Queer Culture

My name is Brooklyn, and I am 23 years old. I identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community. My pronouns are she/her.

[brooklynhoyer]

This is me now. I am currently living in Northern Virginia, and out to everyone now. I am a queer person who is attracted to both men and women in different ways. Living in Northern Virginia has affected my cultural identity by making me feel like I have a safe space to be open about myself in a city with such diversity. 

[brooklynhoyer]

This is another picture that represents “love is love” with me holding a girl’s hand. How might this value affect my communication with people outside the LGBTQ+ community? This value can cause some barriers when communicating because if someone does not accept this value, then they cannot accept me. This feeling of rejection will make it hard for me to communicate freely/be comfortable with others, and probably vise versa.

[brooklynhoyer]

They are people that I have met on Tumblr because of our shared love of Harry Styles and being queer. These are the people that are some of my closest friends, and are apart of my community group.

[npr]

Pride parades are known for glitter, upbeat music and happy people dancing on bright floats, as they make their way through loud, colorful crowds.

This was not a pride parade.

“Stonewall began as a riot,” Sian Lewis, a member of the D.C. planning committee for the Equality March, said, as “YMCA” by the Village People blared from large, black speakers behind her.

“We are living the legacy of Stonewall,” she said.

Crowds stretched for blocks across the parade route near the National Mall, and while Lewis said they anticipated more than 200,000 marchers, she said the number of people who showed up blew their expectations.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, straight, white, black, Latinx Americans and people from across the world all marched in solidarity Sunday to protest how they believe the Trump administration could negatively affect the LGBT community.

Participants were all ages. And they came from all over the world, on two feet or more.

The political march for equality comes one day after the Pride Parade in D.C., while marches and protests are ongoing around the country this June for Pride month.

And many participants feel as if this time in history is a turning point for the LGBT movement. They see it as an opportunity to note that while LGBT rights increased over the past decade, there’s still a long way to go.

D.C. Equality March Makes Pride Political

Photos: Liam James Doyle/NPR

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[brooklynhoyer]

Another cultural pattern that I, and most queer people, have is “love is love” or equality for all. 

[brooklynhoyer]

Being apart of the LGBTQ+ community means most people break gender norms rather than conform to them. Some of my clothes may be considered typically men’s clothes, such as, wearing suits, men’s shirts, and plaid.

[brooklynhoyer]

These pictures show some other aspects of my culture. These aspects are: One Direction fan, well-mannered, and Christian.