Tag Archives: Transphobia

RACISM AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Black Coffee Poet

Racism At A Christmas Party By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Racism never takes a break. If you are a person of colour you’re never on vacation from racism. Christmas and the Holiday season brings many fun occasions along with sad ones. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alejandro Nieto, Brandon Tina, Erica Garner, Fredy Villaneuva, Gwen Araujo, Matthew Sheppard, Michael Brown, Neil Stonechild, Police violence, racism, Sammy Yatim, sexism, Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans women of colour, Transphobia, white privilege | 4 Comments

MONTREAL MASSACRE 25TH ANNIVERSARY VIGIL (TORONTO)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Black Coffee Poet

Montreal Massacre 25th Anniversary Vigil (Toronto) By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I have been attending the “Women Won’t Forget” vigil for the 14 women killed in the Montreal Massacre in 1989 for seven years. I started going because I’m opposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged December 6 Vigil Philosophers Walk, December 6 vigil Toronto, Marc Lepine, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Montreal Massacre 25th Anniversay, Racism in feminsim, Sex Work phobia, Transphobia, Whorephobia, Women Won't Forget | Leave a comment

READING AT SPINLAW 2013: SPREADING THE ROOTS AND REACH OF THE LIVING TREE

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Reading at SPINLAW 2013: Spreading the Roots and Reach of the Living Tree By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Early this year I was commissioned to write a poem for the SPINLAW conference, 30 Years Under the Living Tree: Reflections on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Commissioned Poet, Decolonization, decolonization literature, First Nations Peoples, How To Write A Poem, Human Rights, Idle No More, Indidgenous Solidarity, Indigenous Feminism, Missing and Murdered Abor, Osgoode Hall, poetry, post colonial literature, racism, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, Resistance Prose, SPINLAW 2013, Transphobia, Violence Against Women | 2 Comments

HONOURING THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF THE DECEMBER 6TH VIGIL: INDIGENOUS, OF COLOUR, DISABLED, QUEER, TRANSGENDER, SEX WORKER…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Every year in the land now known as Canada a vigil is held for the 14 white women killed in 1989 at Ecole Polytechnique in what is called The Montreal Massacre. These women should be, and are, remembered. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged December 6th Vigil, Ecole Polytechnique, feminism, First Wave Feminism, Marc Lepine, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Montreal Massacre, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Racism in Feminism, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, Transphobia, Violence Against Women, Women Won't Forget | 3 Comments

STEFOKNEE WOLSCHT READS A POEM

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Stefoknee Wolscht is fun to hang out with and watch in action. The documentary based on her life, Living 2 Lives/Dying 1000 Deaths, sheds much light on who Stefoknee is and where she came from. My interview with Stefoknee … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, feminism, genocide, Mad Pride, Mental Health Phobia, Stefoknee Wolscht, Transgender, Transgender life, Transgender poet, Transgender woman, Transphobia | 1 Comment

LIVING 2 LIVES/DYING 1000 DEATHS

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Living 2 Lives/Dying 1000 Deaths Directed by Dana Greenbaum Starring Stefoknee Wolscht Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Stefoknee Wolscht and I performed at George Brown College in October 2012 as part of We Are Who We Are. After the event … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Dying 1000 Deaths, Feminsim, Living 2 Lives, Sex re assignment surgery, Stefoknee Wolscht, Suicide, Transgender life, Transgender women, Transphobia | 6 Comments

WE ARE WHO WE ARE

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

We Are Who We Are By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Tanis Dejarlais “I am my mother!” I said to the crowd before I read my poems at George Brown College last Wednesday. I was performing at an event called … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aboriginal Literature, Black Coffee Poet, Dianty Box, George Brown College, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Lena Recollet, Milo D'Milo, poetry, Queer performers, Rob Ford, Spoken Word, Stefoknee, Transphobia, We Are Who We Are | 1 Comment

LEARNING AS AN ALLY

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

This week has been a big learning week for me. On Monday I wrote a post about Transphobia on the T.V show “The View”. I received several comments; some were supportive and many were filled with info that taught me … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "The View", Being an ally, Black Coffee Poet, Buck Angel, Jenna Talackova, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Learning As An Ally, Transphobia | 6 Comments

“THE VIEW” NEEDS TO WIDEN THEIR SCOPE ON JENNA TALACKOVA: DISCUSSING TRANSPHOBIA WHILE BEING TRANSPHOBIC

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

The View Needs To Widen Their Scope on Jenna Talackova: Discussing Transphobia While Being Transphobic By Jorge Antonio Vallejos The ladies of The View—Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Sherrie Shepherd was away)— had Miss Universe contestant … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "The View", Barbara Walters, Diana Agron, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Glee, Jenna Talackova, Joy Behar, Living with HIV, Miss Universe Canada controversy, Miss Universe Transgender contestant, Transphobia, Violence against Trans peoples, Whoopi Goldberg | 13 Comments

WHEN A POET DIES

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

When A Poet Dies By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Last week today I found out Adrienne Rich, 82, the well-known American poet, past on (1929-2012). I read the thoughts of mourners posted on Face Book. Sadness prevailed. Adrienne Rich is someone … Continue reading →

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