“I’m not likely to grow anymore… Except sideways.”
you and me both, Pip.
“I’m not likely to grow anymore… Except sideways.”
you and me both, Pip.
josé julio sarria, gay latino who ran for public office in 1961 - many many years before harvey milk
he ran for the san francisco board of supervisors and almost won by default, until people noticed there was a gay man running and immediately submitted everyone possible for the position. he didn’t win, but he still got 6000 votes, which shocked conservatives
he was also a drag queen popular at many of the balls at the time…and he still does it today (lookin good for a guy in his late 80s)!
+ he has worked with political activism and community organizing his entire life!
Note: As a person of color, I have no responsiblity to be “nice” to you if I see you being racist about my culture, my people, my history. If I find you using your white privilege on me or a POC issue, I will speak up. I will not engage in “respectful discourse” and I will not use “polite”…
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George Orwell (via bruisingfetish)
I’m telling you
I’m f*cking scared
Panicky even
They’ve been doing this to Black people for centuries
And now they’re beginning with Latino Studies.
Arizona is f*cking Ground Zero and we have to fight the persecution of Latino/Hispanic people.
(via curiouslycool)
Oh they didn’t just start with Latinos/Hispanic people
For years upon years in the South West, they literally outlawed spanish speaking children from speaking it in schools. My own Spanish teacher admitted she didn’t learn until college because she was punished by teachers in school for doing so.
She and others she knew had to seek out even the bare mentions of Chicano/Latino history and even then could scarce do academic papers and research because of a lack of resources or Professors who said what they did wouldn’t add to any field/lacked validity/bullshit.
(via hamburgerjack)
When you discuss the wage gap, here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Only white women make $0.77 to a man’s dollar.
- Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
- Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
Intersectionality matters.
Harry Potter: The Boy Who Felt Extremely Awkward In Almost Every Situation
