A Community of the Heart: Intersectional feminist speech from San Antonio TDOR

November 23, 2013 ·

What follows is an amazing speech given by Graciela Sanchez on realizing liberation through building a “community of the heart.” Sanchez, a self-identified lesbian Latina queer spoke on the intersections of oppression and of social justice.

The last page of the Houston and San Antonio TDOR booklet

The last page of the Houston and San Antonio TDOR booklet

This speech was taped by the TransAdvocate at the San Antonio, Texas Trans Day of Remembrance on November 21, 2013, held in the Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio. The event was hosted by the San Antonio Gender Association.

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