U People Affected Me...Did it affect anyone else?

[Kali_Kid]

So I say U People the movie on Logo On Demand while I was surfing the channels and I decided to watch it not knowing what I was about to watch. The whole time I was watching this movie I was like I want that kind of community, I want to be surrounded by a whole bunch of educated queer womyn of color. I also saw for the first time that there are communities of queer womyn of color. So after watching U people I decided that I want to start a queer womyn of color group on my college campus. So I just was wondering if U People affected anyone else's life?

[Chaulai]

The beauty of what Hanifah, Olive, and all those women did put a stamp on my life. Watching the movie made me very proud to be a black queer woman. After I watched it, I got my best friend who is straight to watch it. She already supported me but I was very happy when she said she had a new appreciation for who I am and who she is.

You see a lot of people think that being a lesbian is made up of a bunch of women having crazy sex with each other.........this movie shows the total opposite. The movie needs to be viewed by the masses. So I’m trying to get as many people as I can to view here where I live.

[Kali_Kid]

Exactly I got my straight roommate to watch it even though she supports me she really didnt understand but after watching the movie we had a really good discussion and I think it opened her eyes to what it is like being a black lesbian in today's society.

[diane]

YES IT DID EFFECT ME FOR FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN BLACK QUEER WOMEN SHOWN IN A POSITIVE WAY. I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT HANIFAH AND OLIVE COMES UP WITH NEXT.

[ONELOVETKO,(NEVADA), COPMYSHIT!!]

Yes it did!!! A great deal actually, but where I'm from the community here is scattered and unlike it used to be groups of us those groups don't exist anymore. On the other hand U People put a smile on my face and made me say, "Look what we can do when we come together."

[umberluv]

Upeople the Movie as well as the site has had a major impact on me as an individual. I am still finding myself. I am bisexual and actually just came to terms with that although I really knew it all along but didn't acknowlege it until I reached 40, maybe before then, but by 40 i just didn't care about hiding my sexuality. Now although I say I am bisexual I have always had a problem relating to men. I can not open up to them the way I can with women emotionally or sexually. So I'm still on a journey I guess. But watching Upeople brought more comfort as far as the LGBT community is concern, because I thought there was a sort of animosity between bisexuals and lesbians. Not that I don't understand because as a lesbian in society the struggle is greater. When you say you are bisexual, because a lot of straight women are undercover bi's they can accept you, but they tend to shy away from lesbians because that is a controversal society. Which is why I respect the Lesbian community. The film brought me closer to home because it related not only to Lesbians but to many communities that are open minded and progressive. Not to mention I miss the hell out of Brooklyn and the conscious ecclectic people there. Brooklyn heights and parquet floors. It was like Calgon take me away. Oh and the 15 minute trailer had shots that were not in the Logos movie it underscored the movie so well and added a intimacy to the film. Iloveupeople :) I can't spell worth a doo doo so excuse any mispelled words

[Kara Carrell]

I definitely feel this movie affected me.. which is why i joined this network!

i watched it at a perfectly timed part of my life, where i was looking to become a board member for an organization called Project Vida, which deals with providing resources for the lgbtq community where there are little to no resources here on the west and southsides of Chicago.. and i felt i needed more connection to my identity as a blaxican lesbian, in a community setting.. so it really gave me encouragement to get back into the spirit of engaging that part of my identity and finding community.

I'm also going to be talking to the Leadership councils at Chicago Foundation for Women to see if we can do some showings and discussions around the movie, which i am excited about, cause there's nothing better than to spread this feeling around to other great women!!

[Locd Psyience]

the documentary affirmed for me that Black wimmin still come together and speak frankly to one another...about our thoughts...feelings..ideas...opinions....it's a long time tradition for us to gather around one another...in parlors over tea...in restaurants over dinner...in living rooms over drinks...i'm so proud that this documentary is available on a national level...it sort of brings others into our 'homes' so to speak...and i dig that emphatically...

[Shanae]

For me it further opened my eyes to the reality I've known about myself all along for a very long time. That's what brought me here. The movie is inspiring.

[Hanifah Walidah]

Thank you Kali Kid for posting this.

These affirmations quite honestly keep the fire burning in our camp. We are tryin gin as many ways as possible to get the word out about the film. We are planning college and community tours. But again everyone here reminds us that the work put into it has been more a gift than sweat and tears. And this community is like the newest gift under the tree. We are super excited about what the Big Toe is gradually becoming and look forward to seeing what tomorrow brings.

Blessings,
Hanifah

[Kali_Kid]

Honestly Thank you for what you have started I just bought the dvd of U People so I should be getting it in a couple of days and I plan on showing it at my school but if you and Olive plan on doing college tours please im begging you come to the bay im in San Jose, CA but i will travel to any school in the bay area of CA.

Peace and Love
Sascha

[LT]

I loved this film. I think that we are so underrepresented in the media, and what images exist of black lesbian and bisexual women are so stereotypical and flat (I hated Set It Off for that reason). What they have done is tremendously important: it made me feel valid as a black lesbian. I'm actually trying to convince my graduate program to use the film in a class next year, and I think I've sold them on the idea. So yes, it did affect me tremendously.

[Shanel Nicole]

My girlfriend and I recently watched the U People film. It was very inspiring to see black queer women come together and have intellectual conversations amongst one another and also get along. Now and days we don’t get that from one another, everything seems like a competition. I know queer, lesbian woman of my age, all it seems as if they know is fashion, music... nothing political or has an opinion on anything. This film was sense of fresh air and I enjoyed it.

I hope to see more from Hanifah and Oliva ~

Shanel Nicole ~