Volume 3, Resources 12: On Juneteenth and Essential Media on Queer Liberation History
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Hi friends! It’s resource week and today’s newsletter is going to be a short one because I need to pay more attention to myself. I’ve been giving a lot lately in many areas of my life and I think I just need to sit and watch cartoons more. I will totally take recommendations for cartoon series to watch! I’m safe-wording out of Last Airbender, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time. We’ve already watched all of She-Ra when it came out, we’re in the midst of Bob’s Burgers, I’ve watched a lot of My Little Pony, and I am legit obsessed with The Owl House. Last night we started to watch Sailor Moon. Nicole has never seen it and it’s been decades since I’ve watched them.
I don’t know about y’all, but so many people I know are getting Covid. It does’t surprise me because there’s still a pandemic and I keep up to date from Violet Blue’s weekly Pandemic Roundup (available for free on her Patreon, but if you can afford to pay her you should).
Also, it’s still Pride month! And this weekend is Juneteenth! I accept reparations via Paypal and Venmo.
ID: Photo of a Black person with a bright light coming out of their chest. There is a rainbow surrounding them. Above the photo it says, "When you're Black and gay on the 19th of pride month."
Resource #1: On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed (Bookshop (backordered) | Libro.fm | Amazon)
Annette Gordon-Reed is a Harvard professor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and a Black Texan. In this very short book, she weaves together her personal history with the history of Texas and how Juneteenth came to be. This book was actually written and published before President Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday. I learned so much from this little book and felt my perspective shift more than once.
Resource #2: “15 Essential Plays, Books, and Movies for Understanding the History of Queer Liberation” via Them
So many things on this list I’ve said, “I should watch that” and then I never did. This list is a good reminder and collection. It’s so important to remember that the first Pride was an uprising and a protest and if you know the history of Stonewall then you know that cops do not belong at Pride. The article links out to where you can view each of these recommendations. Some are on paid sites but some are available for free. Of course, you might be able to find it on multiple streaming services by searching on https://www.justwatch.com/.
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