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“As a child, I always felt like a drag queen, because I always felt like a boy, but not a MAN- just being human. Clothes help me express my feelings, when I cannot express in words, or even in music, because I am a singer, an actor, and everything that has to do with art. For such I feel alive, my heart pulsates and I shiver seeing me just existing and being part of this story. For I believe that clothing and its different fabrics is our armor for life-to make it lighter and more colorful or even comfortable. But what matters most is what is beneath them. Being human, soul, essence ...”

Location: Brazil

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Visual AIDS Μέρα Με (χωρίς) Τέχνη και τα "δικά μας"

(Scroll down for English) Την Κυριακή 1 Δεκέμβρη, στις 19:00, ημέρα αφιερωμένη στο HIV / AIDS το ΑΜΟQA συμμετέχει στις προγραμματισμένες προβολές του Visual AIDS Μέρα Με (χωρίς) Τέχνη. Παράλληλα με το κυρίως πρόγραμμα  STILL BEGINNING, το ΑΜΟQΑ επιμελείται την δική του εισαγωγή τιμώντας τα άτομα από την κοινότητα μας που αγωνίστηκαν και αγωνίζονται για την ορατότητα και την καταπολέμηση του στίγματος στον τόπο μας. ♥ Την υπέροχη βραδιά θα ανοίξει ο Άγγελος Τορτικώλης που θα μας μιλήσει για την 15χρονη εμπειρία του. Θα συνεχίσουμε με ένα μικρό αφιέρωμα στην εγχώρια παραγωγή με πρωταγωνιστή τον Ζακ και το σημαντικό έργο του με τις ταινίες U και “Plastic” και την συνέντευξη Ζακ Κωστόπουλος: Μια θετική ιστορία "Πραγματεία για το a.i.d.s.” και θα κλείσουμε την βραδιά με τις προβολές STILL BEGINNING: The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art.

