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A<\/b> is for <\/span>asexual<\/strong>, <\/span>aromantic<\/strong>, <\/span>agender<\/strong>, \u00a0and <\/span>Accomplices not Allies<\/strong><\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAn<\/span> asexual<\/strong> is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who they are. There is considerable diversity among the asexual community; each asexual person experiences things like relationships, attraction, and arousal somewhat differently.\u201d –<\/span>asexuality.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe <\/span>aromantic<\/strong> spectrum<\/span> encompasses people who feel that their romantic orientation is not within the bounds of what is traditionally considered romantic. They may lack romantic attraction to people, or experience it so rarely or in such a way that they relate more strongly to aromantic experiences than romantic ones.\u201d –<\/span>asexuality.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018<\/span>Agender<\/strong>\u2019 by definition means \u201csomeone without gender,\u201d and falls under the big, colorful trans umbrella. Just like someone might identify themselves as a man, a woman, genderfluid, and so on, a person who identifies as agender doesn\u2019t feel as if they belong anywhere on the gender spectrum at all.\u201d –<\/span>autostraddle.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Accomplices <\/i>Not <\/i>Allies<\/i>: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex<\/i><\/strong> is a zine — an independently published mini-magazine. \u201cDirect action is really the best and may be the only way to learn what it is to be an accomplice. We\u2019re in a fight, so be ready for confrontation and consequence\u201d \u00a0(Visit the link below to read online or print one for free!)<\/span> http:\/\/www.indigenousaction.org\/accomplices-not-allies-abolishing-the-ally-industrial-complex\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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B<\/b> is for <\/span>bisexuality<\/b>, <\/span>bikesexual<\/b>, <\/span>Joan<\/b> E. <\/b>Biren<\/b>, <\/span>boi<\/b>, and<\/span> butch<\/b> !<\/b>
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\n<\/b>Bisexuality <\/b>is \u201c<\/span>the capacity for romantic and\/or sexual attraction to more than one sex or gender.\u201d –<\/span>bisexual.org<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/a>Bikesexual <\/b>is one of Melina\u2019s favorite zinesters & is the author of the zine \u201cLearn how to make your own harness!\u201d which you can read & print for free <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Joan E. <\/b>Biren <\/b>(JEB) <\/b>is \u201can award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker who has been chronicling the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals for more than 30 years\u201d and graduated from Mount Holyoke 1966. –<\/span>mtholyoke.edu<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/a>Boi <\/b>– \u201c<\/span>A gender identity referring to a younger, butch lesbian in the butch-femme community, possibly taking on the manner and characteristics of a young heterosexual man; A young transman, or a transman who is in the earlier stages of transitioning.\u201d –<\/span>muhlenberg.edu<\/span><\/a>
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\n<\/b>Butch <\/b>– \u201c<\/span> a) A gender-role specifier within the LGBTQ community that implies a masculine (or non-feminine) identity, mannerisms, or traits. An individual may simultaneously identify as female, male, genderqueer, or some other gender identity. (Related: <\/span>Femme<\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. b) 1.’Masculine’ or macho dress and behavior, regardless of sex or gender identity. 2. A sub-identity of lesbian, gay male, or bisexual, based on masculine or macho dress and behavior. (See <\/span>Femme<\/span><\/i>). 3. ‘Butch it up’: To exaggerate masculine behaviors\u201d –<\/span>edu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    C<\/b> is for<\/span> consent<\/b>, <\/b>cisgender<\/b>,<\/b> Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same<\/b>,<\/b> Cliteracy<\/b>, <\/b>comics<\/b>, and <\/b>coming out<\/b>! <\/b><\/p>\n

    Consent<\/b> is a fully affirmative and freely given \u201cyes!\u201d (you can print out the zine Let\u2019s Talk About Consent Baby for free <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Cisgender <\/b>refers to individuals who identify with the gender prescribed to the sex they were assigned at birth.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same <\/b>(2012)<\/b> – \u201cA hilarious date movie for couples of all orientations. Tongue firmly in cheek, Madeleine Olnek\u2019s lesbian sci-fi comedy lovingly spoofs the black-and-white B-movies of yesteryear. Sure to become a staple of festival midnight-movie programs\u201d –<\/span>Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a> (watch the trailer <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Cliteracy <\/b>is a mixed-media educational art project about the clit by Sophia Wallace that can viewed <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    comics <\/b>are a \u201csequence of drawings\u201d that accompany a narrative. Popular American comic series historically feature LGBTQIA+ characters and examine politics of difference in a way that speaks to queer subculture. <\/span>Here<\/span><\/a> is a cool video about sexuality and gender in comics! <\/span><\/p>\n

    coming out of the closet<\/b> is the act of revealing one’s identity as anything other than heterosexual. <\/span>Darkmatter<\/span><\/a> asks: <\/span>\u00a0<\/b>\u201c<\/span>… what does it mean to make the onus of liberation on the individual (you! come out!) versus the system (you! eradicate the closet!)?…what does it mean to compel people to come out when we do not have the infrastructure to support them (homeless shelters, radical foster care, finances, emotional support, jobs, etc.)?\u201d Read the rest of this post <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    D<\/b> is for<\/span> DarkMatter<\/b>, <\/b>demiromantic<\/b>,<\/b> demisexual<\/b>,<\/b> dildo<\/b>, <\/b>drag <\/b>and <\/b>dyke<\/b>! <\/b><\/p>\n

