The triumphant return of IIAXM! And we are overjoyed to be back behind the mic(s) and catching the pod up on current events.
Research articles:
How Stan Lee's X-Men Were Inspired by Real-Life Civil Rights Heroes by Dante A. Ciampaglia, History Channel
Actually, Stan Lee Didn’t Base Marvel’s Prof. X & Magneto on Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. by Paco Taylor, Vocal
The Weird and Wild History of Dazzler by Sara Century, SyFy
From Grace Jones to Bo Derek: 40 Years of Marvel’s Dazzler by Mike Avila, SyFy
Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones by Veronica Webb, The Root
The Queer Importance of Dazzler, Marvel’s Disco-Inspired, Rollerskating Superheroine by Ira Madison III, MTV
X-Men as a Queer Metaphor by Sara Century, SyFy
Source for the quote, “Give us our roses while we’re still here” — B. Parker, as mentioned in Trans Day Of Remembrance Is Resilience Above All by Katie Tandy
And here's a list of organizations we wanted to be sure to highlight. Also check us out on Instagram (@brittwald and @katiemickgee) for additional resources. Read, watch, listen, speak, donate, and keep fighting the good fight!
For the Gworls’ Rent and Gender-Affirming Surgery Fund
ACLU (and sign up to join the ACLU’s People Power texting team!)
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
The Black Unicorn Library and Archives Project
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See you next #xmenmonday!