Αναλυτικά: ♥ U Σκηνοθεσία: Μενέλας Σιάφακας και George Kanis / πρωταγωνιστούν η Zak/Zackie Oh, το Snoopy και η Vanessa Cardui / 2017 Η Ντραγκ κουίνα και ακτιβίστρια Zackie Oh πρωταγωνιστεί σε αυτήν την μικρού μήκους ταινία σχετική με το αντίκτυπο που έχει η αρνητική συμπεριφορά που δέχονται τα άτομα με ΗΙV. Ακολουθώντας στις καθημερινές του ασχολίες ένα θετικό στο ΗΙV άτομο, ελπίζουμε να καταρρίψουμε κάποια από τα τείχη που διαχωρίζουν τους HIV+ με τους HIV-. ♥ Ζακ Κωστόπουλος: Μια θετική ιστορία "Πραγματεία για το a.i.d.s.” Ντοκιμαντέρ / Διάρκεια 30΄ /  2010 Σκηνοθεσία: Δημήτρης Παπαθανάσης - Κυριάκος Χατζημιχαηλίδης ♥ "Plastic" (unfinished), Ζακ Κωστόπουλος & Filtig / 2015 /  3' Μικρό κινηματογραφικό βιντεοποίημα χωρίς λόγια βασισμένο στην εμπειρία του Ζακ κατά την παραμονή του στο νοσοκομείο, όταν διαγνώστηκε οροθετικός. Μέσα στο θάλαμό του, ο Ζακ ήταν ο μόνος ασθενής τον οποίο σέρβιραν με πλαστικά μαχαιροπήρουνα. ♥ STILL BEGINNING: The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art Το  ΑΜΟQA  συνεργάζεται με το Visual AIDS  στην τριακοστή  επέτειο του Day With(out) Art (Μέρα Με (χωρίς) Τέχνη) με την παρουσίαση του προγράμματος STILL BEGINNING (ΑΚΟΜΗ ΞΕΚΙΝΑΕΙ). Ένα πρόγραμμα προβολών που φιλοξενεί επτά νέα βίντεο που απαντούν στη συνεχιζόμενη επιδημία HIV / AIDS από τους Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz, Iman Shervington, Jack Waters / Victor FM Torres και Derrick Woods-Morrow. Τα επτά μικρού μήκους βίντεο παρουσιάζουν θεματικές όπως το έργο ενάντια στο στίγμα που γίνεται στη Νέα Ορλεάνη, την σεξουαλική κουλτούρα στο δημόσιο χώρο στη πόλη του Σικάγο, προβάλουν τον πρωτοποριακό ακτιβισμό γύρω από το AIDS ενώ ξεκινούν δια-γενεακές συζητήσεις. Υπενθυμίζοντας τα λόγια του Gregg Bordowitz ότι «Η ΚΡΙΣΗ ΤΟΥ AIDS ΑΚΟΜΗ ΞΕΚΙΝΑΕΙ», το πρόγραμμα των προβολών αντιστέκεται στις αφηγήσεις της επίλυσης ή του συμπεράσματος, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τη συνεχιζόμενη επείγουσα ανάγκη του HIV / AIDS στη σύγχρονη στιγμή, ενώ επανεξετάζει τις πολιτιστικές ιστορίες από τις τελευταίες τρεις δεκαετίες. Το Visual AIDS είναι ένα μη κερδοσκοπικό κέντρο της Νέας Υόρκης που χρησιμοποιεί την τέχνη για την καταπολέμηση του AIDS, προάγοντας τον διάλογο, υποστηρίζοντας τους καλλιτέχνες με HIV,  ενώ προφυλάσσει την ιστορία τους, μια που το AIDS δεν έχει τελειώσει. Το 1989, το Visual AIDS διοργάνωσε την πρώτη Μέρα Με (χωρίς) Τέχνη, ως μια έκκληση στον κόσμο της τέχνης για πένθος και δράση για την αντιμετώπιση της κρίσης του AIDS. Για την τριακοστή επέτειο της Ημέρα Με (χωρίς) Τέχνη,  Ακόμη Ξεκινάει, πάνω από 100 ιδρύματα παγκοσμίως θα προβάλλουν τις προβολές υπό τον τίτλο Ακόμη Ξεκινάει, αναγνωρίζοντας το σημαντικό και απαραίτητο έργο των καλλιτεχνών, των ακτιβιστών και των δημιουργών κουλτούρας, που έχουν ανταποκριθεί στο AIDS υπογραμμίζοντας παράλληλα την επίμονη παρουσία της επιδημίας. Gregg Bordowitz, Η Κρίση του AIDS Ακόμη Ξεκινάει (2019) ήταν πρόσφατα εκτεθειμένο στο Ινστιτούτο Τέχνης του Σικάγου. Ακούστε τον Bordowitz να συζητά το έργο σε αυτό το λίνκ (https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/we-are-still-at-the-beginning-of-the-aids-crisis-says-artist-gregg-bordowitz/4ea116a8-297d-42c6-8c6e-9ec9433e2fa2). ♥ Πρόγραμμα Οι ταινίες θα προβληθούν με αγγλικούς υπότιτλους (σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις ελπίζουμε και με ελληνικούς) Συνολικός χρόνος 52:47 Για μια πιο αναλυτική περιγραφή επισκέψου την σελίδα του amoqa στο www.amoqa.net Συνόψεις: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In english Shanti Avirgan, Beat Goes On Beat Goes On is an all-archival video portrait of Keith Cylar (1958–2004), the co-founder of Housing Works and a central figure in the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) NY. Carl George, The Lie Offering “ruminations on ruined nations,” The Lie aims to expose the links between war, poverty, AIDS and capitalism, and discredit the persistent mythologies that bind them all. Nguyen Tan Hoang, I Remember Dancing I Remember Dancing brings together an intergenerational cast of trans and queer gaysians ruminating on the past and future of AIDS, activism, gay culture, love, and (un)safe sex. Viva Ruiz, Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution Viva Ruiz invites transgender AIDS activist, artist, and beloved friend Chloe Dzubilo (1960-2011) to speak via never before seen Hi-8 footage filmed by Chloe's then-partner Kelly McGowan. Iman Shervington, I’m Still Me I'm Still Me highlights Sian, a Black woman living with HIV in Louisiana, who works in partnership with the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies to address the disproportionate effect of HIV on Black women in the South. Jack Waters/Victor F.M. Torres, (eye, virus) Through an experimental collage of video and pictographs, (eye, virus) explores how conversations around disclosure, stigma, and harm reduction shift across generations and from public to private realms. Derrick Woods-Morrow, Much handled things are always soft (8:36) Derrick Woods-Morrow reflects on the history of public sex in Black Chicago from the 1960s through the 1980s, in conversation with photographer and longterm survivor Patric McCoy. AMOQA is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for the thirtieth annual Day With(out) Art by presenting STILL BEGINNING, a program of seven newly commissioned videos responding to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic by Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz, Iman Shervington, Jack Waters/Victor F.M. Torres, and Derrick Woods-Morrow. The seven short videos range in subject from anti-stigma work in New Orleans to public sex culture in Chicago, highlighting pioneering AIDS activism and staging intergenerational conversations. Recalling Gregg Bordowitz’s reminder that “THE AIDS CRISIS IS STILL BEGINNING,”* the video program resists narratives of resolution or conclusion, considering the continued urgency of HIV/AIDS in the contemporary moment while revisiting resonant cultural histories from the past three decades. Visual AIDS is a New York-based non-profit that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over. In 1989, Visual AIDS organized the first Day Without Art, a call to the art world for mourning and action in response to the AIDS crisis. For Day With(out) Art’s thirtieth year, over 100 institutions worldwide will screen STILL BEGINNING, recognizing the important and necessary work of artists, activists, and cultural workers who have responded to AIDS while emphasizing the persistent presence of the epidemic. *Gregg Bordowitz, The AIDS Crisis is Still Beginning (2019) was recently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Hear Bordowitz discuss the work here. / the space and wc of amoqa are accesible for people with wheelchairs / http://visualaids.org

