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It’s #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and it has been full of heavy events for the Indigenous community. From the ongoing resistance efforts at Standing Rock to a polarizing election conclusion and today’s complex observance of Thanksgiving, we continue to live in a nation where Indigenous people are still fighting to be heard.
Today we’re elevating the words and experiences of Black Cherokee trans activist Holiday Simmons. We asked a few questions on his thoughts on Thanksgiving, current events and Indigenous trans representation.
Sylvia Rivera was a Stonewall Riots veteran and fierce lifelong activist. She was born in New York City to Puerto Rican and Venezuelan parents, but was orphaned by the age of three, and living on the streets of New York by the age of eleven. When a crowd gathered outside the Stonewall Inn in 1969, she was there to fight back against police—this moment convinced her that the revolution had begun. bit.ly/2esplRu #TransAwarenessMonth
Art by Michele Rosenthal, check out more amazing LGBTQ figures at queerportraits.com and here on Tumblr at @queersinhistory.
More words from Sylvia can be found at Transadvocate: bit.ly/2e6hsCS.
