Queerness Beyond Trauma: Where is our History? | Ira McIntosh | TEDxAUP

What point is there to social media? Is there even such a thing as "Queer History?" How do we discover our stories if the only portrayals of queer individuals in the media are the image of a victim? Join Ira McIntosh as they talk you through these subjects, relating them to their own experiences growing up in the United States as an advocate, activist, and historian for the queer community. Ira McIntosh is pursuing a Master's in Global Communications at The American University of Paris. McIntosh already holds a Master's and Bachelor's in opera performance and has spent the last decade as a drag performer in Seattle and New York City. Today, Ira is working towards a future as a queer historian and is working within academia and the communication sector to find a use for social media as a tool for gathering historical information. When not studying, Ira can be found looking whistfully out of bus windows listening to 90s grunge music, drinking far too much coffee, and sewing clothes for himself and others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx