The fight for LGBTQIA equality has been monetised by an establishment that undermines and offers little support in the fight for social liberty under a rainbow shield of ‘alliance’. While rainbow vodka and cute rainbow t shirts can be enticing (although sometimes they are painfully cringey), it is blatantly performative.
Juneteenth, also widely known as Emancipation Day, is the American celebration to commemorate June the 19th, 1865, when African American slaves learnt they were officially free in Galveston, Texas.
In France and North-West Europe, queer rights have experienced a large growth in the last few decades. Nevertheless, we must examine these advancements we’ve seen.
The 25th of May marks exactly three hundred and sixty-five days since the tragic and traumatising death of George Floyd. The impact of his death still reverberates today, rightfully so, and it is important we embrace its significance and pay our respects.
In September 2006, users of Facebook awoke to the software update which would forever change the way we interact with the internet: the News Feed. This is precisely the software that is incorporated into every media platform we use today, where new activity from users is exhibited chronologically on our home page. It may not seem so extraordinary to our generation, but prior to the update, there was hardly anything ‘social’ about social networking.
