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Are you creating change in your community? Get support to keep your activism going! The Skylar Lee Leadership and Activism Award is open to LGBTQ+ Asian American and/or Pacific Islander high school students leading racial and gender justice work in their communities. Award recipients will be announced in July 2018 and receive $1000. Apply by 12/31! bit.ly/SkylarLeeAward

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Nashville - Based Pop Artist Skylar Lee Drops New Single

Nashville – Based Pop Artist Skylar Lee Drops New Single

Nashville – Based Pop Artist Skylar Lee Drops New Single Nashville-based pop artist Skylar Lee is a force not to be reckoned with in the female pop scene. With less than 3% of today’s music produced by women, Skylar gives representation to all females as being both the writer and producer behind her songs, utilizing her sharp perfect-pitch ear to elevate her sound. She hopes to inspire young…

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Skylar Lee Releases Single  “Roman Holiday”

Skylar Lee has released a new single called  “Roman Holiday”. Based off of the 1953 film Roman Holiday starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, “Roman Holiday” tells a story of finding refuge in love, even if life dealt the wrong cards.

Skylar Lee shares, "I'm a full believer of falling for the right person but at the wrong time. Even if there is an irresistible connection, it can be difficult when life and circumstance get in the way. But, you know, when you realize that nothing in this world really lasts forever, you learn to cherish the snapshot it time that love once was. When I wrote "Roman Holiday," I wanted to tell a narrative that perfectly captures the spontaneity, the butterflies, and all the feelings that come with a whimsical moment such as that. It's beautiful." 

Stream/Download “Roman Holiday” here or listen below!

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Skylar Lee Releases Single “Whoopsie Daisy”

Nashville based singer-songwriter Skylar Lee has release a new single called “Whoopsie Daisy”. “Whoopsie Daisy is produced by Skylar Lee and Sean Rogers and treats the idea of falling in love, both literally and figuratively, with a fun and unapologetic twist. 

Stream/Download “Whoopsie Daisy” here or listen below!

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WE CANNOT SEPARATE THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN RACIAL JUSTICE AND LGBTQ JUSTICE when our oppression and liberation are interconnected with one another. Our identities are intersectional simply because we exist; to say that they are separate enforces White supremacy, creating a culture where it is acceptable for queer and trans POC to be invisible and pushed out of society. We must understand intersectionality to truly be a united force in the fight to dismantle these systems of oppression. Being East-Asian, specifically Korean, with light skin, able-bodied, and being born a citizen of the U.S., I experience a huge privilege within our education system. I understand that if I was not queer and trans, I would not have been impacted by the pipeline. I also understand that I have still not been as severely impacted by the pipeline as those whom I share community with. In my activism in racial justice and queer justice, I work with queer youth of color every day who have experienced pushout or are actively being pushed out of school. The direct and indirect ways the School-to-Prison Pipeline have impacted me gives me greater awareness to the urgency of creating programs to combat the pipeline. It is not justice if we leave behind members of our communities. It is not justice if we ignore the interconnected oppression of those we share community with. It is compliance to the systems that tell us we must fight against each other to uplift our own identity. To dismantle systems of oppression, we must be more creative than our oppressors. We are all socialized to protect these systems, a thought pattern we must actively fight against every moment. One cannot dismantle a system by working within it; rather, one must break outside the limitations of the system itself. To begin the journey to unification, we must actively and loudly address our own privilege, power, and prejudice. No one can do this perfectly, including myself. We make mistakes, and it is never easy. However, we must never shy away from talking about intersectionality in our activism, for that is exactly what the systems have socialized us all to do. If we do not actively have these hard conversations around racial and queer identities, they will never be addressed nor recognized, and the systems will only maintain their power. I challenge everyone to start their own journey to self-awareness and actively participate in these conversations revolving around racial justice and queer justice.

Skylar Lee  

R.I.P.