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we were there right by the Kid Zone, and loved seeing all the youngins participating.
Said one pair of parents:
“We’re just really big on diversity and accepting everybody. We just want to show her different lifestyles and different things."
"We want her to know acceptance. That’s the world she’s going to grow up in. Anything you want to be is OK. This is our second year back, first year with [our daughter]. It’s awesome, and we plan to be back again.”
What’s your drag name?
Gay Chinese-American Kyle Chu has forged an identity through drag, an alter ego named Panda Dulce who tells her story by telling stories. She participates in Drag Queen Story Hour at San Francisco Public Library.
“I want her to be exposed to lots of different ideas of beauty,” says one parent, regarding his young daughter who he brings to watch Panda Dulce read.
Kyle also works as a social worker, so he knows the importance of early exposure to different people in developing empathy and compassion within children.
Watch Kyle’s video with Fusion here.
We couldn’t have said it better, Yuhua! The #DragRace queen encourages you to be whoever you want to be, as long as it’s YOURSELF! 🌈💕
This #PrideMonth we partnered with VH1 to celebrate members of our #LGBTQ family that are living their lives LOUD and PROUD! Let’s help share a message of love to all the #LGBTQ kids out there!
For #WomensHistoryMonth, it’s time to highlight drag queen, trans rights activist, and community worker Sylvia Rivera! Sylvia was born to Puerto Rican and Venezuelan parents in New York City, raised primarily by her grandmother who disapproved of her feminine behavior. After living on the streets at 11 years old, she was taken in by the local drag queen community.
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Her LGBTQ+ activism began in the early 1970s, when she joined the Gay Activists Alliance and co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) with Marsha P. Johnson to serve homeless queer youth and fight for discrimination protections.
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Throughout her life, Slyvia was also a fierce advocate for low-income LGBTQ+ youth and LGBTQ+ people of color, which often caused conflict with LGBTQ+ organizations that were primarily made up of white and middle class members. Today, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project lives on dedicated “to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence."
Time to d-d-d-drop some knowledge about LGBTQ+ terms!
Today’s term is non-binary: A person whose gender identity does not conform to the gender binary, which is the erroneous idea that only two distinct and opposite genders exist (man and woman). In reality, many genders exist, and have existed throughout history! Some nonbinary people identify with more than one gender, while others don’t identify with any.
The important thing: there are many ways to be nonbinary, and everyone’s experience with gender is different.
Want more? Writing Our Own Dictionary premieres on our Youtube October 6th! Subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode. In the meantime, check out our terms glossary at itgetsbetter.org/glossary.
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Anonymous asked:
My dear lgbt+ kid,
I kept this message in my drafts for a long time because it’s so kind - and also because it reminds me that I am doing my best to support people.
I tend to feel guilty for not doing more, for just writing silly little letters on tumblr. Your message really provides a different perspective: I took time to make a whole blog just to share love and comfort! Yay, me!
Seriously, thankyou <3
With all my love,
Your Tumblr Dad
