White Supremacy in QTPOC Spaces
Just cause I'm queer doesn't mean I'm down with all queers. I'm not down with the anti-Black, tone-policing, brown queers, queers who literally pushed me out of the conference afterparty because I voiced my fustrations around police brutality and white folks taking up space at the conference. Saturday night was horrifying. As usual there was an afterparty for attendants of the conference. The party was chill, until the pigs arrived to the front door and approached a black queer person and questioned their identity as a student. The cops asked for their id. None of the white people in the space took the intiative to speak to the cops, until later. I spoke up about the need for white folks to get it together and not always let poc do the work because we sure will do it, but there can be dire deadly consequences. yes, there were white people taking up space at the conference during the workshops, and also at the party. my friend crying about almost being arrested. i was told to shutup and that it wasnt the space to talk about this. im like wtf really? this isnt the space to talk about police brutality? anti-Black racism? white folx taking up space? at a queer trans poc conference? its not the space? so where else is this conversation supposed to be held? where else can i voice my fustrations? extremely dissapointed with the queer community at santa cruz. i was told to leave repeatedly, boo-ed out and so I did. The entire Davis delegation left. Apparently, my opinions weren't valid because it wasnt in a classroom setting or at a workshop or there wasnt a professor facilitating the conversation. Ya'll want to fight the power but not the white power. Fuck respectability politics. I'm "rude". So be it 💁🏽 I will always be the brown hoodqueer born and raised in South Central, LA. White supremacy is in qtpoc spaces and we need to actively work on that. This weekend was a perfect white example. Yes, even within my own community we have issues. Every community does. Also, ya'll sure as hell were dancing to Beyoncé tho! 😒😒😒😒