    DarkMatter<\/b> is \u201c<\/span>a trans south asian performance art duo comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian.\u201d You can check out some of their work <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Demiromantic <\/b>– \u201c<\/span> A demiromantic does not experience romantic attraction unless they have already formed a strong emotional bond with the person.\u201d –<\/span>www.asexualityarchive.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Demisexual <\/b>– is \u201ca sexual orientation in which someone feels sexual attraction only to people with whom they have an emotional bond. Most demisexuals feel sexual attraction rarely compared to the general population, and some have little to no interest in sexual activity.\u201d –<\/span>demisexuality.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Dildos <\/b>– \u201ca vaguely-phallus-shaped device used for sexual gratification. Actually, they come in lots of shapes, from very-realistic penis-shape, to vegetables like corn cobs and zucchini, to dolphins\u201d- <\/span>lesbianhandbook.net<\/span><\/a> , (check out this feminist sex store <\/span>Self Serve<\/span><\/a> online for more info & resources; you may also go to the sensuality shop in Northampton,<\/span> Oh My!<\/span><\/a>, which is run and founded by a Mount Holyoke alum.) <\/span><\/p>\n

    Drag <\/b>is \u201cthe act of dressing in gendered clothing and adopting gendered behaviors as part of a performance, most often clothing and behaviors typically not associated with your gender identity. Drag Queens perform femininity theatrically. Drag Kings perform masculinity theatrically. Drag may be performed as a political comment on gender, as parody, or simply as entertainment. Drag performance does not indicate sexuality, gender identity, or sex identity.\u201d – <\/span>Gender Equality Resource Center Berkeley <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Drag Ball<\/b> is OUTreach\u2019s annual Chapin party w<\/span>ith student DJs, Student Drag Performances, photobooth, bartending services and more! <\/span>\u00a0Last spring, we sold out and raised <\/span>over $2000 towards a <\/span>Camp Outright<\/span><\/a> scholarship, QPOC week at MHC, and the <\/span>Lyon\u2019s Legacy Fund<\/span><\/a>!<\/span>
    \n<\/span>Our next Drag Ball will take place on February 13th, 2016. If you\u2019re interested in helping to plan Drag Ball, contact Stephanie Corrales at corra22s@mtholyoke.edu<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dyke <\/b>– \u201c<\/span>Originally meant to be a slur, it has been reclaimed by many lesbians who might use it to identify themselves of other lesbians. It is considered rude to use the word \u2018dyke\u2019 unless you self-identify as one.\u201d –<\/span>urbandictionary.com<\/span><\/a>
    \n<\/span>\u201c-a lesbian, frequently one with attitude\u201d –<\/span>    lesbianhandbook.net<\/span><\/a> (see also: diesel dyke –a very truck-driver-like butch)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Melina uses \u201cdyke\u201d as a gender identity. Feel free to contact her with any questions at baron24m@mtholyoke.edu<\/span>
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    Dykes to Watch Out For <\/b>is a comic strip series by <\/span>Alison Bechdel<\/span><\/a> that ran for 25 years (from 1983-2008). Dykes to Watch Out For is the <\/span>origin<\/span><\/a> of the Bechdel Test. (<\/span>The Bechdel Test<\/span><\/a> asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    E <\/b>is for<\/span> Ecuador: The Queer Edition<\/b>, <\/span>Everyone Is Gay<\/b>, <\/span>Ellen Page<\/b>, <\/span>Eloisa Aquino<\/b>,<\/span> Eileen Myles
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    \n<\/span>Ecuador: The Queer Edition<\/b> is a zine that can be read for free <\/span>    here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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    \nEveryone Is Gay <\/b>is a <\/span>    website<\/span><\/a> led by Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid, offering advice and education to LGBTQ youth and their parents.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Canadian actress <\/span>Ellen Page<\/b> who <\/span>came out last year<\/span><\/a>, now officially has a <\/span>girlfriend<\/span><\/a> that she\u2019s \u201cin love\u201d with as of September. Sorry, folks.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Eloisa Aquino<\/b> is the author of an award-winning zine series: <\/span>The Life and Times of Butch Dykes<\/span><\/i><\/a>!
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    \nEileen Myles <\/b>is a queer poet who might visit MHC<\/span><\/p>\n

