Tag Archives: queer

Collective Presence, Collective Resistance

Posted on June 29, 2014 by rweisman

The fierce pussy collective challenge lesbian and queer invisibility by asserting their identities through a number of public projects that push back against heteronormative culture. The increased attention to AIDS and gay rights in the early 1990s galvanized the group … Continue reading →

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The Language of Protest

Posted on June 4, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

The AIDS crisis in the 1980s propelled many to take to the streets in anger and protest to rebel against the Reagan government, demanding rights to healthcare, treatment for AIDS, funding, and information. This movement mobilized communities, and in particular … Continue reading →

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Unrestricting the Normative

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Patricia Silva

Weegee, Youth is always beautiful, ca. 1945 Weegee, Girls at the bar, ca. 1946 Weegee, Dancing is free in Central Park, ca. 1938

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