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Photos from this weekend's programming: OF SOULS and ROLES salon and STILL ON GUARD conversation

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PROJECT GUARDIAN is a story of curiosity, survival, sex, lack, state violence, ignorance, and frustration. It includes communities under attack, and communities attacking back. It was one of the largest ever police operations in Canada and it took place in LONDON ONT starting in 1993 when the London Police thought they had uncovered a "kiddie" porn ring. What they actually found was a loose knit group of male hustlers, men who pay for sex, and all that comes with these forces come together. In the wake of the investigation men went to jail, lost their jobs, were kicked out of their homes, and reputations were ruined. Homophobia was both exposed and enshrined. Standing up against the police were community members who could see the homophobia and heterosexism at play. People like Richard Hudler used the media to call out the London Police and cultivate community rage at the queer witch hunt that was being performed. Hudler, with other,s released a report entitled ON GUARD itemizing the violence of PROJECT GUARDIAN and included suggested ways forward. Even though PROJECT GUARDIAN ended in 1996, the story continues to this day. We can see it's haunting in everything from the G20 in Toronto, systemic transphobia, HIV Criminalization, to the ongoing censorship of PRIDE. Queer thoughts, actions, and bodies are always under surveillance and attack, and judgement. And that is why queers in Canada are STILL ON GUARD. I hope you can join us today at 2pm (at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto) for the mother of all conversation regarding queer bodies.

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androgyne: a person who live without appearing or behaving particularly male or female.

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Curator's Tour with Aidan Cowling and Ted Kerr The Practice of Everyday Freedom: Richard Hudler and Rupert Raj Sunday, May 12th, 2013 1pm Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives 34 Isabella Street Free, With an almost non existent budget, limited resources, a great community, a lot of passion and a desire to do right by long time community activists, 2 queer strangers—Aidan Cowling and Ted Kerr— embarked on curating an exhibition long distance for the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives National Portrait Collection exhibition. Brought together by senior curator Karen Stanworth, fueled by Beyonce lyrics, the enduring legacy of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and the wise words of Heather Love, Cathy Busby, and Paulo Freire, collaborators Aidan and Ted dove into the remarkable lives of Richard Hudler and Rupert Raj to curate, The Practice of everyday freedom. Learn more about their process, influences, challenges, and learnings, as they lead a curators's tour of the exhibition. Join them to find out more about archiving, and be part of a conversation about what you would like to see at the archives. Stick around for Still On Guard: queer bodies in Canada a community discussion starting at 2pm.