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    F<\/b> is for <\/span>FAMILIA<\/strong>, <\/span>femme<\/strong>, <\/span>Femmepowered<\/strong>, <\/span>Frida Kahlo<\/strong>, <\/span>FTM<\/strong>, <\/span>Fun Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    FAMILIA <\/strong>– \u201cFAMILIA is a closed network of support and activism for LGBTQ+ people of color at Mount Holyoke College\u201d –<\/span>MHC FAMILIA\u2019s Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    femme <\/strong>– <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Femme is purposeful, tender, fierce, and belongs to *anyone* touched by it. It informs and is informed by our other identities – including but not limited to race, body size, shape, gender, sexuality, ability, age, class, or community. This can connect into other areas of our life – like our relationships, art, activism, day-to-day presentation, and beyond. But perhaps the best thing about femme is that it’s open-ended, alchemic, and creative – a creative force that gives us great power to draw upon while living in an often painfully racist, cissexist, femmephobic world. For some, femme is intentional, for others, it’s an accident, and sometimes it’s who we were right from the beginning. The point is – if “femme” resonates with you in any way, as a word, for whatever reason right now, then it is yours. It is all of ours. Femme is who we are in our hearts\u201d. – <\/span>2014 Femme Conference Steering Committee<\/span><\/p>\n

    Femmepowered<\/strong> <\/span>–<\/span> \u201cCreating and Supporting Femme Visibility at Mount Holyoke and Beyond.\u201d –<\/span>MHC Femmepowered\u2019s Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Frida Kahlo <\/strong>(1907- 1954) – was a Mexican painter who was openly bisexual. She was known to have made love to many other famous artists such as Diego Rivera (her husband), Georgia O\u2019Keeffe and Chavela Vargas. (<\/span>source<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    FTM<\/strong> <\/span>– “\u2019Female-to-Male\u2019 transgender person; Individuals who have started, are in the process, or have partially or fully transitioned from female to male. The FTM process does not necessarily include sex reassignment surgery.\u201d –<\/span> muhlenberg.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Fun Home <\/strong>– <\/span>a 2006 graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. It has recently been made into a Broadway musical.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    G<\/b> is for <\/span>gay<\/b>, <\/span>gender<\/b>, <\/span>genderqueer<\/b>, <\/span>gender fluid<\/b>, <\/span>Gloria Anzald\u00faa<\/b>,<\/span> Andrea Gibson<\/b>, <\/span>Girl In A Coma<\/b><\/p>\n

    gay <\/b>– \u201c<\/span>A person who is attracted primarily to members of the same sex. Although it can be used for any sex (e.g. gay man, gay woman, gay person), \u2018lesbian\u2019 is sometimes the preferred term for women who are attracted to women.\u201d –<\/span>umich.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    gender<\/b> -\u201d<\/span>A socially constructed system of classification that ascribes qualities of masculinity and femininity to people. Gender characteristics can change over time and are different between cultures.\u201d –<\/span>geneq.berkeley.edu<\/span><\/p>\n

    genderqueer <\/b>–<\/span> \u201c<\/span>A term which refers to individuals or groups who \u2018queer\u2019 or problematize the hegemonic notions of sex, gender and desire in a given society. Genderqueer people possess identities which fall outside of the widely accepted sexual binary (i.e. \u2018men\u2019 and \u2018women\u2019). Genderqueer may also refer to people who identify as both transgendered AND queer, i.e. individuals who challenge both gender and sexuality regimes and see gender identity and sexual orientation as overlapping and interconnected.\u201d –<\/span>umich.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    genderfluid <\/b>– \u201c<\/span>A person whose gender identification and presentation shifts, whether within or outside of societal, gender-based expectations.\u201d –<\/span>geneq.berkeley.edu<\/span><\/p>\n

    Gloria Anzald\u00faa <\/b>(1942-2004)- a lesbian Chicana feminist writer, cultural theorist, and feminist philosopher. She is best known for <\/span>This Bridge Called My Back: La Prieta <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Borderlands\/La Frontera: The New Mestiza<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Andrea Gibson <\/b>– a poet and activist. Their poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today’s society. Watch\/listen to her poem \u201cA Letter To White Queers, A Letter To Myself\u201d <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Girl In A Coma<\/b> – <\/span>an all-girl rock band \u201ctwo-thirds gay, all latina\u201d –<\/span>npr.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
    \nWatch their music video for \u00a0\u201cWalkin After Midnight\u201d <\/span>    here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    H<\/b> is for <\/span>Harvey Milk<\/b>, <\/span>harnesses<\/b>, <\/span>heteronormativity<\/b>,<\/span> HIV<\/b>, <\/span>Holly Woodlawn<\/b>, <\/span>homophobia<\/b>, <\/span>homonormativity<\/b>, <\/span>and<\/span> How To Get A Wellesley Girl (2008)<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    Harvey Milk <\/b>(1930-1978) – Was a gay rights activist and politician. He was one of America\u2019s first elected openly-gay officials. The movie Milk (2008) is about his life and death.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    A <\/span>harnesses<\/b>, or strap-on, is a sextoy used to attach a dildo to an individual (more info <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

