even dykes in dresses can hold up the world. photograph of louise rafkin in common lives/lesbian lives no. 15/16, june 1985

WE ARE QUEER: VISUAL ARCHIVE PROJECT ​

For the world, for our families, for our friends, we have always been a subject of curiosity, bullying, and harassment. But we are sick of this. We, Queer people, are sick of complying with the rules, the social fabric and the society, that can’t see us happy, that can’t see us in love, that can’t see us living our life, the way we want to.

For almost two decades, Nepali queer people have been fighting for equal rights, regardless of the fact that that society and the country have always made them, migrant to their own home. They have been silenced, beaten, harassed, and even killed. They faced discrimination and humiliation from their friends, families, society and the state. But still, nothing has stopped them. Their determination and perseverance are exemplary, and not only are they marching the flags for themselves, but they are definitely making things easy for the future generation as well. To honour those people who have been fighting for equality, both on the frontline or in silent wars against queerphobia, we the team of Kaalo.101, initiated this visual archive project, WE ARE QUEER for this year’s Pride month.

The archive project is a documentation of Nepal’s queer movement, celebrating both small and big wins. It primarily is an online visual archive and showcases pictures of queer people, their struggles, their celebrations and many more.

With our collaborative effort, we hope to be successful in this project and hold space  for discourses and create platforms for archiving queer history.

Source: Sublime Mutations - by Del LaGrace Volcano

In 1985, after attending a performance of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart—one of the first dramas dealing with the impact of AIDS on gay life—Robert Giard decided to devote his energies as a photographer to some aspect of the gay and lesbian community. Thus was born his two-decade long project of photographing over 600 gay and lesbian writers—from famous playwrights to emerging novelists to unsung poets and pioneering performance artists. Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay & Lesbian Writers is an extraordinary visual record of the flowering of queer voices in the wake of the Stonewall Rebellion and the AIDS crises, while also paying homage to many earlier 20th Century activists and writers who had urged the creation of a community identity, or otherwise gave public voice to gay and lesbian sensibilities. Particular Voices is a unique record of a cultural moment in American letters.

Allen Ginsberg, with his own portrait of Burroughs, 1986/Alison Bechdel, 1995/Andrea Dworkin, 1992/Vito Russo, 1987/RFD Magazine Managing Editors, 1991/Five Members of "Other Countries", 1987

From Soraya Zaman's AMERICAN BOYS

This Saturday was Paris's Pride and what a joy it was to share it with all the lovely souls that were there. Also I was extremely happy and proud (ha) to go out as Steak Brites (ig: @steak_brites), with the hope to have more time for drag in the near future.

📸: tr.ash.colors

I thought you guys might like this photo I took of my friend Shannon (he/they)

Current obsession, this photo by JEB

Queer history fact: Bajazid Doda was a queer Albanian ethnographer and photographer who watched the destruction of his culture and took action against it, recording the landscape and identity of the Upper Reka Valley within Albania. His work has served as a touchstone within academia surrounding the Upper Reka Valley.

24, she/her, gay, photographer @lilworms

Saw a trans pride flag sun rise