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17 May, 4 tweets, 3 min read
There is no liberation without queer, gender, and sexual liberation.

For #IDAHOBIT, reposting this from March 6, 2020, when dear friend #Egyptian drag queen Ana Masreya invited me to speak at her show Nefertitties. It was just before our lockdown in #NYC.
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.
#IDAHOBIT2021 #IDAHOBIT
📷 @theyouthpact
The club in Brooklyn that night in 2020 was full of queer people from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco, Jordan. And on stage with Ana Masreya were Mexican queen Koko Rokoko and Palestinian queen Eva Laurent. It was 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you ana_toumeh for 🎥
Full video of what I said at #Egyptian drag queen Ana Masreya’s night of queer joy.

I post with love & solidarity for #LGBTQ comrades & friends around the world. #IDAHOT2021

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I'm writing more about being childfree by choice.
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