    heteronormativity<\/b> –<\/span> \u201ca system that works to normalize behaviors and societal expectations that are tied to the presumption of heterosexuality and an adherence to a strict gender binary\u201d –<\/span>everydayfeminism.com<\/span><\/a>
    \n<\/span>(more: <\/span>    Heteronormativity in Queer Relationships<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    HIV <\/b>– \u201cHIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Unlike some other viruses, the human body cannot get rid of HIV. That means that once you have HIV, you have it for life. No safe and effective cure for HIV currently exists, but scientists are working hard to find one, and remain hopeful.\u201d –<\/span>aids.gov<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cThe global HIV and AIDS epidemic has always been closely linked with negative attitudes towards LGBT people, especially men who have sex with men (MSM); a group that is particularly affected by HIV and AIDS.\u201d –<\/span>avert.org
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    \n<\/span>    Anonymous HIV counseling and testing<\/span><\/a> are available at MHC\u2019s Health Center<\/span><\/p>\n

    Holly Woodlawn\u00a0<\/b>(1946-2015) was\u00a0a transgender Puerto Rican actress and former Warhol superstar who appeared in his movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972). Lou Reed\u2019s famous song \u201cWalk on the Wild Side\u201d was written about her. (<\/span>source<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n

    homophobia <\/b>– \u201clanguages and practices that support discrimination against and fear\/ hatred of LGBT people.\u201d –<\/span> Interrupting Heteronormativity<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/b>Homonormativity<\/b> is a word that addresses the problems of privilege we see in the queer community today as they intersect with White privilege, capitalism, sexism, transmisogyny, and cissexism, all of which end up leaving many people out of the movement toward greater sexual freedom and equality.\u201d –<\/span>everydayfeminism.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    How To Get A Wellesley Girl (2008)<\/b><\/a><\/span> – is a lesbian drama that was filmed at Mount Holyoke which you can watch for free<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    I<\/b> is for<\/span> identity<\/b>, <\/b>If You Should Try and Kiss Her<\/b>, <\/b>The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love<\/b>, <\/b>intersex<\/b>,<\/b> intergender<\/b>,<\/b> Indigo Girls<\/b>,<\/b> intersectionality<\/b><\/p>\n

    identity<\/b> \u201ccan be fluid\u201d -Sam<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>Identity politics<\/span><\/i> are political arguments that focus upon the interest and perspectives of groups with which people identify. Identity politics includes the ways in which people’s politics may be shaped by aspects of their identity through loosely correlated social organizations.\u201d –<\/span>Google<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    If You Should Try and Kiss Her <\/b>by Dressy Bessy <\/span>is a song from the lesbian movie But I\u2019m A Cheerleader (1999) that you can listen to<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love <\/b>(1996) – \u201c<\/span>Randy Dean (Laurel Holloman), a boyish lesbian who works at a gas station, has trouble performing in high school and is treated badly by bigoted locals because of her sexual identity. She begins an unlikely friendship with one of her school’s popular girls, the affluent Evie (Nicole Parker). But when their friendship blossoms into a romance, the two find themselves struggling with the intricacies and pitfalls of discovering love, and having to reveal their relationship to friends and family.\u201d -IMDb<\/span><\/p>\n

    watch the trailer<\/span> here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    intersex <\/b>\u201cis a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.\u201d –<\/span>Intersex Society of North America<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    more info here:<\/span> Brought to You by the Letter I: Why Intersex Politics Matters to LGBT Activism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    intergender <\/b>–<\/b> \u201cIntergender people have a gender identity that is in the middle between the binary genders of female and male, and may be a mix of both\u201d –<\/span>Nonbinary.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Indigo Girls<\/b> are a famous<\/span> lesbian folk music duo<\/span><\/a> that formed in 1985.<\/span><\/p>\n

    intersectionality<\/b> is a term coined by Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw that \u201cwas used to describe how different forms of discrimination can interact and overlap, and why it was necessary for feminists to take into account the needs of women from a variety of backgrounds when considering social questions and issues to advocate for. Although the term was originally used to describe how race and gender could intersect as forms of oppression, intersectionality has broadened to encompass a number of additional social factors \u2014 sexual orientation, nationality, class, disability and others.\u201d –<\/span>The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Watch a short video on intersectionality<\/span> here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    J<\/strong> is for <\/span>Janet Mock, Marsha P. Johnson<\/strong>,<\/span> Jos\u00e9 Esteban Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>, <\/span>Josephine Baker<\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Judith Butler<\/strong> and<\/span> Julio Salgado<\/strong><\/span> !<\/span><\/p>\n

