Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.
It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.
The original flag, by Gilbert Baker, June 25, 1978.
“The first Gay Pride flag was made in 1978 by a man named Gilbert Baker. He gave a meaning to each color.”
Beginners (2010) – Directed by Mike Mills
Fun fact! The reason we don’t see hot pink and turquoise in the modern flag is literally due to money and accessibility! Back when these were being hand dyed, the dyes for pink and teal were the most expensive. To make the flag easier for everyone to be able to afford (or make on their own), pink and teal were excluded, and their meaning is someone’s associated with the color below it now. Red now meaning sexuality and life, blue meaning magic and harmony.
The Oxford English Dictionary recently announced it will include the gender-neutral honorific “Mx.” (pronounced “mix” or “mux”) to represent transgender people, as well as those who do not wish to be identified by gender. Adapting titles to recognize different identities is not new: In the 18th Century, “Ms.,” as an abbreviation for “Miss,” originally shortened from “Mistress” was incorporated to the general lexicon, as there was no longer a need to specify whether a woman was married or not. This way, the formal title unties a woman’s identity from her marital status. “Language changes on a social level, to reflect evolutions in identity and different ways individuals and communities define themselves,” said Tey Meadow, an assistant professor in both the Department of Sociology and the Program in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Harvard University. Sweden has also recently officially adopted the gender-neutral pronoun “hen,” which can be used to describe transgender people as well as individuals whose gender is irrelevant or unknown.
My friend has had to fight so hard for years so for people to respect/use Mx as their title. This is pretty cool.
reckless & terribly gay 