Ryann Holmes Explained
Ryann Holmes |
Birth Name: | Ryann Makenzi Holmes |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Nationality: | American |
Education: | Baruch College (MBA) |
Years Active: | 2009-present |
Known For: | bklyn 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]
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. 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. 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.
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2011-04-01. Friends We Follow: Bklyn Boihood. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414190225/https://elixher.com/friends-we-follow-bklyn-boihood/. 2016-04-14. 2019-06-13. ELIXHER. en-US.
- Web site: Pemberton. Nathan Taylor. 2018-11-01. Six Mobilized New Yorkers On This Political Moment. 2019-06-13. Interview. en-US.
- Web site: Knight. Sir. Ryann Holmes Interviewed By Sir Knight. dead. https://wayback.archive-it.org/14173/20200911121036/http://oralhistory.nypl.org/interviews/ryann-holmes-q0u8bk. 2020-09-11. 2019-06-12. New York Public Library.
- Race, Visibility and Safer Spaces. Video. 2019-06-13. PBS LearningMedia.
- Web site: 2019 Community Leadership Awards & Gala! June 13th – Brooklyn Community Pride Center. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419042915/https://lgbtbrooklyn.org/portfolio/2019-community-leadership-awards-gala/. 2019-04-19. 2019-06-13. Brooklyn Community Pride Center. en-US.
- Web site: February 26, 2019. Ryann Holmes. 2019-06-13. NRDC. en.
- Web site: Dresden. Hilton. 2017-06-07. Brooklyn Museum to Screen Black Queer Films Every Thursday in June. 2019-06-13. Out. en.
- Web site: Gragasin. Angeline. 2017-05-04. An Evening with the New Negress Film Society. 2019-06-13. Screen Slate. en.
- Web site: J.. Michele. 2011-03-14. Where the Bois Are: Bklyn Boihood is the Future. 2019-06-13. Autostraddle. en-US.
- Web site: Tan. Michael David dela Cruz. 2014-09-26. Celebrating transmasculinity. 2019-06-13. Outrage Magazine. en-US.
- Web site: Joyner. Jaz. 2014-07-15. Interview: queer collective bklyn boihood tell us about their upcoming book Outside the XY: Queer, Brown Masculinity. 2019-06-13. Time Out New York. en.
- Web site: 2016-03-01. The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture. 2019-06-13. Brooklyn Magazine. en-US.