#Repost @_demmarro_ @caribbeanequalityproject Yow wi readi 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾 WHAT: Jumbie: A Caribbean LGBTQ Halloween Party WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 10:00 pm - 4:00 am WHERE: @impulseloungenyc (129-04 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11419) 🎟Purchase Tickets + Information: https://Jumbie2019.eventbrite.com #singer #songwriter #instamusic #musician #dancers #goodvibesonly #liveperfomance #afrobeatz #afropop #newyorkcity #nycartist #melanin #melaninmen #chocolate #islanders #african #jumbie2019 #jumbiefete #caribbeanequalityproject (at Impulse Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EGFbTBrDg/?igshid=z1u17s1aexpr

Spent #nationalcomingoutday with friends/family... pillars that making living OUT worthwhile. #advocates #community #ourUniverse #caribbeanequalityproject #outmyclosetorg #operationdreamcatchers #sharingandcaring (at Topaz Arts)

@caribbeanequalityproject @damion_anthony Thank you Club Evolution 4 Having Me on your stage @queenspridenyc. Had and amazing time. Thank you @caribbeanequalityproject for supporting a new artist representing pop Reggae DanceHall music.. #DamionAnthony #PopReggaeArtist #livemusic #UniqueMix #queenspride #caribbeanequalityproject #dance #workout #cardio #fitness #singing #bx #nyc

Yes to supporting local Black Queer/Trans business. Are yall out clubbing? I'm in the house dancing from room to room..lol #Repost @caribbeanequalityproject (@get_repost) ・・・ Last week, Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon, opened @lambdaloungeny, NYC’s 2nd Black-Owned #LGBTQ+ Bar. The married couple is also the proud owner of @drinklambdavodka. . Cheers to another affirming queer and trans POC space in #NYC! #drinklambdavodka . Checkout their feature in @outmagazine: https://www.out.com/nightlife/2020/7/20/nyc-Black-owned-gay-bar-lambda-lounge?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nightlife #lgbtqia #blackbusiness #queer #trans #gatherings #covid19 #socialisolation https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9KVbagbIFuCw4zqO-p8YEe5PU2RcL8uu5jfE0/?igshid=6so1dcwukdbt

Join @printbyprint THIS THURSDAY (8/22) for this month's Caribbean Cinema Nights, co-presented by the @caribbeanfilm and the @caribbeanequalityproject in partnership with @printbyprint to celebrate the Queer Caribbean. Come thru for food (by Chef Anya of @kitankin ), film and fun. Our feature film is FABULOUS by @outplayfilms. Watch as professional dancer Lasseindra Ninja returns to her home country of French Guiana to teach a voguing workshop and see the impact her presence and work has on the LGBTQ community of Cayenne. Tixs available via link in @caribbeanfilm bio. Post screening discussion with Mohamed Q. Amin of CEP and performer @mira_baii, moderated by journalist @i_am_tinytam. #SupportBlackArt #CaribbeanCinemaNights #Caribbeanfilms #filmmakers #queercaribbean #Caribbeanfilmmakers #cinemanights #artinnyc #brooklynnights #qpocart #afterwork #thingstodoinnyc #visibilitymatters (at Jolie Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1XmP67BSLr/?igshid=tvmaw1d7kzxl

Así terminamos, un largo día de trabajo en comunidad #Gracias a nuestros Voluntaries y Staff por ese #Amor ❤️ y #Fuerza 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, la Transfobia y la Bifobia Somos #Poderosas #Fuertes #Uniques y #Resistimos y una vez más les decimos al mundo #NoMasViolencia #NoMasTransfobia #NoMasCriminalizacion #LasTrabajadorasSexualesUnidas Este evento fue organizado por: @queensmuseum, @caribbeanequalityproject y @citgny ✊🏽 (at Queens Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdjz1zeMbN9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hey Everyone! I am fundraising for Caribbean Equality Project (CEP), the only Caribbean LGBTQ people of color-led organization in NYC.

