BEHIND THE SCENES
Defiantly Different,
DEFIANTLY US
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
NYC Pride Guide 2018
– Audre Lorde, Our Dead Behind Us: Poems
Jay Justice “I completely smash any kinds of expectations that people would have for a disabled person. It’s a spectrum, just like anything else.”
This year’s “Defiantly Different” theme speaks to the breadth of our LGBTQIA+ community. It celebrates the rallying cry of generations who laid the groundwork for equality, the next wave of creative thinkers prepared to score their own trails, and each distinctive individual in between.
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER Q How do you identify?
Here’s an inside look into some of the individuals profiled in our 2018 “Defiantly Different” campaign.
A I identify as a bisexual Jamaican-
American disabled black woman. 50