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bisofcolour: The QTIPOC picnic was more than an alternative to London LGBT Pride. This was a space where queer, trans and intersex people of colour could relax and have fun in a safer space. There was no expectations, no gatekeeping; just the warm weather, good music and shared food and smiles. It was great to […]
We are not allies; bisexual and asexual people are part of the LGBTIQA umbrella. And don’t forget Intersex people too!
Saturday 25th June marks London LGBT Pride. It also marks the Queer Trans and Intersex People of Colour picnic in Burgess Park, London. So if you’ve had enough of pinkwashing of racism, colonialism, biphobia and transphobia in London’s Lesbian and Gay scenes, go to the picnic instead! There will be no corporate sponsors pushing alcohol, no armed forces, and no facist hate groups. In fact, this will be the polar opposite of what London LGBT Pride has become. The hashtag for this picnic is #Notyourfuckingrainbow and that kinda says it all…
Visit the page at https://www.evensi.uk/queer-picnic-2016-burgess-park/177570693 to see the map and to learn more.
See me walking down the street
Big hips, fleshy arms
See me smile, all toothy and bright
See my skin
See my fat
The little girl inside me laughs and claps
I skip over cracks
See my stride, watch my flow
See me strutting through this town
See me walking. See my fat
A white boy catches the little girl’s eye
He’s nothing but a teen, but still he knows how
To spit, to scowl, point and laugh
See me falter
See my fat
I ain’t your mammy, shut your mouth
I ain’t your dancer, your exotic queen
I’m just a shadow when the lights burn bright
See her shrinking
See my fat
If my little girl disappears who will take her space
The space she takes just walking down the street?
How can any fat person ever make it out in one piece
When hard eyes make every step a feat?
This fat black soul is wounded as I speak
See my fat
And just let me be.
Written in Shadows 