    Janet Mock <\/strong>is a writer, TV host, and transgender rights advocate.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A popular quote from her is:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cI believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.\u201d –<\/span>janetmock.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Marsha P. Johnson<\/strong> <\/span>(1945-1992) \u00a0was a trans woman and gay liberation activist who was active in the Stonewall Riots. She also co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) with Sylvia Rivera.(<\/span>outhistory.org<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Jos\u00e9 Esteban Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong> (1967-2013) was a queer theorist who wrote<\/span> Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics<\/span><\/i><\/a> and<\/span> Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>In a startling repudiation of what the LGBT movement has held dear, Mu\u00f1oz contends that queerness is instead a futurity bound phenomenon, a \u2018not yet here\u2019 that critically engages pragmatic presentism. Part manifesto, part love-letter to the past and the future, <\/span>Cruising Utopia<\/span><\/i> argues that the here and now are not enough and issues an urgent call for the revivification of the queer political imagination.\u201d (<\/span>x<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Josephine Baker<\/strong> (1906-1975) was a bisexual dancer, singer, and actress. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, <\/span>Zouzou <\/span><\/i>(1934), or to become a world-famous entertainer (<\/span>x<\/span><\/a>). She also had many \u201clady lovers,\u201d including Frida Kahlo. (<\/span>x<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Judith Butler<\/strong> is a gender theorist (whose partner is<\/span> Wendy Brown<\/span><\/a>) who is most well-known for her book <\/span>Gender Troubles<\/span><\/i>, in which she argues that<\/span> gender is performative<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Julio Salgado <\/strong>\u201cis the co-founder of<\/span> DreamersAdrift.com<\/span><\/a>. His status as an undocumented, queer artivist has fueled the contents of his visual art, which depict key individuals and moments of the DREAM Act movement.\u201d –<\/span>juliosalgadoart.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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    K<\/strong> is for <\/span>Nia King<\/strong>, <\/span>K pasa USA<\/strong>,<\/span> Krudas Cubensi<\/strong>, <\/span>Kavindu Ade<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alison Kafer <\/strong>and<\/span> Kate Bornstein<\/strong> !<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>Nia King<\/strong> <\/span>is a<\/span> multimedia<\/span><\/a> journalist whose work focuses on political art by women, queer people and people of color. She is the author of <\/span>Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives<\/span><\/i> and the host and producer of<\/span> We Want the Airwaves podcast<\/span><\/a>.\u201d –<\/span>artactivistnia.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    K pasa USA <\/strong>– \u201cQueer Activist performance art pop band\u201d –<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Check out their video<\/span> \u201cNo Me Digas Ni\u00f1\/a\/o\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Krudas Cubensi <\/strong>\u00a0– \u201cOdaymara Cuesta and Olivia Prendes are Cuban Hip Hop MCs, Independent Musicians, Poets, Theater Performers, Educators representing Womyn, Immigrants, Queers and People of Color Action as a Central Part of World Change. They choose the art as a weapon to fight against oppression, for justice, for balance, for our rights, to celebrate the life. They both born & raised in Cuba and began in the Artivism early in their lives\u201d –<\/span> Krudas Cubensi band bio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Listen to their song \u201cMi cuerpo es mio\u201d<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>Kavindu Ade<\/strong> i<\/span>s a 24 year old Wordsmith, Jedi, and Black Boy Extraordinaire. Born in Brooklyn, NY to Afro-Caribbean immigrants his poetry is a dance between cultures. While best known for his gender identity poem entitled<\/span> \u2018<\/span>IT<\/span><\/a>,\u2019 Kavi\u2019s work centers on his navigation of intersecting identities – among those, the relation of his Blackness to his transcendence of gender.\u201d –<\/span> awqwardtalent.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Alison Kafer<\/strong> is a feminist, queer, and disability studies theorist and activist, as well as the author of <\/span>Feminist, Queer, Crip<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cIn<\/span> Feminist, Queer, Crip<\/span><\/i> Alison Kafer imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies. Challenging the ways in which ideas about the future and time have been deployed in the service of compulsory able-bodiedness and able-mindedness, Kafer rejects the idea of disability as a pre-determined limit. She juxtaposes theories, movements, and identities such as environmental justice, reproductive justice, cyborg theory, transgender politics, and disability that are typically discussed in isolation and envisions new possibilities for crip futures and feminist\/queer\/crip alliances. This bold book goes against the grain of normalization and promotes a political framework for a more just world.\u201d –<\/span> Indiana University Press<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    You can read <\/span>Feminist, Queer, Crip<\/span><\/i> for free on JSTOR<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Kate Bornstein <\/strong>– \u201cTransgender-dyke. Reluctant-Polyamorist. Sadomasochist. Recovering-Scientologist. Pioneering Gender Outlaw.\u201d –<\/span> Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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    L<\/b> is for <\/span>Lesbian (Bisexual) Alliance (LA\/LBA)<\/strong>, <\/span>Audre Lorde<\/strong>,<\/span> Laverne Cox<\/strong>, <\/span>lesbian<\/strong>,<\/span><\/p>\n

