ALP Brooklyn Office (85 South Oxford Street)
What safety strategies to LGBTSTNGNC people of color take in navigating the online dating and hookup world in ways that do justice to our identities and politics? How do we negotiate racist, classist, transphobic, and other prejudiced economies of desire? How do we learn how to cultivate self-love and self-care in the context of these prejudiced beauty politics? Where do LGBTSTNGNC people meet one another to find intimacy and romance? More broadly -- how do our feelings of desire and sexuality relate to our movement work and participation? Do we recreate beauty hierarchies in our own communities? How can we better use online platforms to extend our community space?
It's getting cold outside -- so ALP thought we would warm some things up!
What safety strategies to LGBTSTNGNC people of color take in navigating the online dating and hookup world in ways that do justice to our identities and politics? How do we negotiate racist, classist, transphobic, and other prejudiced economies of desire? How do we learn how to cultivate self-love and self-care in the context of these prejudiced beauty politics? Where do LGBTSTNGNC people meet one another to find intimacy and romance? More broadly -- how do our feelings of desire and sexuality relate to our movement work and participation? Do we recreate beauty hierarchies in our own communities? How can we better use online platforms to extend our community space?
These and other questions will be discussed at ALP's gathering on the "Politics of Desireability." We will begin by hearing from local queer people of color artists whose work challenges the mainstream beauty aesthetics of the gay community. Then we will move toward a town hall discussion on these topics. The goal will be for us to better link issues of desire to systems of oppression, incorporate an analysis of sexual justice into our movement work, and better support one another in the struggle.
Tea and hot chocolate will be served.
Small donations to ALP are encouraged, but not required! We got to support our community led organization's, y'all!
**Note this space is only for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-non conforming, two spirit, queer people of color**
MONDAY DEC 9
7PM-9PM
ALP BROOKLYN OFFICE: 85 SOUTH OXFORD ST