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: Trailblazing blues icons who lived and performed with queer authenticity long before mainstream visibility was possible. The Modern Movement: Spaces Built for Us

: A poet and activist who taught us that "our breaking silence is essential" and that our differences are our greatest tools for change. blacklesbienne

: The Black lesbian activist who famously sparked the Stonewall Uprising by refusing to be loaded into a police van. : Trailblazing blues icons who lived and performed

: Founded in 1974, this was the first national organization dedicated specifically to lesbians of color, creating safe spaces outside of the traditional bar scene. blacklesbienne

Our freedom today was built on the defiance of those who refused to be erased: