an image of drag king rusty broadsword in pink barbie drag with a pink axe and blonde beard that is reflected horizontally so he appears twice
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Becoming Myself Post-Divorce Through Drag

“Po’Chop asks us to list adjectives we associate with masculinity. I think of men I want to emulate — Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, my dad. We pace and pose with these adjectives in mind, cheer each other on through acting out these poses. It’s the most I have thought about existing in my body in a long time, and the awkwardness starts to give way to appreciation, and even a bit of confidence.”

THE COOPER UNION, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2017/04/25: Hundreds turned out in the rain for a prayerful rally on April 25, 2017; at the historic Cooper Union to protest Citibanks annual shareholder meeting. The Indigenous-led, and ally supported event sent a strong message to Citibank and its shareholders: honor Indigenous rights, stop extractive energy investment now, and invest in a Just Transition, and renewable energy towards a climate-stable future, calling to Divest, Defund and Decolonize their investments.
Politics + Activism Thanksgiving

Indigenous Resistance Movements From the 20th and 21st Centuries We Can Learn From

As the national and international conversations on colonialism, imperialism, and decolonization progress and spread, I think it’s important for us to continue reflecting on the big and small ways Indigenous groups in the U.S. and abroad have challenged and fought against the occupying, colonialist, imperialist forces that have attempted to wipe those groups off the map entirely.