seriously. Around 42.5 million Americans have a mental illness, and LGBTQ+ people are 3 times more likely to experience a mental illness, such as depression or general anxiety disorder. With mental illness being such a prominent issue...
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Marsha P. Johnson’s Life Isn’t White People’s Story to Tell
There are thousands of Black trans women who, if given the right resources, could have really educated us about the plight, successes and experiences of trans women of color. By Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins Last Wednesday Netflix released the documentary directed by David France, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. While the initial release...
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Music Monday Presents: Dre Genevieve
Queen Crescent’s Dre Genevieve is back with a new solo album, Strangely Free, and is donating proceeds to victims of the Ghost Ship fire. Oakland-based artist Dre Genevieve is no newcomer to the music scene or to community mobilization, but this may be the first time you’ve heard any of her solo work. With her...
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StyleCrush: Trans Activist Juniper Cordova-Goff
Blogger and QTPOC rights activist Juniper Cordova-Goff may be young, but she is not new to the scene. “There is power to a brown trans femme finding her voice,” Cordova-Goff says on her website. Name: Juniper Xiomara Cordova-Goff Age: 19 Location: Berkeley, CA Where did you grow up: El Monte/Azusa, CA Blog/Brand: juniperxiomara.com (coming soon!)...
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Why Did it Take a Mass Murder for People to Care About Queer and Trans POC?
June 12, 2016. In Orlando, Florida, a mass murder (one of the worst in modern American history) took place at Pulse, a LGBTQ+ club, during its Latinx Night. Many QTPoC lives were lost. All of a sudden, people that wouldn’t dare check up on a person of color, let alone one in the LGBTQ+ community, started to...