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Lesbian activist Urvashi Vaid (1958-2022) holds up a sign reading “TALK IS CHEAP — AIDS FUNDING IS NOT” during George Bush’s first address on AIDS at the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS Conference, March 29, 1990. Vaid was serving as Executive Director of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at the time. You can read the NGLTF press release regarding Vaid’s action here.
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Urvashi Vaid, photographed by Joan E. Biren
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Urvashi Vaid passed away in the last year so her post has been updated.
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The lack of time for slothfulness is directly related to the lack of time for rebellion.
from Sloth by Urvashi Vaid
for The Stranger, 1999
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Honor Your Queer and Trans Ancestors Year Round ✨
LGBTQ activists Sylvia Rivera, Urvashi Vaid, Marsha P. Johnson, and Barbara Gittings and Kay Lahusen
#sylvia rivera#urvashi vaid#marsha p. johnson#barbara gittings#kay lahusen#lgbtq#lgbtq moodboard#lgbtq history#pride 🌈
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Billy Porter & Urvashi Vaid honored at 50th anniversary Lambda Legal gala
Last night in New York, Lambda Legal celebrated its 50th anniversary with the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner, where artist and advocate Billy Porter and the late activist Urvashi Vaid were both honored. The Liberty Awards National Dinner is Lambda Legal’s largest event of the year, bringing together supporters, advocates, and allies from across the country to honor individuals who have made…
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A titan of the movement. May her memory be for a blessing z”lt.
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Lesbian activist Urvashi Vaid (1958-2022) holds up a sign reading “TALK IS CHEAP — AIDS FUNDING IS NOT” during George Bush’s first address on AIDS at the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS Conference, March 29, 1990. Vaid was serving as Executive Director of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at the time. You can read the NGLTF press release regarding Vaid’s action here.
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Urvashi Vaid and Sue Hyde of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at DC's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade, Joan E Biren, 1982
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A Bombay Dost profile on queer rights icon Urvashi Vaid, 1991 | ONE Archives at USC Libraries. Image reproduction by Aarohi Sheth.
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read april 2023
articles
How to Finger Your Partner When You Have Chronic Pain in Your Hands
You'd Be Happier Living Close to Friends: Why Don't You?
Why Do We Connect to Female Rage? (prompted a reread of The Scream Gap)
You should call your friend for a ride
The Sex Life of the Internet
It’s a “Brutal, Fearful Winter” for Journalism
“We Didn’t Know What We Had Until It Was Gone.” (on alternative news weeklies)
How Joni Mitchell's "Blue" shattered gender barriers
Why are movies so dark these days?
Poker Face is Peacock’s first truly great original series
The Bataan Death March of Whimsy Case File #1: Elizabethtown (essay that coined the term manic pixie dream girl)
I'm sorry for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"
Why Venmo Is My Favorite Sympathy Card
The gift that never stops giving: Christy Dawn Ads
It's Hot to Look Ill
How the Hell Is 'The Last of Us: Part II' Going to Be Adapted?
What Happens in 'The Last of Us Part II'?
How Much Would You Pay for a Movie Ticket?
Is Therapy Speak Making Us Selfish?
Bad Projection is Ruining the Movie Theater Experience
When Self Awareness Eats its Own Tail
A Case Against Washing Your Face
Honey, I sold the kids.
Trickster and tricked
‘The Resort’ Review: Peacock Comedy-Thriller Series Is Strong on Vibes, Weak on Story
“The Resort” Needs to Relax
Peacock's The Resort is a Rip-Off Mystery Series
Ted Lasso Wonders Whether He's Outstayed His Welcome in Season Three
What if we stopped using male and female as synonyms for man and woman?
The Great Deflation
Who is Queerness for?
‘Nobody Can Take Your Power’: Megan Thee Stallion in Her Own Words
Steven Yeun, Ali Wong and ‘Beef’ Creator Say David Choe Has ‘Put in the Work’ Since ‘Fabricated’ Rape Story
Why We Can't Leave Celebrities Alone
Tucker Carlson Set the World on Fire
How to Have the Fat Talk
Eat the Rich, Steal Their Skin?
books
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation by Urvashi Vaid (started)
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (started/abandoned)
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Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63 https://t.co/hoMuIWewhv
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listened to this ! i think it might be interesting to some of you !
#i really love this podcast just generally and this was the first ep i’d listened to in awhile so it’s here <3 but i think the whole thing is#very very much worth the listen if you’re interested in gay history/activism ! it’s very usa centred but it’s also v interesting :^)#Spotify
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