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Revolution is love : a year of black trans liberation / featuring images and text by 24 photographers ; text contributions by Qween Jean, Joela Rivera, Mikelle Street, and Raquel Willis.

Fine Arts Library HQ76.8.U6 J43 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jean, Qween, Author.
Rivera, Joela, Author.
Street, Mikelle, Author.
Willis, Raquel, Author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gay liberation movement--United States--Pictorial works.
Gay liberation movement.
African American trans people--Pictorial works.
African American trans people.
Trans people--United States--Pictorial works.
Trans people.
Protest movements--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.
Protest movements.
Documentary photography--United States.
Documentary photography.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.).
Protest literature, American.
Photographers--United States.
Photographers.
Photography, Artistic.
African American transgender people.
Transgender people.
Black transgender people.
Black queer people.
Queer rights.
United States.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
223 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (black & white and color) ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Aperture, 2022.
Summary:
"'Revolution is love: a year of Black Trans Liberation' is the powerful and celebratory visual record of a contemporary activist movement in New York City, and a moving testament to the enduring power of photography in actisim, advocacy, and community. In June 2020, activists Qween Jean and Joela Rivera founded the Stonewall Protests, weekly actions centering Black trans and queer identities that took place across New York City." "This book gathers twenty-four photographers who share images and words on the demonstrations, preserving this legacy as it unfolded."--Back flap of printed paper wrapper.
Contents:
(from table of contents) Introduction / by Qween Jean
Qween Jean and Raquel Willis in conversation
Images and voices
An ongoing revolution: writing a new history at Stonewall / by Mikelle Street
Afterword / by Joela Rivera
Timeline of actions.
ISBN:
9781597115308
1597115304
OCLC:
1295805958

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