This week we take a look at how two marginalized communities come together at an intersection. I have this discussion with my guest this week, my son Christian Gann. Together we discuss his experiences being multiracial, what it's like being a member of the black community and the LGBT community, and the challenges that come with it.
Christian is a photographer and musician. You can find him at @cxgann on Instagram.
Be sure to listen all the way through to check out new music by Kidd and Queen with the release "Weight on Me".
Below I have listed lots of resources for topics references in the episode.
Intersection of LGBT Pride and Black Live Matter
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/05/pride-month-lgbtq-rights-black-civil-rights/3127774001/
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/us/lgbtq-pride-month-events-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter-trnd/index.html
Trans Women of Color
Justice for Tony McDade
- https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/05/tony-mcdade-tallahassee-florida-police-shooting-death/
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tony-mcdade-shooting-death-tallahassee-1008433/
Racial Discrimination in Dating Apps
- https://theconversation.com/grindr-is-deleting-its-ethnicity-filter-but-racism-is-still-rife-in-online-dating-140077
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/06/02/race-protests-are-forcing-dating-apps-to-reconsider-the-value-of-their-ethnicity-filters/#6afa403f768f
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/29/wltm-colour-blind-dating-app-racial-discrimination-grindr-tinder-algorithm-racism
LGBT Body Type Names