Will look at the complex identities and struggles of transnational queers, especially those from Muslim countries like Egypt, Kyrgyzstan; and humorist PhDyke Mickey Eliason, talks about her book the Dyke Diagnostic Manual and the “multi-faceted pathological phenomenon” she terms dyke drama.
Undocuqueer or undocumented Queer immigrants coming out and organizing with the Immigrant rights movement and the voices of homeless Queers in NYC.
Black Trans men talk about dealing with the trauma of Transphobia, racism and sexism and finding healing in poetry, community and activism; and gay bar owner Concetta DeLuca talks about life before Stonewall, in a small gay bar 50 years ago.
Sarah Schulman and Jabir Puar talk about how the some gays have become incorporated into the state and Gay rights is now being used by some states like Israel to demonstrate how democratic they are to disguise their human rights abuses of Palestinians by Israel or racism in the U.S
Radical queer activists Dean Spade, Kenyon Farrow and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore explain about what is wrong with the focus on Gay marriage, gay’s’ in the military and the mainstreaming of the gay movement what a radical queer movement would look like).
Host Miguel Guerrero presents an interview and the music of Mexican diva Jaramar, and the clasic song by Violeta Parra “Gracias a la Vida.” Proced by Miguel Guerrero.
Often a source of contention and public policy debate, immigration is an issue that hits at the core of the American experience. Immigration seems to fundamentally ask: what does it mean to be a citizen? What is lost and gained culturally when a person leaves her native land? We will be discussing the role gender … Continued
Sarah Holmes interviews herbalist Greta de la Montagne about herbal first aid and access to alternative health care.
