Projects tagged
LGBTQIA
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Pissed
Read more: PissedCassils has used clay, fire, photography, urine and the musculature of their own body as mediums to provoke, challenge and excite whoever experiences their singular creations. The internationally known artist strives to “hijack” the viewers’ experiences, so that anyone present…
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Raise Your Umbrellas: How Denise Ho went from Cantopop queen to pro-democracy activist
Read more: Raise Your Umbrellas: How Denise Ho went from Cantopop queen to pro-democracy activistIn Hong Kong in 2014 the song Raise Your Umbrella by Denise Ho and Anthong Wong became an anthem for the pro-democracy movement known as the Umbrella Revolution. The song was written after police fired tear gas into the crowds…
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Brick X Brick
Read more: Brick X BrickBrick x Brick is a public art performance that builds human “walls” against misogyny. It is organized by the Public Displays of Affection, a collective of artists, designers, educators and organizers that engages in nonviolent direct art action. During the…
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GLAAD and Ogilvy Launch “Protect This Kid” Campaign in Support of LGBTQ Youth
Read more: GLAAD and Ogilvy Launch “Protect This Kid” Campaign in Support of LGBTQ YouthOn Thursday, April 11th, GLAAD and Ogilvy, a global advertising, marketing and public relations agency, launched a bold worldwide digital campaign, “Protect This Kid,” in support of LGBTQ youth. 2024 has not been an easy year for LGBTQ people, youth…
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Pussy Riot Bring Their Music and Activism To Montreal
Read more: Pussy Riot Bring Their Music and Activism To MontrealPussy Riot are spreading their protests and activism beyond Russia. Away from Vladimir Putin’s censorship, they’re bringing their voices to Canada – a place where their message of resistance is resonating. On Nov. 1, as a chilling cold filled the…
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NYU Activist Group on the Streets
Read more: NYU Activist Group on the StreetsOn a sidewalk in the Village in downtown Manhattan, an African-American woman leans on her elbows and knees, wearing only black underpants. Scrawled in black marker all over her body are the words “Ain’t I a Woman?” Across the street,…
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Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda
Read more: Hannah Gadsby’s Gender AgendaFollowing the backlash of Netflix’s support of Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” comedy special, which featured racist transphobic “jokes”, Hannah Gadsby took a deal with Netflix to create a comedy special featuring genderqueer comics. The show, titled ‘Gender Agenda’, was tapped…
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LGBTQ Marriage Matching in China
Read more: LGBTQ Marriage Matching in ChinaSixth Tone – “A group of women trying to raise awareness of LGBT rights by advertising their single, gay sons and daughters at Shanghai’s “marriage market” were forced to disperse after a heated confrontation with other parents and security personnel.The…
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I want a president
Read more: I want a presidentInstalled on the occasion of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I want a president renders a poignant portrait of the cultural and political climate in the early 1990s in New York City with words that still resonate today. Zoe Leonard,…
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Voguing As Resistance
Read more: Voguing As ResistanceThere were still bloodstains outside the Midwood Mobil gas station on Friday night; a fresh sign taped to a lamppost read “A Hate Crime Happened Here.” This is the place where, less than a week prior, 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, a…