{"id":3253,"date":"2025-04-11T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T21:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=equity&p=3253"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:52:20","slug":"2023-day-19","status":"publish","type":"equity","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/equity-challenge-days\/2023-day-19\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda 19: Aqu\u00ed y queer"},"template":"","class_list":["post-3253","equity","type-equity","status-publish","hentry","equity-year-272"],"acf":{"details":{"equity_year":272,"day_number":19,"availability_date":"20230614"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_quote_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_quote_hero":{"kicker_text":"2023 Equity Challenge","heading":"Day 19: Here and Queer","summary":"","cta":"","quote":"If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I'm shortchanging myself. ","attribution":"Zanele Muholi","source":"South African activist and artist who highlights the beauty and individuality of Black LGBTQ women "}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\r\n\r\nEl reto de equidad de hoy est\u00e1 escrito por Kelz, de Kelz Creaciones Liberadoras y Consultor\u00eda<\/a>. Puede leer m\u00e1s sobre el trabajo y las experiencias de Kelz al final del correo electr\u00f3nico de hoy.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u00a1Estoy aqu\u00ed y soy queer! \u00a1Espera! \u00bfQu\u00e9 acabo de decir? S\u00ed, queer...\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u201c\u2018Queer\u2019 is\u2026 explicitly used as a reclaimed word in honor of queer elders and contemporaries who have fought and died for LGBTQIA+ rights. \u2018Queer\u2019 is used to\u2026 highlight the fierceness and liberatory spirit of these communities... [It is itself] an experience of the liminal- that space in between, that has room for all, for expansiveness and the creation of new definitions and ways of being... \u2018Queer\u2019 attempts to capture the vast multitudes of sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and ways of living and loving that fall outside of the cisgender and heterosexual identities.\u201d Definition of \"Queer\" by Syre Saniyah, PhD, LP- a Southeast Michigan, Black, transmasculine, gender expansive, polyamorous and kinky healing practitioner- Sanaci\u00f3n centrada en la liberaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEl unicornio volador de g\u00e9nero<\/a> is not perfect, but in my opinion, it's one of the better visual representations of the spectrums of and differences between sexuality, gender (or sex) assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, etc. If you\u2019d like to understand some of the terms used, Eche un vistazo a este glosario de t\u00e9rminos LGBTQ.<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nI think a lot of people get overwhelmed by how much there is to learn within the \u201cQueer Alphabet Soup\u201d (joke for LGBTQIA+... I can say it, I\u2019m queer,\u00a0teehee!) and instead of learning a little, they shut down. Let me encourage you with a few tips to get you started:\r\n\r\n \r\n