Open Forum: There can be no Pride if it is not Intersectional
Monday, June 15, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meeting ID: 987 2284 6209
Password Required. RSVP with your USC email to get the password.

Email Hannah Schilperoort at schilper@usc.edu if you have questions or problems with the RSVP form.

We will discuss diversity and intersectionality within the queer community and ways the USC queer community can be in solidarity with Black and other people of color within and beyond the queer community. We’ll be using STONEWALL 50: WHOSE MOVEMENT IS IT ANYWAY, episode 5 of Kimberlé Crenshaw’s podcast Intersectionality Matters as the framework for our discussion.

Please listen prior to the forum:

Stonewall 50: Whose Movement Is It Anyway? - Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw: https://soundcloud.com/intersectionality-matters/stonewall-50-whose-movement-is-it-anyway

Recommended reading:

Barbara Smith - Why I left the Mainstream Queer Rights Movement: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/barbara-smith-black-queer-rights.html

Audre Lorde, “Learning from the 60s”: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1982-audre-lorde-learning-60s/

GLAAD Statement: https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-statement-black-lives-matter

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown Calls Out Racism in the LGBT Community: https://people.com/tv/queer-eye-karamo-brown-calls-out-racism-lgbt-community/

Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2020: https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020

It's Time Black and Brown People Be Included in the Pride Flag: https://www.them.us/story/ipride-flag-redesign-black-brown-trans-pride-stripes

Discussion Guidelines
This is safe and positive space to discuss queer intersectionality. By RSVPing to this event, you agree to follow the discussion guidelines.

Address and discuss issues & ideas, not people.
Speak on behalf of yourself & allow people to speak on behalf of themselves.
Speak from a learning stance.
Facilitator periodic check in to ensure it’s a safe space.
Actively listen.
Avoid making assumptions about each other.
Allow time to reflect on your answers before responding.