Today we begin a conversation about the LGBTQ movement in the United States, with a nod to our Canadian friends as well. In order to properly introduce issues facing LGBTQ people into the larger context of socio economic and political topics we cover on UNFTR, we wanted to start with a conversation about the evolving language of inclusion and representation within the LGBTQ community. 

Resources

Edmonton CityNews: Hope blossoms as first two-spirited MP elected

Code Switch: Is It Time To Say R.I.P. to P.O.C.?

Geneseo: Understanding Gender Identity and Gender Expression

PBS: American Experience- Stonewall Uprising

New York Times: The Stonewall You Know Is a Myth. And That’s O.K

Human Rights Campaign: Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2021

National Center For Transgender Equality: LGBTQ People Behind Bars

Human Rights Campaign: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions

The Williams Institute: Poverty In The Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Community

Columbia Journalism Review: How the word ‘queer’ was adopted by the LGBTQ community

LGBTQIA Resource Center: UC Davis Resource

Book Love 

Eric Cervini: The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America

Joey Mogul, Andrea Ritchie + Kay Whitlock: Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States

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