This week, we learn about the beautiful and community driven origins of Dyke Marches. If you are planning to attend the NYC Dyke March on June 29th, let us know! Ash will be there! NYC Dyke March Accessibility Accommodations Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbwfAN330QDzSf1ZL025taF-3i-9R_hW3OIVQlXO3MnjMcCw/viewform Sources https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/nyc-dyke-march/ https://www.nycdykemarch.com/about https://lhaexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/show/dyke-marches/dyke-marches https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-corner/blog/history/history-dyke-march https://gaycitynews.com/the-dyke-marchs-history-in-pictures/ https://www.vogue.com/article/nyc-dyke-march-black-liberation-juneteenth https://www.lesbianavengers.com/ https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1106444650/frustrated-by-societys-erasure-the-lesbian-avengers-fought-back https://www.lesbianavengers.com/about.shtml

This week, we learn about why LGBTQ+ youth homelessness is so prominent. We also discuss the physical and mental tolls that shelter life and living on the streets take on our queer youth, and then we highlight organizations that are taking matters into their hands to curb this epidemic. Organizations https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.happyhippies.org/ https://www.newalternativesnyc.org/about_us https://www.340blueprintproject.com/ https://nn4youth.org/lgbtq-homeless-youth/ https://nationalhomeless.org/civil-rights-criminalization-of-homelessness/ Sources https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbtq-youth/homelessness https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/serving-our-youth-lgbtq/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Trevor-Project-Homelessness-Report.pdf https://nationalhomeless.org/lgbtq-homelessness/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Serving-Our-Youth-Update-Jun-2015.pdf https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/LGBTQ-Homelessness.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098056/ https://lesley.edu/article/the-cost-of-coming-out-lgbt-youth-homelessness https://nche.ed.gov/lgbtq-youth/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127283/

This week, we end our saga on Princess Diana. We cover everything from the divorce to the investigation of her death. Please note, we will absolutely not be entertaining any conspiracy theories about her death. That would be disrespectful to her memory, and would take away from the accountability of the people who actually caused her death. Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we are back to our Princess Diana series. We discuss the creation and release of Diana's book and her divorce from Charles. Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we will be discussing the events that took place between May 1st and May 4th, 1970, during the student protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University. Trigger warning for mention of police violence and murder. **DONATE TO OPERATION OLIVE BRANCH: https://www.gofundme.com/f/oob-perinatal-project Sources https://www.kent.edu/may-4-historical-accuracy https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/us/kent-state-shooting-50th-anniversary-trnd/index.html https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings/How-can-you-run-when-you-know-the-national-response https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/kent-state-shootings-may-4-collection https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/kent-state-massacre/ https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/kent-state-shootings-oral-histories https://origins.osu.edu/watch/kent-state-massacre?language_content_entity=en https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kent-state-sister-militarized-police-college-protests-israel-gaza_n_662aa18de4b09d8df9d5e1b0 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-ago-kent-state-massacre-changed-university-forever-180974787/ https://www.history.com/news/richard-nixon-kent-state-shootings-response https://apnews.com/article/769a594a066dd0cae0cc34b6f6dc344c https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/kent-state-anniversary-college-debt-student-loans-20220503.html https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/kent-state-massacre https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/kent-state https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmd6CHah7Wg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pwro3vCUdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzlpIxXbtM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26iWfa_oqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUTqgG4-48A https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/students-and-the-anti-war-movement https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/kent-state-shootings-54-years-later-remembering-campus-tragedy/OHARSQUEZFGKPER5LYQE6P7YYQ/

This week we continue our Princess Diana series by covering everything that went down in the 1980's. From Charles' affair to Diana's affairs, to Diana's friendship with Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, and Diana's time at Highgrove House, we have so much to unpack. Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

We're back with our next installment of the Princess Diana Series. We tackle the honeymoon to the birth of Prince William, and everything in between. Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we continue with our series on Princess Diana by covering her life from meeting Prince Charles through their engagement and honeymoon. *Trigger Warning for mentions of eating disorders.* Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

We step into our series on Princess Diana by taking a look at her childhood and what type of experiences she had while growing up in the realm of British Royalty. Sources Documentaries Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins  Diana, 7 Days from BBC Books The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown  The Diana Chronicles  By Tina Brown Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words Articles https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we are learning about the Lesbian Herstory Archives and how they came to be! To volunteer with the LHA, visit their webiste! https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/engage/volunteer/ Sources https://www.grassrootsfeminism.net/cms/node/625 https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/lesbian-herstory-archives/ https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/about/who-we-are/ https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/about/a-brief-history/ https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/about/ https://www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/pr2022/lpc-designates-lesbian-herstory-archives-as-landmark.page