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Black, Queer & Trans: Mobilizing in the Caribbean and Beyond

Amanda Taylor BC '22 in conversation with Kymm Foster, Emani Edwards, and Chaday Emmanuel
May 3, 2022 | 6:30pm
Conversation
Online
Co-Sponsors: Africana Studies, Spanish and Latin American Cultures, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Barnard College

Live transcription is available here.

Embracing the spirit of the recent publication, Beyond Homophobia: Centering LGBTQ experiences in the Anglophone Caribbean (2020), activist photographer Amanda Taylor, BC ’22 will be in conversation with leading LGBTQ+ mobilizers who are creating networks of visibility and support for queer and trans life in Jamaica and beyond. Speakers include: Kymm Foster from TransWaveJA, working to advance the health, welfare, and well-being of the transgender community in Jamaica through gender recognition, equitable access to non-discriminatory health care, education, housing and employment; Emani Edwards from United Trans Creatives, which breaks through barriers in fashion, activism and social justice through image making and representation; Chaday Emmanuel represents Connek JA, which organizes events, media, and travel experiences that bring together queer family and allies across borders.

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Image Credit 

Amanda Taylor BC ’22

Special Thanks

Professors Maja Horn, Celia Naylor, Rebecca Jordan-Young, and Yvette Christiansë

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