    Lesbian Connection<\/i><\/strong>, <\/span>Lyon\u2019s Pride<\/strong>, and<\/span> Love & Rockets<\/i><\/strong> !<\/span><\/p>\n

    The first official queer student organization at Mount Holyoke was the <\/span>Lesbian Alliance<\/strong>, which was established in 1976. \u201cThe organization was non-hierarchical in nature and its goal was to \u2018provide for the emotional and social needs of gay women and women of different sexualities.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cDue to a unanimous vote taken at an internalized homophobia workshop held November 10th, 1988, the Lesbian Alliance was renamed the <\/span>Lesbian Bisexual Alliance<\/strong> (LBA)<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    –<\/span>PERSISTENCE AND EXISTENCE: LGBTQ HISTORY AT MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Audre Lorde <\/strong>(1934-1992) was a self-described \u201cblack, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.\u201d Some of her best known works include <\/span>The Cancer Journals<\/span><\/i> (1980) and <\/span>Sister Outsider<\/span><\/i> (1984). –<\/span>poetryfoundation.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Due to a request from MHC alum Mita Radhakrishnan \u201890, you can now find a poster of<\/span><\/p>\n

    Audre Lorde in the Marks House!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Laverne Cox<\/strong> is \u201can Emmy-nominated actress who can be seen in the Netflix original series Orange is The New Black where she plays the ground breaking role of Sophia Burset… Laverne is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show.\u201d –<\/span>lavernecox.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    lesbian <\/strong>– \u201ca homosexual woman. The word derives from the Greek island of Lesbos, where the poetess Sappho ran a school for young women, and wrote often erotic poetry about love between women.\u201d –<\/span>lesbianhandbook.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Lesbian Connection<\/i><\/strong> \u201cis the free worldwide forum of news, ideas and information for, by and about lesbians. We\u2019ve been publishing this bimonthly magazine since 1974, and we mail issues out via snail mail in plain brown envelopes. (The word \u201clesbian\u201d doesn\u2019t appear anywhere on the outside.)\u201d –<\/span>lconline.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    You can read the latest issues of <\/span>Lesbian Connection <\/span><\/i>magazine in the Marks House or sign up to receive your own free copies!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Lyon\u2019s Pride<\/strong> is Mount Holyoke\u2019s queer alumnae\/alumni network and is helping OUTreach to plan the Queer Alum Conference.<\/span> This<\/span><\/a> is their website.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Letter from the editor: \u201c<\/span>Love & Rockets<\/i><\/strong> is objectively the greatest comic book series of all time. Jaime Hern\u00e1ndez has been self-publishing his alternative comic <\/span>Love & Rockets<\/span><\/i> for over 30 years, following the artfully crafted but fictional lives of queer best friends who are also chicanas, punks, mechanics, strippers, wrestlers, super heroes, lovers, teachers, musicians, artists, and so much more. Creating perhaps the most complex women characters, Jaime Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s <\/span>Love & Rockets <\/span><\/i>series challenges gender roles and pushes the boundaries of the comic book medium.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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    M<\/strong> is for <\/span>masculine-of-center<\/strong>, <\/span>Mia McKenzie<\/strong>, Chelsea Manning<\/strong>, <\/span>Mala Mala (2015)<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Mosquita y Mari (2012)<\/strong>, <\/span>Mita Radhakrishnan \u201891<\/strong>, and<\/span> MTF<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>Masculine-of-center<\/strong> (MoC)<\/strong> is a term, coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project, that recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for lesbian\/queer\/ womyn who tilt toward the masculine side of the gender scale and includes a wide range of identities such as butch, stud, aggressive\/AG, dom, macha, tomboi, trans-masculine etc.\u201d –<\/span>butchvoices.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Mia McKenzie <\/strong>is the creator of<\/span> Black Girl Dangerous<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> a literary and activist blog. \u201cShe is a black feminist and a freaking queer, facts that are often reflected in her stories, which are literary and lyrical and hella quirky, and which have won her some awards and grants.\u201d –<\/span>miamckenzie.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Chelsea Manning<\/strong> – a U.S. military whistleblower and democracy advocate who was sentenced to 35 years of prison for exposing unjust in Guantanamo Bay and war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan through<\/span> WikiLeaks<\/span><\/a>. –<\/span>chelseamanning.org<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/span>Mala Mala (2015)<\/strong> is a feature length documentary about the power of transformation told through the eyes of 9 trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico.\u201d –<\/span>Facebook.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Mala Mala is currently on Netflix!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Mosquita y Mari (2012)<\/strong> – \u201cIn a fast-paced immigrant community where dreams are often lost to economic survival, two young Chicanas contemplate life when they stir unexpected desires in each other.\u201d –<\/span>mosquitaymari.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Mosquita y Mari is also on Netflix!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Mita Radhakrishnan \u201891 <\/strong>was very involved in Mount Holyoke\u2019s Lesbian Alliance\/Lesbian Bisexual Alliance in the late 80s and early 90s. Many excerpts from her organizing and activism can be found in the MHC Archives & Special Collections*!<\/span><\/p>\n

