Pride Panel
June 18th, 2021
In observance of Pride Month, Buffy held its first LGBTQia Diversity & Sustainability Virtual Panel Discussion. Assembling our wonderful guest panelists was truly a labor of love!
Here are the fabulous people who spoke at the event:
The Moderator: Winter Mendelson (she/her)
Founder and Executive Creative Director of Posture Media, an independent branding and marketing agency based in Brooklyn. Posture was inspired by the fact that women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled visionaries are not represented properly in mainstream media, even though these communities drive cultural phenomenon, social progress, and innovation. More about Winter's work below!
https://wintermendelson.com/about
The Panalists:
Kuchenga (her/she)
Kuchenga is a transsexual feminist writer, journalist, and avid reader of black women’s literature as a matter of survival.
https://www.instagram.com/kuchenga/
https://kuchenga.com/about
Zayn Silva (he/him)
Trans Activist and Advocate for LGBTQIA youth. Founder of TransAlike.
IG: @pantheonaura
Zayn@kickstarter.com
Ashton Giese (he/him)
Senior Development Officer, USA at Rainbow Railroad. Helping displaced LGBTQIA people around the world find refuge and safety.
Luz from Cuir Kitchen Brigade
a Cuir and Transgender Black and Brown led food justice collective based in NY that is in solidarity with frontline communities affected by climate change and individuals oppressed by political regimes
https://cuirkitchenbrigade.co/
Books and Readings:
- Passing by Nella Larsen
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya
- Trans like me by CN Lester
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
- Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives by Nia King
- 'Racial Impostor Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories
- Every White Country Hates its Black People
- Rainbow Railroad: Helps LGBTQI+ people escape state-sponsored violence.
Events:
- An assessment on how the Biden Administration is working towards providing more pathways to safety for LGBTQI refugees.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transgender-inclusion-101-the-basics-tickets-130712104423?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/centering-power-healing-poc-as-leaders-in-the-equity-movement-tickets-157283983629?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Full Video of Pride Panel:
