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Happy Pride Month 
! here's to past, present & future LGBTQIA lives, and also to fighting oppression in all forms. This month I'm going to try & share a few LGBTQIA individuals' lives that I find esp interesting/inspirational. On that note...
! here's to past, present & future LGBTQIA lives, and also to fighting oppression in all forms. This month I'm going to try & share a few LGBTQIA individuals' lives that I find esp interesting/inspirational. On that note...
Gertrude âMaâ Rainey, âmother of the bluesâ, 1886â1939, was the most popular 1920s blues singer-songwriter. In 1928, she sang âWent out last night with a crowd of my friends. They mustâve been women, âcause I donât like no menâ. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-queer-black-woman-who-reinvented-the-blues
Meet Gladys Bentley, Harlemâs most famous gender-nonconforming lesbian and tuxedo-wearing 1930s blues star. During the McCarthy era, the story turns tragic, but a fascinating, illuminating life. Hereâs her belated (2019) New York Times obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/gladys-bentley-overlooked.html
also, especial love to LGBTQIA people of colour & to anyone stuck (because of Covid-19 or generally) in a place where they can't be themselves at all, let alone celebrate their identity & fight for their rights.
