From the Editor: June 2021

#PRIDEINRESILIENCE

While 2021 is definitely a landmark year, it’s not the first time the queer community has had to be resilient.

Not only was Stonewall a riot carried out by Black, trans women, it was an uprising against a society that had pushed queer, Black, trans people to the breaking point. And just how queer folks have always fought against hardship and marginalization, so have people of color, disabled folks, and Indigenous Americans. 

So, this year we celebrate all we have been through, not just last year, during COVID, but throughout the years, as marginalized people have fought for civil rights. We make more space for people of color to celebrate their Pride, expanding the rainbow into new and long-neglected territory. 

And in honor of this celebration, we have a magazine blessed with the presence of none other than the iconic Billy Porter. His work in Pose alongside his awesome, gender-diverse colleagues has paved the way for more representation in Hollywood and paid tribute to our foremothers, fathers, and nonbinary, queer parents who paved the way for us.

So, this summer, celebrate your resilience, and that of your community, as you get back out there and learn to appreciate what makes us all unique and special. Happy Pride; see you soon!

-Addison Herron-Wheeler