Queer is the Mother of Invention

10 June 2022

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Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera from "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson." Image Credit: Netflix.
 
“queer as not being about who you’re having sex with - that can be a dimension of it - but queer as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” - bell hooks, 

June is here and the LGBTQ2S+ community celebrates Pride - a reminder of and a reaction by a community at odds with everything around it - to insist on recognition and as a show of resilience and flourishment. Pride marks the root of rebellion and the spirit of self-love, as it navigates rainbow capitalism, police interference, and trans-exclusion. 

On our campus, as elsewhere, the hard work of social justice for queer and trans communities continues. Lucas Crawford has been . CHEW Project OUTPost  to address the wellness crisis of 2SLGBTQ+ youth. iSMSS hosted a discussion about the fight for equity  at the panel for the International Day of Pink. IG welcomed Mandy Penney for a . Librarians Jessica Thorlakson and Céline Gareau-Brennan . Canada Research Chair in Disability and Movement Cultures Danielle Peers has published about , Kerry Sluchinski about  and Michelle Mary Anne Lavoie about  as part of their PhD theses work.  this month to Michael Phair and Doug Stollery, giants in queer rights in Edmonton and in 黑料不打烊.     

As always, IG stands in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ community, letting our Pride colours fly, and we extend our gratitude to those who are making a difference in the health and social outcomes of queer and trans folks.