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OF SOULS AND ROLES, OF SEX AND GENDER A salon hosted by Ryan G. Hinds Featuring: S. Bear Bergman, Kirk de Matas and many more! May 11, 2013 7pm to 9pm Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives 34 Isabella Street Free Join us for an evening of amazing performance, spoken word and poetry hosted by Ryan G. Hinds inspired by the work of Rupert Raj. As part of his ongoing work to increase the life chances for people challenging and questioning gender, Rupert Raj worked on getting a book of poetry published in the early 80s by over 100 trans writers from around the world. The working title of the book was OF SOULS AND ROLES, OF SEX AND GENDER, which is where we get the name for this event. This event is connected to The Practice of Everyday Freedom: Richard Hudler and Rupert Raj More information about Rupert Raj Born in 1952, Rupert Raj is a Eurasian counsellor/psychotherapist, clinical researcher, educator, lecturer, writer, editor, activist and Gender Specialist. He is a trailblazing activist who has been paving the way to improve life chances for trans people across Canada and around the world since 1971, the year before his own transition. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Mr. Raj established and operated three transsexual organizations: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation (MMRF), and GenderWorker. Concurrently, he also edited and published three TS periodicals: Gender Review, Metamorphosis Newsletter/Metamorphosis Magazine and GenderNetworker. In 1999, Rupert co-founded a peer-support group for transmen and female-to-males (part of the Meal-Trans Program at the 519 Community Centre), as well as a support group for transpeople who use or have used alcohol and/or drugs. He has Bachelors in Psychology (Carleton University, 1975), and a Masters in Counseling Psychology (Adler School of Professional Psychology, 2001). Currently Mr. Raj works at the Sherbourne Health Centre as an LGBT Mental Health Counsellor and maintains his own private practice, RR CONSULTING. BIOS: Ryan Graham Hinds is an award-winning performance artist and writer. He has contributed to Xtra! both as a freelancer and columnist since 2009, with Toronto at Night beginning in early 2010. As a writer, he has also contributed to NOW, eye weekly, fab magazine, ARToronto, and Recapo.com. He was featured in Vivek Shraya’s film & book “What I Love About Being Queer”, Matti Mclean’s “Human Canvas Project”, and the inaugural edition of “10x10: 100 Portraits of Queer Artists”, for which he was photographed by Tanja-Tiziana. Ryan is the 2011 recipient of the prestigious $10,00 Steinert & Ferreiro Award, EGALE Canada’s 2010 Queering Black History Month honor, and is a past Mississauga Citizen of the Year. Kirk deMatas is a poet and artist living in Toronto. His first poetry collection Wordspeak received positive reviews and media coverage across North America. Kirk's most recent collection is a unique and core-shattering collection of verses; Conversations with Skeletons visits the seemingly autocratic world of the past. He continues to collaborate with various artists on video poetry shorts, music, film, and dance. He is currently working on his third poetry collection.

S. Bear Bergman is a storyteller, a theater artist, an instigator, a gender-jammer, and a good example of what happens when you overeducate a contrarian. Ze is the author of Butch Is a Noun (reissued with a new foreword by Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010) and Lambda Literary Award-finalist The Nearest Exit May be Behind You ( Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009) as well as the editor (with the inimitable Kate Bornstein) of the multiple-award-winning Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation (Seal Press, 2010). Bear is also the creator and performer of three award-winning solo performances and a frequent contributor to anthologies on all manner of topics. About the exhibition: The Practice of Everyday Freedom: Richard Hudler and Rupert Raj, curated by Aidan Cowling and Ted Kerr The practice of everyday freedom is “the means by which people deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” Pablo Friere The exhibition makes use of the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Archives and the Pride Library of Western Ontario to provide context for the outstanding contributions of Hudler and Raj, trailblazers in asserting their lives in matter in the face of ongoing oppression as experienced by many Canadians.

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STILL ON GUARD A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON QUEER BODIES IN CANADA With AIDS ACTION NOW, and Queer Ontario Sunday May 12, 2013 2 to 4pm Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives 34 Isabella Street, 2nd floor, wheelchair accessible Free, light refreshments will be served Everyone is Welcome From the Bathhouse raids to HIV Criminalization queer bodies have long been under attack in Canada. Join us for this public discussion where we will talk about the ways in which LGBTQ+ bodies are ignored, displaced and criminalized. Meet artists, activists, friends, and neighbors. Hear what they are doing to push back, make space, and create a better world. With a reading by Gerald Hannon, and screening John Greyson’s “After the Bath” More information: In the late 90s, Hudler spoke out against Julian Fantino’s London Police Force for Project Guardian, their witch-hunt of an investigation, which honed in on the sex lives of a group of men. Hudler, along with…. released a report called ON GUARD, which is where this event derives it’s name. About the exhibition: The Practice of Everyday Freedom: Richard Hudler and Rupert Raj, curated by Aidan Cowling and Ted Kerr The practice of everyday freedom is “the means by which people deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” Pablo Friere The exhibition makes use of the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Archives and the Pride Library of Western Ontario to provide context for the outstanding contributions of Hudler and Raj, trailblazers in asserting their lives in matter in the face of ongoing oppression as experienced by many Canadians. Through the use of letters, manuscripts, newspaper articles, and other ephemera, viewers will gain a sense of the everyday freedom as lived by the men. Through the journey of engaging in common details, and historical highs, viewers can see Hudler and Raj as both exceptional for their contributions, and emblematic of other LGBTQ+ Canadians, who through their practice of everyday freedom, transform lives by living, increasing the life chances for those around them. A hope is that the exhibition will broadcast the achievements of Hudler and Raj, while also communicating the idea that they are as special as any viewer. In this way, LGBTQ+ viewers will understand the NPC and the CLGA, as a space for all of us. While some may have portraits in the collection, we all have a place in the archives.