https://www.youcaring.com/caribbeanequalityproject-897304

Right now they're doing a second round of their campaign "My TRUTH, My STORY" in which they ask members of their community to speak up about their experiences with racism, anti-immigration efforts, and homophobia from a deeply personal level. I've been so incredibly moved by these stories, and feel strongly that folks with this level of bravery and insight - and VISION - are the ones who will truly get us through our current national disaster. If you would be able to help out by donating or sharing with family, friends, co-workers, followers, anyone - it would mean a ton to me and the folks of CEP. I'd ESPECIALLY like to ask my White followers and straight followers to donate and spread the word about this fundraiser and campaign because it is up to the people with more power and privilege to dismantle racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. Representation matters and it's up to us to make sure they are represented in the media, and this is a way to do that. If you have any questions about Caribbean Equality Project or My TRUTH My STORY please feel free to reach out to me, what they do is incredibly beautiful and amazing and I love talking aboutre about it. In addition, the donation page has links to three of their current videos showcasing a gay, trans and lesbian folks, so please watch! https://www.youcaring.com/caribbeanequalityproject-897304

THANKS SO MUCH!

The Caribbean Equality Project

There are a lot of very important causes and dire needs out there right now that we can contribute money to. This was sent to me by someone I am close to, and it’s another ask for support that is unrelated to any of the natural disasters impacting the US right now, but absolutely vitally important. Sexuality and gender identity in Caribbean communities can be treated in very different ways that folks accustomed to generic US and/or white people culture are used to, and there is almost no structural support for Caribbean folks who are LGBTQ+ in the US--very little in terms of advocacy and organizational support, and social opportunities can be a double-edged sword. 

If you can, consider supporting an organization that is advocating for LGBTQ+ people of color and immigrants. This is really, really important work.

I'm writing you today (uncomforably because fundraising makes me nervous!) to ask you to give your hard earned money to support a group I really care about and believe in- the Caribbean Equality Project-https://www.youcaring.com/caribbeanequalityproject-897304 . I know we're all being inundated with pleas for money right now, but I hope you can find $10 to send their way- and if you can't, I hope you'll share this fundraiser  with your network- even if that's just sharing the you caring site on Facebook. 

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CEP is out of Richmond Hills Queens- they're my neighbors! They're a nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen the marginalized voices of LGBTQ folks of Caribbean descent and origin- and they're the only organization in NYC doing this specific work. 

I met CEPs founder, Mohamed, last month. He told me how he started the project because his brother and he were attacked, in my neighborhood, at a Caribbean community event, for being gay. His brother was pretty badly hurt. The NYPD came, and didn't even investigate the incident as a hate crime or really investigate at all (but don't worry, they've found plenty of time to harass and arrest trans members of that community). And when Mohamed and other members of the Caribbean community sought resources at local, white dominated, LGBTQ groups, they found that those groups often weren't prepared or willing to address the racism and cultural structures that really impacted LGBTQ folks in the Caribbean community. So they set out to build CEP because they aren't living one issue lives, and needed an organization to understand all their identities. 

CEP's work is focused on creating sustainable community partnerships, promoting family acceptance, and building a culture based on respect, inclusion and equality - regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. They run a support group, provide resources to the Caribbean community in NYC, set up STI and HIV screenings, help their immigrant members connect to important resources and do outreach work. Last week they hosted one of the only LGBT Eid dinners in NYC.  Tonight they're at city hall fighting for DACA recipients. 

One important part of CEPs work is their My Truth, My Story, campaign. There simply aren't representations of those of Caribbean descent who are LGBTQ in the media or in many of their communities- the videos CEP creates help tell the stories of this community. They've done educational screenings at schools, community centers, and museums, and the videos have really helped them reach people and expand views of what the Caribbean identity can be. When the group I'm a part of, Showing Up for Racial Justice Central Queens (which has been building a relationship with CEP for a year) asked them how we could best support CEP, they asked us to help fund 4 more videos.

