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The Contribution of People of Color in Queer History

7/26/2022

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Feature by Nikita Fernandes
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Historical narratives shape people’s understanding of events. From museums like the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art to films like Stonewall Uprising, queer history has been showcased and depicted in a multitude of ways. However, it is important to recognize the whitewashing of history. Whitewashing refers to leaving out important events and marginalized communities in history. To shape a white narrative, queer people of color have been left out of the LGBTQIA+ history narrative. This is done to keep the dominant group in power and white cisgender males are often credited for milestones in the queer movements. However, people of color have been pioneers in the field of queer history and deserve to be recognized and applauded for their integral work that led to progress.
James S (2019) writes that the role that “Transgender people, drag queens, blacks and Hispanics played outsized roles during many of the earliest milestones of the gay rights movement…these same groups have been denied many of the benefits of the revolution they sparked.” It is important to know that black people and Latinos were involved in the activism that followed the emergence of HIV/AIDS in groups such as ACT-UP. However, those celebrated are white gay men. Thus, early interventions were focused on white gay men and people of color had to develop their own organization (RG Dudley, 2013).

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There is a need to spread more awareness about queer people of color’s contribution to history whether it be through books, movies, research and so on. If people of color are left out of history, all their development and efforts will be credited to a white society which portrays itself as a pioneering group in the field of queer visibility. Children of color who identify as queer will grow up without seeing their identities reflected in history and may feel “othered” as a result. Thus, it is time to set the stage for the pioneers of color and their groups that were left out of the narrative.

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​Nikita Fernandes is a pre-professional licensed mental health therapist in New York City. You can contact Nikita at nikita@mwr.nyc and read more blog posts at www.mwr.nyc.
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    Sara S. Schapiro LMHC, PhD
    Providing affordable psychotherapy and individual therapy in NYC. Bringing awareness to mental health related issues and advocating for liberal and liberating sex values.

    Nikita Fernandes, M.A., MHC-LP
    Providing affordable couples and individual therapy in NYC. Integrating culturally sensitive, poly & kink-friendly, and gender-affirming therapy while partaking in advocacy work in the therapy room.

    Simran Bharadwaj, M.A., MHC-LP
    Providing affordable couples and individual therapy in NYC. Bringing awareness to minority mental health issues and culturally competent approaches to therapy.

    ​Shira Keller-Ohana, LMHC
    Providing affordable psychotherapy and couples and family therapy in NYC. Taking an integrative positive approach toward mental health and therapy.

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