    *Some of her files are online! You can view them right from your computer screen! Some of these works include:<\/span> Record It And Fight Back!<\/span><\/a> a notebook detailing incidents of homophobia at Mount Holyoke, maintained from 1988-2005; a letter demanding<\/span> safe sex supplies for lesbians from the health center<\/span><\/a>, and her submission to<\/span> Libertad<\/span><\/a>: (“Self-Love or I Love Myself When I am Laughing and When I am Eating Pussy”<\/span> part 1<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> part 2<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

    MTF<\/strong>– \u201cA person who transitions from \u2018male-to-female,\u2019 meaning a person who was assigned male at birth, but identifies and lives as a female. Also known as a \u2018transgender woman\u2019\u201d –<\/span>transequality.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    N<\/b> is for <\/span>nonbinary<\/b>, <\/b>Meshell Ndegeocello<\/b>,<\/b> NativeOUT<\/b>, <\/b>Edward Ndopu<\/b>, <\/b>gender non-conforming<\/b>, <\/b>and<\/span> Non-Alignment Movement<\/b>!<\/b><\/p>\n

    nonbinary<\/b> – \u201can umbrella term for all genders completely outside of the man\/woman binary, or someone who simply identifies as outside of the gender binary.\u201d –<\/span>genderqueeries.tumblr.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/b>Meshell Ndegeocello <\/b>is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist who was born in Germany. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock\u201d –<\/span> Wikipedia.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Listen to her music<\/span> here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cThe musician Meshell Ndegeocello actually doesn’t have a coming out story: she has always been openly queer. But Meshell hasn’t always been happy with being famous for being queer. \u2018I feel like my sexuality preceded my music for a long time,\u2019 she told After Ellen. \u2018It was used as a marketing tool in the beginning, pretty blatantly, and I didn’t really get it at the time. I was just out. I didn’t realize it was a selling point and it took a lot of years to get any sense of privacy back into my life, where people didn’t feel entitled to talk to me about who I was having sex with, as if it weren’t a personal question.\u2019 Now she urges young gays to \u2018be honest, but protect yourself and your family. It’s a better, safer, different moment, but it’s hard to get things back once you give away too much.\u2019\u201d –<\/span>thefrisky.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    NativeOUT Two-Spirit Resource Center<\/b> – \u201cHere you can find resources to research Two Spirit people, both past and present.\u201d –<\/span>nativeout.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/b>Edward Ndopu<\/b> is a black (dis) abled queer femme Afro-politan living in Ottawa, Ontario. Named by the Mail and Guardian Newspaper as one of their Top 200 Young South Africans, he is a social critic, anti-oppression practitioner, consultant, writer and scholar.\u201d –<\/span>blackgirldangerous.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    You can read his article \u201cMusings from a Queercrip Femme Man of Color\u201d<\/span> here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/b>gender non-conforming<\/b> refers to people who do not follow other people\u2019s ideas or stereotypes about how they should look or act based on the female or male sex they were assigned at birth.\u201d –<\/span>Sylvia Rivera Law Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Non-Alignment Movement<\/b>– is an organization of formerly colonized countries which, in Fidel Castro’s words, works to ensure “the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries” in their “struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics”. Recently, the organization has also moved towards becoming more inclusive and intersectional by recognizing the need for supporting feminist and queer politics.<\/span><\/p>\n

