Raquel Willis, author, activist, and co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement, joins us for a powerful conversation on trans rights, Black queer liberation, Southern organizing, civil disobedience, and the courage it takes to bloom.
Raquel reflects on growing up in Augusta, Georgia, how her Southern and Catholic roots shaped her activism, her arrests during direct actions for trans rights, the work of the Gender Liberation Movement, building support spaces for families of trans and non-binary youth, and her memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom, now available in paperback.
It’s all a powerful reminder that gender liberation is for everyone.
Order Raquel’s book The Risk It Takes to Bloom here
@raquel_willis
@TheCuttingUp
@TheRealConnieGirl
@TheLinaBradford
@PrideHouseMedia
“The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina” is a Pride House Media production.
Producers: Josh Rosenzweig & Matthew Breen.
Graphic Design by Daryl Raymond.
Original Music by 808 BEACH (John “J-C” Carr & Bill Coleman), courtesy of Peace Bisquit.
Production Design by Darryl Dickens.
Hair by Mariah Molina.
Photography by Shane Reynolds.
Our very special thanks to Jason Kanner for all your support.
Order Raquel’s book The Risk It Takes to Bloom here
@TheCuttingUp
@TheRealConnieGirl
@TheLinaBradford
@PrideHouseMedia
“The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina” is a Pride House Media production.
Producers: Josh Rosenzweig & Matthew Breen.
Graphic Design by Daryl Raymond.
Original Music by 808 BEACH (John “J-C” Carr & Bill Coleman), courtesy of Peace Bisquit.
Production Design by Darryl Dickens.
Hair by Mariah Molina.
Photography by Shane Reynolds.
Our very special thanks to Jason Kanner for all your support.
