{"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\nToday\u2019s Equity Challenge is written by Kelz of Kelz Liberatory Creations & Consulting<\/a>. You can read more about Kelz\u2019s work and experiences at the end of today\u2019s email.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nI\u2019m here and I\u2019m queer! Wait!\u00a0What did I just say?\u00a0Yes, queer\u2026\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- Liberation Centered Healing<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Flying Gender Unicorn<\/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, check out this glossary of LGBTQ terms<\/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