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“In this country, lesbianism is a poverty-as is being brown, as is being a woman, as is being just plain poor. The danger lies in ranking the oppressions. The danger lies in failing to acknowledge the specificity of the oppression. The danger lies in attempting to deal with oppression purely from a theoretical base. Without an emotional, heartfelt grappling with the source of our own oppression, without naming the enemy within ourselves and outside of us, no authentic, non-hierarchical connection among oppressed groups can take place.”  —Cherríe Moraga, “La Güera” in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 

“In this country, lesbianism is a poverty-as is being brown, as is being a woman, as is being just plain poor. The danger lies in ranking the oppressions. The danger lies in failing to acknowledge the specificity of the oppression. The danger lies in attempting to deal with oppression purely from a theoretical base. Without an emotional, heartfelt grappling with the source of our own oppression, without naming the enemy within ourselves and outside of us, no authentic, non-hierarchical connection among oppressed groups can take place.” 

—Cherríe Moraga, “La Güera” in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 

Notes: 38 8/3/12 — 12:43am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZgZ6muQfRRTP Filed under: #Cherrie Moraga  #lesbiana  #chicana  #xicana  #indigena  #latina  #feminista  #queer  #queer chicana  #queer latina  #queer latin@  #queer chican@  #feminism  #anti-racism  #social justice 
Didn’t get a chance to see the Queer Latin@ Monologues (cuz I live in TX), but I wanted to share yet another example of Queer Latin@s doing it for ourselves and getting our stories out there in whatever format, vehicle, and medium we can! This production was a collaboration between DeColores Queer Orange County and Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble. Props to them for doing their thing!

Didn’t get a chance to see the Queer Latin@ Monologues (cuz I live in TX), but I wanted to share yet another example of Queer Latin@s doing it for ourselves and getting our stories out there in whatever format, vehicle, and medium we can!

This production was a collaboration between DeColores Queer Orange County and Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble. Props to them for doing their thing!

Notes: 7 7/26/12 — 2:20pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZgZ6muQ97ER8 Filed under: #queer latin@  #queer latina  #queer chicana  #queer latino  #queer chican@  #queer chicano  #queer  #gay  #lesbiana  #latin@  #chican@  #latina  #latino  #chicana  #chicano  #theater  #theatre  #art  #performance art 
UNSUNG SHEROES/HEROÍNAS Victoria Cruz is a transgender boriqua from the island but has lived in New York City since the age of 4.  In 1997, Victoria Cruz was a victim and is a survivor of sexual assault and harassment by four female co-workers.  After refusing to remain silent and hold her attackers responsible for their violent actions, she has dedicated her life to helping other TLGBQ folks, especially TLGBQ people of color survive and thrive despite their experiences with domestic violence, police brutality, and/or sexual violence.  Victoria Cruz works for the New York Anti-Violence Project and was recognized as one of the 2012 recipients of the Justice Department’s National Crime Victim Service Award. I/We honor her part and effort en la lucha for creating a more just and safe world.  We give thanks for the love and light she brings into this world that often does not contain enough of either.

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Victoria Cruz is a transgender boriqua from the island but has lived in New York City since the age of 4.  In 1997, Victoria Cruz was a victim and is a survivor of sexual assault and harassment by four female co-workers.  After refusing to remain silent and hold her attackers responsible for their violent actions, she has dedicated her life to helping other TLGBQ folks, especially TLGBQ people of color survive and thrive despite their experiences with domestic violence, police brutality, and/or sexual violence.  Victoria Cruz works for the New York Anti-Violence Project and was recognized as one of the 2012 recipients of the Justice Department’s National Crime Victim Service Award.

I/We honor her part and effort en la lucha for creating a more just and safe world.  We give thanks for the love and light she brings into this world that often does not contain enough of either.

Notes: 158 7/24/12 — 4:09pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZgZ6muQ0sP5U Filed under: #qpoc  #tpoc  #transgender  #transgender Latina  #transgender Latino  #queer  #genderqueer  #queer Latin@  #queer Chican@  #latin@  #chican@