Queer People of Color
My alma mater recently started up a group for queer people of color and the issue of membership has brought up the discussion of identity. I'm curious to know how many of you identify as a queer person of color. If so, how often and how closely do you affiliate with the term 'person of color'? Does it take a secondary to your queerness or ethnicity? Does it mean anything at all to you?
I myself feel a lot of pride and connection to the term 'gaysian', which I feel represents both my cultural heritage and my sexuality. I only recently came across the term 'queer people of color' (QPOC). I find it more commonly used among the activist community but it's good to know that there is a word that can stand for solidarity and commonality for us. Racial/cultural diversity is often overlooked within the LGBTQ community, making QPOC even more invisible, so I find it empowering to have vocabulary and safe spaces for QPOC.
I myself feel a lot of pride and connection to the term 'gaysian', which I feel represents both my cultural heritage and my sexuality. I only recently came across the term 'queer people of color' (QPOC). I find it more commonly used among the activist community but it's good to know that there is a word that can stand for solidarity and commonality for us. Racial/cultural diversity is often overlooked within the LGBTQ community, making QPOC even more invisible, so I find it empowering to have vocabulary and safe spaces for QPOC.