After 2+ years of posting photos of queer couples showing affection in public — “a simple idea built on the foundation that visibility begets change” — Queer in Public has published its last post, closing out on the high note of being included in the book anthology Feminist Utopia Project.
Founder Courtney writes:
“To the three men in 2011 who whispered sexually explicit homophobic slurs in my ear, who shouted homophobic slurs loudly across Union Square, who stood closely behind me as I refilled my metro card, angrily ranting: this is for you.
To Mollie and and Mary, the couple, both shot in their heads on a summer night in Texas, 2012.
To Marc Carson, shot dead in the West Village in 2012.
To Keyshia, Jasmine, Tamara, Shade, Amber, and the number of other trans women of color killed this year alone.
The better world needs continuous creating, I am thankful to my peers who are doing the work and I’m proud QUIP has been a part of that creation…. Thank you to every single person who gave/gives a damn about this project. It’s been the best run.”
Thanks for your work, Courtney!
