#yegqueer

[canyoufinallyseeme]

This is probably the best photo of me, captivating how I plan to spend my 23rd year, happy, and loving those around me 😋💕 #yegqueer #gay #transman #2slgbtq+ #twospirit #23yearsold #ftm https://www.instagram.com/p/CVHcsXJLVl9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[magicflyingpanda]

Edmontonians! I dropped these things (and a couple of patches, and a malachite bracelet I made years ago that I randomly found) over at @thequiltbag today!! Go get 'um! Support a broke queerdo who makes cute things, and a local LGBTQ business! :) #yegart #yegartist #yegliving #yeglocalbusiness #edmontonart #flowerart #folkart #queerart #homedecor #queerdecor #gayart #yegqueer (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwjjNHg65t/?igshid=1xhejchxzw8c0

[canyoufinallyseeme]

As of late I’ve been struggling withmy ability to love myself, as many people do around this time of year who are also suffering from SAD, that being said today I decided to dress myself up nice and feel like the sexy man I am 😜😜 #transman #yegqueer #gay #ftm #livingmylife #selflove #selfhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/CKFhEAWD7Lf/?igshid=ofgoeeme6fw5

[truekhaos]

Friday night city views 😍

[femwaves]

YEG Community: YEG Women and Trans March!

This week Anna joined me on Femwaves to discuss the upcoming YEG Women and Trans March: https://www.facebook.com/events/569369179866581/

https://www.facebook.com/events/396307557216944/

Not only did they speak about the importance of the event and a few of its goals, but Anna also mentioned that the fest is still looking for the following: ASL interpreters to donate their time and skills; vendors to sell either their goods or services; financial donations/support; and folks who are interested in running booths, workshops or skill shares. You can check out the Facebook event(s) for more details and contact info :) 

[qmunityleague]

minutes from our february 2nd meeting!

get caught up on the minutes from our meeting yesterday and see what you need to know for our party coming up on march 1st!

if you want to get involved in any way, message us on here or send an email to qmunity.league[@]gmail.com

thx!!

[qmunityleague]

come help us plan the next qmunity league dance party! (end of feb/beginning of march!)

also, you can let us know here or at qmunity.league[at]gmail.com if you want to be added to our planning google group!

[apirg]

Intersections of Queer: Call For Facilitators

Call for Facilitators: Intersections of Queer Symposium

A Collaboration between the Alberta Public Interest Research Group, the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services and the Edmonton Pride Festival Society

Arts Based Research Studio, University of Alberta

March 5 & 6, 2014

Deadline for submissions February 5, 2014

  None of us are solely gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, queer or transgender. We all occupy a multitude of social positions in the world, and this complexity informs and transforms our experiences of gender and sexuality. In seeking to build communities, spaces and places for LGBTQ* people, it is these places of intersection, of transformative complexity, that must guide our practices, our explorations and our learning.

With this intention, the Intersections of Queer Symposium is an attempt to create spaces for critical engagement with the complexities of LGBTQ* experiences, bodies, identities and communities. Based on a structural engagement with the intersections of queer identity, our goal is to support a series of workshops, discussions and facilitated spaces that share knowledge and facilitate collaborative learning around issues of race, class, ability, gender, mental health, spirituality, ethnicity, indigeneity, and citizenship in relation to queerness.

We are actively seeking individuals who are interested in facilitating sessions around these intersections of LGBTQ*. Importantly, we encourage creative approaches to learning and connecting including popular education models, arts-based practices (dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, and poetry) and facilitated discussions that value the experiences and knowledges of all participants. Honouraria will be provided to session facilitators.

 Possible areas of engagement for workshops:

How do we build communities that create spaces for the complexity of each of our experiences beyond simply LGBTQ*?

Who are marginalized within dominant LGBTQ* communities and conversations and what are the implications of these exclusions?

What would LGBTQ* organizing and activism look like if it was to move towards a meaningful engagement with intersections?

What dominant forms of oppression operate within LGBTQ* communities? How might we go about recognizing them in meaningful and active ways?

What is the role of creativity, joy, play and desire in intersectional, complex LGBTQ* communities?

What are useful tools and practices for exposing, examining and changing inequalities within LGBTQ* communities?

If you are interested in facilitating a workshop/discussion/space during this two-day symposium (Workshops will be held March 5th – 6th, 2:30 - 8:30pm) please contact daley (outreach coordinator at APIRG) at [email protected] with the following information:

Name and contact information (email & phone)

Type of workshop/space/discussion you are wanting to facilitate

How your workshop relates to the topic of intersections of LGBTQ and the goals of the Intersections of Queer Symposium [Approximately 150 – 200 words]

Any support/resources/supplies you will need

The length of your workshop/space

Any accessibility needs/wants that you have

Please indicate your availability during March 5th and March 6th

Please be in contact by February 5, 2014.

Any further questions or concerns feel free to contact daley at 780-492-0614.

APIRG is located on Indigenous Territories and explicitly acknowledges that as we work towards identifying, challenging, and addressing intersections of oppression, it is critical to confront the ongoing practices of colonization of indigenous peoples and the land on which we live. 

For more information about University of Alberta Pride Week visit www.prideweek.ualberta.ca