Before Harvey Milk, there was José Sarria—the drag queen, activist, and self-proclaimed Empress Norton. This post honors José’s royal defiance, political courage, and the dazzling power of queer pageantry as resistance.
In a blatant act of queer erasure, conservative Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the USNS Harvey Milk renamed. From deleting trans identities in the military to whitewashing Stonewall, this is more than symbolic—it’s war on our history.
Harvey Milk believed that visibility was survival—and that hope could never be silent. This post honors his legacy as a leader, an activist, and a symbol of the power that comes from simply being seen.
Quentin Crisp refused to hide. His life as an artist, writer, and self-described “stately homo” challenges us to consider where we trade authenticity for approval—and what we might reclaim by letting go of that need.
We’re bringing queer stories into the real world—layered into the spaces where empathy is needed most. Here’s why Queer Reflection is moving from the screen to the sidewalk, and how AR can help us feel these stories more deeply.
