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Djuna Barnes
(June 12th, 1892 – June 18th, 1982): #DjunaBarnes, an American artist, illustrator, and writer, is best known for her work #Nightwood, a lesbian fiction novel she published in 1936. Growing up in a very progressive household on Storm King Mountain in New York, Barnes’ grandmother was also a writer and Women’s Suffrage activist and her…
River Gallo
A Salvadoran-American filmmaker, model, actor, and #Intersex right activist, they are best known for their short film from 2019, #Ponyboi, the first film to feature an openly intersex actor playing an intersex person. Born and raised in New Jersey, Gallo didn’t know they were intersex until they were 12 when they were told by their…
Angelica Ross
(November 28th, 1980 – ): Born in #Kenosha, #Wisconsin, #AngelicaRoss is no stranger to any, especially after starring in the hit show #Pose. A #transgender rights advocate, she uses her platform to shine a light on the myriad issues transgender people face in today’s society. Growing up, she was not accepted by her mother, an…
Joshua Whitehead
(January 5th, 1989 – ): #JoshuaWhitehead is an Oji-Cree member of the #PeguisFirstNation in Manitoba, who identifies as #TwoSpirit and is known for his writing. His debut collection of poetry, full metal indigiqueer, was nominated for a Lamba Literary Award for Transgender Poetry though he withdrew the work from nomination as this was a misrepresentation…
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