Original upload date: Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:10:43 GMT
A moving and poetic performance discussing the transforming neighborhood of Bushwick. The speech pays both a tribute to the Bushwick circa 1997 while also recognizing the incredible hostility and viol
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ence faced by the LGBT community. A victim himself of a violent attack because of his sexuality, Xavier emphasizes the importance of inclusion no matter the changing landscape of a community.
An Equality Forum LGBT History Month Icon, Emanuel Xavier is author of four poetry collections, Nefarious, Americano: Growing up Gay and Latino in the USA, Pier Queen, If Jesus Were Gay & other poems, and the novel, Christ Like. He has been featured on Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry, The New York Times, CNN and performed in cities throughout the United States, Buenos Aires, Ghent, London, and Paris. In 2014, he was invited to speak at The United Nations as part of The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
