hey so do you ever do some casual fast research for a school assignment and get your heart blown out of your goddamn chest because- ok so.
this is Flower Power, an image taken by Bernie Boston during the American 1967 March on the Pentagon protests. The protesters, entirely peaceful, brought things such as candy, toys, flags, and played music to demonstrate that they were not angry and meant no harm.
That young man in the turtleneck in the center of the photo? His name is George Edgerly Harris III. Here's the paragraph on Wikipedia about him that made me stop breathing for a second.
This man, who is the central focus of one of the most iconic images of the 1960s, was openly queer. He performed in drag shows. He died in the early 80s at the start of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
And so many people never knew this and maybe never will.
I don't know. I don't really have a point to make here about the erasure of queer identity or the fact that we were always here, albeit invisibly, in the histories. The stories. The photos. I just know that this has become my favorite historical image I've ever witnessed for several reasons, and not the least because of the several layers of meaning that's shown here.
I just wanted all my followers to see it. Rant over. I am FEELING THINGS in this Wendy's tonight.