Video Element

The list of videos provided feature both Internet resources as well as DVDs. They are resources for visual learners and individuals who wish to visually explore the issues surrounding the Queer community. We believed it is important to provide aids that cater to visual learners. The channels we chose are successful at providing a wide range of stories. The subscribers vary in nationality and sexual orientation. Below you will find a channels that caters to Lesbian, Gay and transgender issues. Through hearing the voices of different individuals who live queer lives, we feel that the viewers will be further educated and enlightened on the current issues and relations of the queer community.

POPULAR QUEER YOUTUBE CHANNELS

This video interviews 6 individuals who identify as queer about how they view the term and the community that is being created. They speak of personal experiences, one explains what they think "heteronormativity" is, and answer questions, "What does queer look like?" and "Can queer be reclaimed?"

LGBTAsylumNews is a YouTube Channel that has quite a few videos, mostly about queer community in non-Western cultures. Some of the ones I want to highlight are the two-part audio interview (The History of Lesbians in the Middle East) by Out FM with Professor Samar Habib author of Islam and Homosexuality, and Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations. Professor Habib is an Arib scholar who specializes in research about indigenous same sex practices. Another video I found very interesting was about a 70-year-old transgender sex worker in phnom Penh, Cambodia and her struggles.

The Task Force is a national voice for LGBT equality. Their YouTube channel has many great videos surround queer issues. One video series I would like to point out is entitled: "Queer Youth of Color Panel Creating Change 2010". There are 6 parts total. It is a panel of 7 LGBT youth leaders from Texas, New York, and Massachusetts.

"The panel discusses at length the importance of empowering LGBT youth of color with the skills to be leaders in their communities; addressed the crisis of homelessness among LGBT youth; and offered projections of where they wanted to see the LGBT movement in 10 years."

This video is entitled, "Yes, We're Gay But..." Nine people who identify as gay talk about how their "likes, dislikes shouldn't have to be explained" by their sexuality.

The you tube channel consist of stories from individuals who chose to come out later in life. They recognize themselves as a safe space only. The problems discussed pertain to coming out and situations surrounding coming out. The Channel currently has 112 videos and 525 subscribers.





SITE: www.ImFromDriftwood.com

• The site collects and shares true LBGQT stories from all over the world to help our youth feel not so alone.
  
  
  
  The creators and users of this channel recognize themselves as an eclectic group of queers that discuss weekly topics regarding the LGBTQQIAP community and more. Their goal is to provide fun, entertaining videos while also creating a safe space for all. The above video is about coming out.
  
  
  
  Given the recent LGBT teen suicides, youth at the LGBT Community Center in New York City decided to speak directly to their peers and let them know that "It gets Better." In general the site seeks to talk about issues facing the Queer community. The members are very diverse in nationality and cover many topics related to the inter sectional relation of race and sexual orientation.
• More contact information on the group:
  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
  208 W. 13th Street
  New York, NY 10011
  212-620-7310
  http://www.gaycenter.org
  http://www.facebook.com/lgb...
  http://www.twitter.com/lgbt...
  
  

SITE: ViVaLaRiviera.COM

This site is an online transgender website created by trans for trans women, drags, and all their friends and admirers. ViVaLaRiviera.com was created by transgender journalist Samara Riviera to fill the void of positive images of hard working and talented transgender individuals in the entertainment field. Be it video commentaries, party pictures, red carpet events, and celebrity interviews. ViVaLaRiviera.com covers it all with a transgender angle. Transsexuals, trans genders, and drag queens make up the staff at this first of it's kind web site . The above video is a live web talk show on justin.tv/divaslive 7p pacific time. in this broadcast they discuss TSA and the new body scanners at airports.



The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society is your home for queer history, featuring a research center, archive, and museum. Located in San Francisco, they seek to increase public understanding, appreciation, and affirmation of the history and culture of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minority individuals and communities. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. They sponsor exhibits and programs on an on-going basis.

DVD RESOURCES VIA ON-LINE SITES
SITE: Wolfevideo.com
This site sells only movies related to LBGQT issues. A sample list is shown below. These are some of the top rated video's purchased. All videos are available for ordering under $30 on the site. Although they are fiction and non-fiction they are visual aids that portray the lives, problems and adventures of Queer. The site also provides categories from Coming out, Documentaries and youth.

Top Ten recommend lesbian film's

1. Elena Undone Autographed Keepsake + DVD

2. My Normal

3. The Four-Faced Liar

4. Women’s Coming Out 6-Pack

5. Lovers & Friends Season 3

6.The Kids Are All Right

7. The Real L Word - Complete First Season

8. Hannah Free

9. Loving Annabelle +Madchen In Uniform

10. Elena Undone

Another Top ten recommended Queer Film List

1. David's Birthday

2. Plan B

3. Men’s Coming Out 6-Pack

4. Role/Play

5. Arizona Sky

6. Is It Just Me?

7. Howl

8. Pornography: A Thriller

9. Handsome Harry

10. The Mormon Proposition

BLOG SEARCH ENGINE WITH BOTH ONLINE AND DVD RESOURCES
SITE: GayCityUSA. com

The site came online 1-11-01 and quickly became the most popular gay search engine in the United States, according to the Web site tracking company, Alexa.com. GayCityUSA. com is different than some of the other gay search directories because it doesn't rely on submitters only. The owners of the site go to every major search engine and seek out, under each category, the best links on the Internet and post them on our directory. The links are usually the most popular, the most relevant, and the most safe sites to visit. The links are 'hand picked' and carefully reviewed before being allowed to be on GayCityUSA. com

HOME MADE QUEER VIDEO'S
SITE : QUEER VIDEO NOW
Is a site where queer Individuals can make videos and share different life experiences and thoughts. The link below will direct you to the site
WEBSITE SEARCH ENGINE: http://vimeo.com/groups/queer

Creators of Video element: "Natylime & Lyric"