She, Her, They, Us: Black Women and the Gender Matrix
About the Episode
Unfettered dialogues with trans, queer and hetero Black women give heat and light to the quest for a landing space on common ground that declares Ain’t I A Woman.
“The only time I am safe in a Black space is when it is not [known] that I am transgender”
“Intersectionality isn’t just about intersecting identities it’s about intersecting oppressions.”
“Being accepting of women who are nonbinary or nonconforming… it’s difficult for some women who grew up [in a time when] those terms didn’t even exist.”
“We live in a world where gender is just easily pulled apart and picked with. Throughout the history of this country, Black women have not ever been able to be women.”
“My blacknesss, and my feminist and lesbian queer identities, they’re all intertwined. I do not separate them. They are one.”
Acknowledgement
Our podcasts are possible with generous support from the following donors:
- “Anonymous” Donors
- Craig Newmark Philanthropies
- Groundswell Fund
- The Park Foundation
- TD Charitable Foundation