Queer Musings

I WOULD LIKE TO START A SUPPORT GROUP/DISCUSSION GROUP FOR QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO DATE OR HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHITE QUEERS. or generally want to talk about their experiences w/ white queer people?

feral-femme:

there are lots of white queer people who i hold very near and dear to my heart. my best friend/platonic life partner, my girlfriend, and many of the queer people who i am closest to are white. my mom is also white and is kind of queer. i think they all identify and work on being anti-racist white people but there are still, obviously, plenty of instances where i feel alienated and/or silenced by the unintentional affects of their whiteness/white privilege. it is not uncommon that i am in a space where everyone is queer and/or trans, and i am the only person of color. i think right now i have lots of things i need to explore regarding WHITE QUEERS and my experiences with them. i would like to do this with other QTPOC folk. is anyone interested in starting a private facebook group, for starters? does anyone have any recommendations for other ways this group could happen?

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this also should include queer and trans people of color who have white family members, such as queer people of color who were transracially adopted or come from a mixed race family.

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fuckyeahlgbtqlatinxs:

The Experiences of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools, 2009

For all LGBT students, having access to school-based resources, such
as students clubs that address LGBT students’ issues, school staff
who are supportive of LGBT students, and LGBT-inclusive curricular
resources, can make a positive impact on their school experiences and
overall school climate. Unfortunately, the majority of LGBT students of
color did not have these important resources in school:
• Only about a third of LGBT students of color (36%) reported that
their school had a student club that addressed LGBT issues, such
as a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). Among students who did have
a GSA in school, however, a majority regularly participated in club
activities – 57% of African American and multiracial students, 59%
of Latino/a students, 60% of Asian/Pacific Islander students, and
69% of Native American students participated in GSA activities at
least sometimes.
• The majority of LGBT students of color (82%) in our survey could
identify at least one teacher or other school staff member who
was supportive. However, only 36% of students of color reported
having many (six or more) supportive staff available to them in
school.
• Few LGBT students of color had access to LGBT-inclusive
curricular resources in school. Less than a fifth of students had
been taught about LGBT-related people, history, or events in their
classes, or had such information available in their textbooks (14%
each). Furthermore, only 38% reported that they could access
LGBT-related resources in their school library.
• Less than a fifth of all LGBT students of color (18%) reported that
their school had a comprehensive policy to address in-school
harassment and assault, which provided specific protections
based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.