Ryann Holmes

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Ryann Holmes
Born
Ryann Makenzi Holmes

1984 (age 41–42)
Washington, D.C.
EducationBaruch College (MBA)
Years active2009-present
Known forbklyn boihood co-founder

Ryann Holmes (born 1984) is an American consultant and the co-founder of bklyn boihood, a collective that empowers "masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified studs, doms, butches and AGs of color". Holmes' work has been recognized by Brooklyn Magazine , the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, and in a short documentary film, Portrait of Ryann Holmes. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Holmes was born in Washington, D.C. in 1984 and raised in Maryland. [3] They stated in an interview that growing up, they experienced rigid standards surrounding gender presentation that did not allow room for fluidity. [4] They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns. [3] Holmes moved to Brooklyn in 2006. [5] They hold an MBA in social entrepreneurship from Baruch College.

Career

Holmes worked as the director of community programs at the MoCADA from 2012–2015. [6] In 2016, Holmes was featured in a short film called Portrait of Ryann Holmes, produced by Chanelle Aponte Pearson. [7] [8]

bklyn boihood

Holmes founded bklyn boihood in 2009 with close friend Genesis Tremaine after a conversation on the lack of masculine of center representation in queer and organizing spaces and media. [9] [10] The collective developed a 2010-2011 calendar with pictures of masculine of center bois of color and has since been produced annually. [11] bklyn boihood regularly hosts queer-centered parties, and holds workshops on developing healthy masculinity, accountability, and femmephobia. [4] [9] In 2015, the collective released an anthology series called Outside the XY: Brown Queer Masculinity, written by masculine of center queer people and transgender men of color. [11]

Accolades

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Friends We Follow: Bklyn Boihood". ELIXHER. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pemberton, Nathan Taylor (November 1, 2018). "Six Mobilized New Yorkers On This Political Moment". Interview . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Knight, Sir. "Ryann Holmes Interviewed By Sir Knight". New York Public Library . Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Race, Visibility and Safer Spaces. PBS LearningMedia (Video). Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "2019 Community Leadership Awards & Gala! June 13th – Brooklyn Community Pride Center". Brooklyn Community Pride Center . Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ryann Holmes". NRDC . February 26, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ Dresden, Hilton (June 7, 2017). "Brooklyn Museum to Screen Black Queer Films Every Thursday in June". Out . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ Gragasin, Angeline (May 4, 2017). "An Evening with the New Negress Film Society". Screen Slate. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  9. 1 2 J., Michele (March 14, 2011). "Where the Bois Are: Bklyn Boihood is the Future". Autostraddle . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Tan, Michael David dela Cruz (September 26, 2014). "Celebrating transmasculinity". Outrage Magazine . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  11. 1 2 Joyner, Jaz (July 15, 2014). "Interview: queer collective bklyn boihood tell us about their upcoming book Outside the XY: Queer, Brown Masculinity". Time Out New York . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine . March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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