    O<\/strong> is for Oh My!<\/strong>, OUTreach<\/strong>, Open Gates<\/strong>, Octavia E. Butler<\/strong>,\u00a0outing someone<\/strong>, openly gay<\/span><\/strong>, and OPEN CHESTED: A QUEER LOVE LETTER TO BJ\u00d6RK<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

    Oh My!..a Sensuality Shop<\/strong> is a woman-owned, women-run sensuality boutique located in downtown Northampton since 2003 and was started by a Mount Holyoke alum.
    \nMore info:     http:\/\/www.ohmysensuality.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    OUTreach<\/strong> is a student org at Mount Holyoke that aims to promote unity in the LGBTQIAP+ community and beyond through connecting with various groups in and outside of campus.<\/p>\n

    Open Gates<\/strong> is a student-run group dedicated to the full inclusion of trans women at
    \nMount Holyoke College.
    \nThis is     their Facebook<\/a> & their tumblr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)<\/strong> – \u201cMs. Butler was black and a woman writing science fiction in a context in which black women weren’t supposed to write, and certainly not science fiction. There’s an image of sci fi as a genre of the white man, going out and exploring, conquering, the universe. She took these elements of striving for other futures and turned them to social justice. She took the alien other and confronted us, her readers, with the otherness in our experiences.\u201d –bitchmedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

    There is some contestation over whether or not she was out as a lesbian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    outing someone<\/strong> – \u201cDisclosing someone\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity to others without permission (i.e. \u201cHe was outed at work\u201d.)\u201d-pflagatl.org<\/a><\/p>\n

    openly gay<\/span><\/strong> \u201cdescribes people who self-identify as lesbian or gay<\/span> in their personal, public and\/or professional lives. Also openly lesbian, openly bisexual, openly transgender.\u201d –wearefamily.org<\/a><\/p>\n

    OPEN CHESTED: A QUEER LOVE LETTER TO BJ\u00d6RK<\/strong>– This<\/a> is an anonymous perzine (personal zine) tracing the author\u2019s autobiography through their love for Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s music. Interweaving personal testimonies about love, queerness, class, gender and geographies with reminiscences and recollections about Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s live shows, records and art, it\u2019s sad and beautiful. – from \u201cThe queer zines that should be on your radar<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

    P<\/strong> is for pansexual<\/strong>, Paul B. Preciado<\/strong>, pegging<\/strong>, PFLAG<\/strong>,\u00a0polyamory<\/strong>, protection<\/strong>, and pronouns<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

    pansexual<\/strong> – \u201croughly means \u2018someone who is attracted to all sexes and genders of people.\u2019\u201d –Pansexuality 101: It\u2019s More Than \u2018Just Another Letter\u2019 by Kaylee Jakubowski
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    \nPaul B. Preciado<\/strong> \u201chas become one of the leading thinkers in the study of gender and sexuality. A professor of Political History of the Body, Gender Theory, and History of Performance at Paris VIII, he is also the author of Manifiesto contrasexual, which has become a queer theory classic, and Pornotop\u00eda: Architecture and Sexuality in Playboy During the Cold War…\u201d –    feministpress.org<\/a><\/p>\n

    He\u2019s from Barcelona, Spain and also the author of Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era, an experimental testosterone-fueled essay-made-scholarly text, which you can read an excerpt from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    pegging<\/strong> \u201ca gender-flipping sex act in which a [cis] woman has anal sex with a [cis] man via a strap-on dildo.\u201d –Cosmopolitan.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    PFLAG<\/strong> – \u201cUniting people who are lesbian, gay<\/span>, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy. \u201d –pflag.org
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    \npolyamory<\/strong> – \u201cPolyamory is the nonpossessive, honest, responsible and ethical philosophy and practice of loving multiple people simultaneously. Polyamory emphasizes consciously choosing how many partners one wishes to be involved with rather than accepting social norms which dictate loving only one person at a time…\u201d –    polyamorysociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n

    protection<\/strong> – \u201cHooray for barriers! Not the crummy kind that keep us from things we want, the kind that can protect us from pathogens that can be passed from one person to another, resulting in in illness and infection. Safer sex barriers do a great job reducing our STI risks, so we\u2019ve got the best chance of enjoying the good things sex can offer without big risks of transmitting (giving) or acquiring (getting) infections in the process.\u201d –All Barriers All the Time: Condoms, Dams, Gloves<\/a><\/p>\n

    Here are some cute illustrations by Isabella Rotman<\/a> \u00a0from the above article:<\/p>\n

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    pronouns<\/strong> – \u00a0\u201cA \u2018personal gender pronoun\u2019 (or PGP) is the pronoun that a person uses for themself.<\/p>\n

    For example: If Xena\u2019s personal pronouns are she, her, and hers, you could say \u201cXena ate her food because she was hungry.\u201d\u201d -umkc.edu
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