A Star-Forged Ruby

RIP James Earl Jones (1931-2024)

Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.

It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.

no white gay boy will ever reblog this, watch:

no white gay will reblog this

no white lgb person will reblog this

Without Stonewall, without the efforts of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, the LGBTQ Community wouldn’t be where it is today. Don’t forget the roots, don’t forget the catalyst.

and then TERFs wanna be like, “hmm well the LGBT community existed before Stonewall!”

but like…Becky, of course LGBTQ+ people existed before Stonewall. We’ve all existed since the beginning of time. But the movement got a shock to its senses, a jump-start, a rocket-into-space when that glass shattered via Marsha P. Johnson, and when Sylvia Rivera was up on-stage protesting guess who was on the sidelines heckling her?

The same fuckers who won’t ever reblog or acknowledge this

My apologies to the original poster as I photo captured this post to add to the thread-I reposted this last year for pride and expect to repost it every year I have left-it’s our history people.

Marsha P. Johnson allegedly died of suicide in 1992, and her death was never investigated. Even I, a mere prole, could catch the “she was murdered” vibes from the circumstances surrounding the discovery of her body.

Without a trans black woman, LGBT+ rights would not exist. Never forget. Never “pay it no mind”.

R E M E M B E R

And whatever you do, don’t watch that awful movie Stonewall.  Go watch a documentary on Marsha P. Johnson instead.

there’s a wonderful documentary on netflix called the death and life of marsha p. johnson! very powerful watch.

every white person ever should reblog this

Official graveyard post. +Bonus

Today we lost the iconic artist Faith Ringgold whose quilt work beautifully presented black, and especially black female, life and culture. Rest in power sister <3

here's a link to the fundraiser set up by nex's mother. warning, they are misgendered in the description. an update corrects this and states that their headstone will say nex benedict.

they're currently way over goal, but the excess is going to other transgender teens.

Predator (1987) dir. John McTiernan

Born on February 5, 1995 — today should have been Trayvon Martin's 29th birthday. 🤍

The Smithsonian's African American History Museum now displays Trayvon Martin's Space Camp jumpsuit.

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, originally thought to be among the hostages in Gaza was identified as dead today. Vivian helped found and was active in a number of peace organizations, such as the The Alliance for Middle East Peace, The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, and Women Wage Peace an organize of Israeli and Palestinian women dedicated to bridging the gaps left by normal politics. For over 10 years Vivian met patients from Gaza at the border and drove them to treatment in Israel acting as a translator and helping with Israeli security forces.

may her memory be a blessing

woke up to the absolutely gut-wrenching, horrifying news that mexican magistrate jesús ociel baena, the first nonbinary person to occupy that position in latin america, was murdered in their own home in aguascalientes alongside their partner

they were very beloved by the queer community in mexico and not only are we mourning, we are raging

rest in peace, magistrade. your legacy will prevail, and you will not be forgotten

Jude Milhon believed in learning how to hack "as a martial art -- a way of defending against politically correct politicians, overly intrusive laws, bigots and narrow-minded people of all persuasions"

And she particularly wanted to introduce women to the joys of hacking.

"Women may not be great at physical altercations, but we sure excel at rapid-fire keyboarding"

"We should look at the Internet as the life-skills school so many of us girls never attended, and get out there and learn to conquer our fears of not being nice enough, not being polite enough, not being strong enough, not being pretty enough, or smart enough or anything enough."

Harry Belafonte, one of my personal favourite singers, passed away today at the amazing age of 96. Harry was not only one of the greatest artist and entertainers of our time, but he was also a champion for civil rights, including LGBTQ+ rights.

He was a close friend of another of my favourites, Jim Henson. Going so far to speak at his memorial and sing a song he had made famous on the muppet show.

Rest in Power, sir.

Judy Heumann passed away today. She was an amazing disability advocate who was on the forefront of disability activism for literally decades. She founded Disabled in Action, lobbied for independent living for disabled people, partipated in the longest sit in of a federal building in the United States with the 504 sit in, worked with multiple presidential administrations to improve disability rights, and so much more. I cannot stress how much she did for disabled people and how much she'll be missed. May her memory be a blessing.

[image description: a black and white photo of Judy Heumann during the 504 protests in 1977. She has short hair and glasses and is wearing a "Sign 504" sticker on her jacket. She is speaking into a microphone]

Judy Heumann is widely considered the mother of the disability rights movement. She has been fighting since the very beginning, and she never stopped.

Tyre Nichol’s mother has set up a memorial fund to help pay for mental health services for his family and a memorial skate park in his name. If you cannot donate, please share.

GoFundMe's official twitter confirms this is verified, for those who like to check.

RIP Irene Cara. We will remember your name.

Irene Cara's music and her voice were so influential on me. I choreographed my first dance piece because of her. I sang more because of her. We've lost her too soon.

The names of the Club Q victims are out. Let’s pay our respects to each of them and celebrate their lives.

Daniel Davis Aston, 28

Daniel was a bartender at Club Q. An outspoken trans man, he continuously helped raise donations for Black trans people on his Instagram. He was “the light in every room” according to his close friend.

Raymond Green

Raymond was celebrating his friend’s birthday when the shots broke out. His friend Rich apprehended the shooter as he died. After his death, his girlfriend posted on Facebook, “u are my home. my heart. my everything. u changed my life. u made life worth living.”

Kelly Loving, 40

After moving from Florida, Kelly was new to the Colorado scene. A nurturing soul, she was “like a trans mother” to her friends. “She was loving, always trying to help the next person out instead of thinking of herself. She just was a caring person,” her sister told the New York Times.

Ashley Paugh, 35

Ashley and her friends decided to go to Club Q after spending time shopping and getting dinner together. She was a family woman and “lived for her daughter” according to her sister. She is survived by her husband and 11-year-old child.

Derrick Rump, 38

Always bubbly and joking, Derrick had no shortage of friends in the community. He was a part owner of Club Q. “He was a kind loving person who had a heart of gold,” his mother told reporters. “He was always there for my daughter and myself when we needed him also his friends from Colorado which he would say was his family also. He was living his dream and he would have wanted everyone to do the same.”

Colorado Gives is the official donation site for the survivors and victims’ families. Please donate if you can!