“I’m Ready For This Fight” — Being LGBTQ in the Military with Tanya Domi & Joe Zuniga

05/26/23 • 42 min

Movement Moments: The National LGBTQ Task Force at 50

Our hard-won victories don’t come about without the courage and sacrifices of queer trailblazers who put their lives and careers on the line in the fight for justice.

This Memorial Day, the Task Force honors the advocacy of Tanya Domi and Joe Zuniga, two veterans of the US Military and LGBTQ activists who stood up for justice and demanded queer equality in the armed forces. Listen as these longtime friends discuss what inspired them to come out, how the Task Force supported their activism, and what they hope for the future of the LGBTQ Movement.

Our hard-won victories don’t come about without the courage and sacrifices of queer trailblazers who put their lives and careers on the line in the fight for justice.

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“Make a Way Out of No Way” — Organizing as Black, Queer Women with Victoria Kirby York & Mandy Carter

Our history is filled with stories of how the movement gave queer people a sense of belonging, pride, and family—but often excluded communities of color who played essential roles in driving us forward. At the Task Force, we put inclusion and intersectionality at the forefront of all that we do, but that didn’t happen without a fight.
We sat down with Victoria Kirby York, Director of Policy and Programs at the National Black Justice Coalition and Mandy Carter, founder of Southerners on New Ground and the National Black Justice Coalition to discuss their experiences fighting for and building Black and queer spaces within the LGBTQ movement.

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“We are Creating a Brief Utopia” — Sexual Liberation and Queer Organizing with Dr. Jaime M. Grant, Jack Harrison-Quintana, & Ignacio Rivera

***This episode contains themes that are for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.***
Happy Pride from Movement Moments: The National LGBTQ Task Force at 50! This month, we’re joined by the hosts of our famous Creating Change Sex Track: Jack Harrison-Quintana, Director of Grindr for Equality, Dr. Jaime M. Grant, sex educator, and Igancio Rivera of the HEAL Project to talk all things sexual liberation. Listen as they cover topics like overcoming shame and fear, stepping into vulnerability and authenticity, desire mapping, the intersection of technology and sex, and why sexual liberation is such a crucial element of the LGBTQ movement. We are thrilled to share a slice of the Creating Change Conference with you, and we hope that this episode brings you an additional dose of queer joy as we celebrate the last few days of Pride Month.