AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Gender Equality, Trust, Tolerance & Empathy
KEYWORDS
LGBTQ+
COUNTRY
Italy
DESIGNED BY
Jordan Anderson
WEBSITE
https://www.mqbmbq.com/en
My Queer Blackness, My Black Queerness
An ongoing digital project in exploration of the multiple existing facets of black queer identity
How does it work?
It is a protest, a celebration that frames blackness as a polyphony, a genre or melody with a wide variety of notes & textures. Denouncing white queer racism and black queer antagonism and queerphobia through art, film and literature through fundraising, journal entries, films screenings etc. Today the project lives on through a series of various ongoing collaborations with the aim of platforming black and/or queer artists and honouring the value and beauty of black queer life and experiences.
Why is it needed?
This project is in dedication and celebration of the lives of Trans brothers and sisters of colour — the ones who have survived violence and continue to exist unapologetically and the ones we have lost throughout the past few months & years.
How does it improve life?
Nowadays, a much needed attention has been drawn to the marginalised experiences of the black queer community.
MBQMQB project is a space where trans and non-binary people of colour are elevated through creativity and recognised for their contribution to society, despite often being alienated.