Despite the rainbows and parades, Pride tends to remind the LGBTQ+ people of the systemic oppression queer communities have faced, highlighting the ongoing journey toward true equality. Amidst this struggle, it's crucial to embrace and celebrate queer joy as a testament to resilience and a beacon of hope for a more inclusive future.
In this episode, we’re delving into the importance of queer joy and how we can embrace it year-round to challenge the narrative that being queer is rooted in trauma while continuing to raise our voices for further progress and equality.
Additional Resources:
• Queer Joy: What It is and Why We Need More of It (https://www.oxfam.org/en/queer-joy)
• Sustaining Queer Joy and Potentiality: Through Independent Production with Homoground Music Podcast (https://online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article/35/4/111/197647/Sustaining-Queer-Joy-and-PotentialityThrough)
• The Art of Queer Joy (https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/06/29/queer-joy)
• Queer Joy As Empowerment (https://outrightvt.org/blog/embracing-queer-joy-as-a-form-of-empowerment)
• Celebrating Queer Joy During Pride (https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/06/25/celebrating-queer-joy)
• This is What LGBTQ+ Joy Looks Like (https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/06/us/pride-portraits-cnnphotos/?fbclid=IwAR3zPnA0ne7ukWYHCmLsTqXvTWymphmgzcon5baWWBb_kKtRmPOLqLNcC6Q)
• The Queer Joy Project (https://www.thequeerjoyproject.com/)
• The Queer Joy Project: Tell Your Story (https://www.thequeerjoyproject.com/interview)
• The Queer Joy Project: Get Involved (https://www.thequeerjoyproject.com/contact-contribute)
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