You can watch the ones they've already made here- I promise they're worth your time: My TRUTH, My STORY videos: Shammie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKoyTtG5Hy0 Dominique (aka Tyra): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrsrLAAvcoo Gail & Trina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI-xMEVqWjE So, please give if you can and whether or not you're able please spread the word to your networks! https://www.youcaring.com/caribbeanequalityproject-897304

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Y’all ready to mash up tomorrow’s #JumbieFete? Get your 🎟 NOW! https://Jumbie2019.eventbrite.com/ #Jumbie2019 🗓 ⏰Saturday, October 26 | 10PM - 4AM 📍 Impulse Loungenyc: 129-04 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11419 #JumbieBall #Caribbean #LGBTQ #Halloween #CaribbeanEqualityProject (at Impulse Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4D9YuyhE5O/?igshid=1bn50q1aj8qvw

💜💜💜@caribbeanequalityproject #Repost @nycpride Even after 48 years, The #nycpridemarch many new organizations participating for the very first time. One of those groups is @caribbeanequalityproject ! CEP is a volunteerism-driven community organization based in Queens, and is committed to strengthening the marginalized voices of LGBTQ people of Caribbean descent and origin. CEP is planning a huge presence in the 2017 March, under the colorfully inclusive theme, 'Prideful Mosaic: LGBTQ People of the Caribbean'. Check them out on Sunday, along with more than 350 other non-profit organizations participating in the March this year! #weareproud #nycpride2017 #caribbeanequalityproject

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. — Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, la Transfobia y la Bifobia #Trans #Gay #Bisexuales #Queer #Intersex todo un éxito ✊🏽✨ #NoMasViolencia #NoMasOdio #IDAHOT Esto fue gracias al esfuerzo colaborativo entre @queensmuseum @caribbeanequalityproject y @citgny (at Queens Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdjh5nhuqJt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Led by Guyanese-born Trans Activist Twinkle Paul, our queer and trans Caribbean community members created an unprecedented amplification of #Caribbean #LGBTQ visibility and representation at today’s #TransMarchOnDC. 🇬🇾 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #WontBeErased #TransLivesMatter #CaribbeanEqualityProject (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B29-fxzBwHy/?igshid=81oakztwkfqz

Please join us for our 4th installment of “Love is L.O.V.E.: Living Our Values Equally,” an intimate evening in celebration of Queer Caribbean love and liberations! FEATURING: @rajivmohabir | Twinkle Paul | @romiiluke | @kushridevi | @dextermclennon | @bloodlinedancetheatre | @taranngdance Troupe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🗓⏰ Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 📍 Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning: 161-04 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432 🎟Tickets + info #linkinbio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • • • • • #ceplove2019 #culture #hiv #film #performingarts #CaribbeanLGBTQ #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #Queens #ImmigrantNYC #CaribbeanNYC #nyc #CaribbeanEqualityProject (at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (Jcal)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPOVslhHJ_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kd4frpol0r1k

Last night, our Unchained program, a Caribbean LGBTQ Support Group began its 4th year of providing a safe, healing, supportive and empowering space for our community. Special thanks to Elizabeth Rodriguez of @lgbtnetwork #QueensLGBTCenter for joining us. . Shout-out to our volunteer, @detoxxbusti_ae for gifting these amazing holiday themed coffee mugs to all 19 of our Unchained members in attendance. . If you are interested in making a donation or sponsoring refreshments for one of our upcoming 2019 sessions, please email [email protected] or phone us at 347.709.3179. #selfcare #resolutions #lgbt #lgbtqia #CaribbeanEqualityProject #BeUnchained #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #CaribbeanLGBTQ #Queens #ImmigrantNYC #CaribbeanNYC #nyc (at Queens Library - Lefferts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZKaLlA8IY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbxbkwfnzst3

#Repost from @detoxxbusti_ae Here is my full face from #jumbie2018 📷 by @jstnenyc : makeup by me @detoxxbusti_ae . . . .. .. .... #nychalloween #halloweencostume #steampunk #dragqueennyc #dragqueensteampunk #steampunkmakeup #steampunkqueen #rdr @localqueenpdx @werrrkdotcom #localqueens #werrkdotcom @impulseloungenyc @caribbeanequalityproject #caribbeanequalityproject (at Impulse Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmPJVIglT5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v8caxsi9wegd