LGBTQ in a Gentrifying Central Brooklyn

July 6, 2016October 14, 2020 Jarrett Lyons Feature, Gentrification, News & Features, Reporting, Uncategorized audre lorde project, bklyn boihood, central brooklyn, gentrification, LGBTQ, qtpoc, ryann holmes, tasha amezcua, z bell 1 Comment

LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) communities have a long history with gentrification narratives. Developers and privileged millennials are the typical faces of gentrification in a historically low- and moderate-income area like Central Brooklyn, but there are many who also see the presence a certain type of white, able-bodied LGBTQ person as an indicator […]

Third Rail Eps 21: Same ‘Ish, Different Lens

June 5, 2015October 15, 2020 Brooklyn Deep Central Brooklyn, Gentrification, Podcast, Third Rail central brooklyn, debayani kar, gentrification, LGBTQ, qtpoc, tasha amezcua Leave a comment

We have explored gentrification and street harassment on Third Rail before, but on this month’s show we focus on these subjects through a different lens. First we discuss being Brown in a gentrifying neighborhood and then we break down being harassed as a queer person of color in Central Brooklyn. Guest Tasha Amezcua, SOS Program Coordinator, Audre Lorde ProjectDebayani Kar […]