a scene from a lesbian strip club. not sure of the source but iāve seen this photo used to promote leilah weinraubās documentary āshakedownā about a black lesbian strip club of the same name. the club itself had to be shut down in 2004 after repeated harassment from police but you can still watch the documentary for free on its official website here. really cool look into black lesbian culture from the early 2000s
@/folkoftheshelf on Twitter has made a thread of fundraising links for Gazans. Iāve transferred the links here, please boost them as the conflict is worsening:
Iām really glad that Aaronās self-immolation for Palestine is getting attention, but on November 8th there was also a Congolese man who did the same thing for the genocide happening in the DRC. From what I read in the article above, his fate and identity are unknown but I think his story should be getting equal amount of traction and I havenāt really seen anyone talking about it on Tumblr specifically yet.
š³ļøāš Ruth Ellis (1899 - 2000) was the daughter of former slaves. She came out as a lesbian when she was 16-years-old to the complete acceptance of her family. In 1937, Ruth and her longtime partner moved to Detroit from their hometown of Springfield, Illinois for the promise of higher wages. There, she became the first woman in Michigan to run her own printing business. She printed fliers, posters, and stationary in the front room of her home, which also quickly became a hotspot for Black LGBTQ social life. Before long, Ruth was helping those who came around in any way she could, including by paying for college tuitions. After the Stonewall uprising, 70-year-old Ruth began giving speeches in support of gay and lesbian rights all across the country. She remained an activist for the rest of her long life and even spent her 100th birthday leading the San Francisco Dyke March. At the time of her death at 101, she was recognized as the oldest out lesbian in the US. She is the subject of the documentary āLiving With Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100ā and is the namesake of the Ruth Ellis Center, a shelter for homeless and at-risk LGBTQ youth in Detroit.
[Caption: picture of Ruth Ellis as an elderly black woman smiling at the camera. She has short white hair and is wearing a light pink jacket over a black shirt with a partially visible white drawing on the center.]
