2SLGBTQIA+ people relive old traumas as they age on their own
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/26/lgbtq-people-relive-old-traumas-as-they-age-on-their-own_partner

* embracing aging isn’t easy
* can be esp. difficult for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors who are long-term HIV survivors

Comment: I am a volunteer board member at two 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors advocacy non-profits.
This is a significant concern generally; more so given resurgent conservatism.

#LGBThistory #2SLGBTQIA+ #Queer #seniors #aging #ageing #HistoricalTrauma #LGBTpurge #HIV #AIDS #discrimination #homophobia #transphobia

I'm disappointed that #ReservationDogs didn't win any #Emmys -- but kudos to D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai for making a statement about #MMIW!

Reservation Dogs star covers face in 'blood' at the #EmmyAwards in bold political statement

Story by Caroline Gaspich
9/15/2024

"Reservation Dogs star D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai made powerful political statement at the 2024 Emmy Awards as he walked the red carpet with a red handprint painted over his face.

"The 22-year-old actor was one of the few celebrities at the major award ceremony to make a bold political statement on the red carpet. The young Canadian star was photographed in a classic black suit with a bright red bloody handprint painted over his mouth which is a symbol of solidarity with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement in North America.

"This handprint is in recognition of all of the thousands of women that have been silenced and the harrowing fact that #NativeAmerican women are up to 10 times more likely to be murdered or sexually assaulted. The root cause of this injustice stems from a number of factors including #colonization and #HistoricalTrauma, #racism, and sexual #objectification of #IndigenousWomen.

"The bold statement comes as Woon-A-Tai was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his iconic role in FX's 'Reservation Dogs' as the character Bear Smallhill. Woon-A-Tai is competing in the category against Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm, Martin Short from Only Murders in the Building, and Matt Berry from What We Do in the Shadows.

"Woon-A-Tai's political statement advocating for Indigenous women comes as he was an all-indigenous cast and crew on set of Reservation Dogs. Reservation Dogs is comedy-drama television series that follows the everyday lives of four Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma, as they spend their days committing crimes to save money to escape their reservation community."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/reservation-dogs-star-covers-face-in-blood-at-the-emmy-awards-in-bold-political-statement/ar-AA1qCTHT#

#WoonATai #DPharaohWoonATai #MMIWG

This is your semi-regular reminder that collective memory of atrocity is real and that Jews, among other groups, have AMPLE historical reason to feel anxious around major Xtian holiday seasons #antisemitism #HistoricalTrauma

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/01/dhs-domestic-terrorism-threats