Contributors
Who We Are
Bea Wright
Bea is a multimedia artist, poet, and feminist activist in the field of TV production. They are a current Master's student at ASU in Women and Gender Studies.
they / them
Belikos Gray
Belikos Gray is a creative, performer, and DEI specialist pursuing concurrent masters degrees in Organizational Leadership and Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at ASU, in Tempe, Arizona.
he / him
Breann Medina
Bree is a traveler, reader, and Air Force veteran seeking a bachelor's degree in justice studies. Former Okinawa dweller with a heart forever tethered to sandy shores and sea breezes.
she / her
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Crenshaw, Kimberlé. “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics.” University of Chicago Legal Forum, vol. 1989, no. 1, 1989, pp. 139–167.
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Gray, Belikos. Image generated from the prompt "Reimagine the 'Liberation's Whisper' digital painting with a renewed focus on explicitly reflecting black and queer identities within the narrative of liberation." DALL-E, OpenAI, 9 Apr. 2024.
Gray, Belikos. Image generated from the prompt "Revise the 'Mirror of Infinity' visualization to more accurately reflect black and queer identities, ensuring that the human silhouettes or faces among the stars and constellations possess features that are unmistakably Afrocentric, celebrating the beauty and diversity of black queerness." DALL-E, OpenAI, 9 Apr. 2024.
Gray, Belikos. Image generated from the prompt "Subtly adjust the 'Mirror of Infinity' visualization, focusing on enhancing the cosmic essence without specific representations that might conflict with content policy." DALL-E, OpenAI, 9 Apr. 2024.
Gray, Belikos. Image generated from the prompt "Combine the essence and themes of the last two generated images into one cohesive visualization." DALL-E, OpenAI, 9 Apr. 2024.
Gray, Belikos. Image generated from the prompt "Incorporate the exact black faces from the second to last generated image into the most recent visualization, ensuring a seamless blend with the cosmic essence, the organic galaxy-like infinity symbol, stars, and planets." DALL-E, OpenAI, 9 Apr. 2024.
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Wilson, James F. “That's the Kind of Gal I Am": Drag Balls, "Sexual Perversion," and David Belasco's Lulu Belle.” Bulldaggers,
Wright, Bea. Various Original Digital Artworks.
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