This video tells a story of resistance to stereotyping people of colour for homophobic violence against queers in Vancouver. Told from the perspective of a queer activist and photojournalist of colour, Fatima Jaffer, the video is visually comprised of Fatima‘s photographs of activisms and local activists, not limited to her core point: the Enough March along Davie Street in 2009; a historical moment that brought hundreds marching together against both homophobia and racism.
Queer Activisms in the Shadows of Vancouver
This video tells a story of resistance to stereotyping people of colour for homophobic violence against queers in Vancouver. Told from the perspective of a queer activist and photojournalist of colour, Fatima Jaffer, the video is visually comprised of Fatima‘s photographs of activisms and local activists, not limited to her core point: the Enough March along Davie Street in 2009; a historical moment that brought hundreds marching together against both homophobia and racism.
Fatima Jaffer is a longtime activist, journalist, academic and photographer who has lived in Vancouver on unceded Coast Salish lands for almost 30 years. She has also worked as a community organizer, policy analyst, researcher, frontline advocate, filmmaker, and in media relations within various socio-political movements. She co-authored the online-book Beyond The Queer Alphabet: Conversations of Gender, Sexuality & Intersectionality (2012) with Dr. Malinda Smith but is possibly most known for her activist photojournalism at various sites, from social justice protests to film festivals to a broad cross-section of community events.
