Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Kanika Ameerah is the founder & merry webmistress of this jolly website. After hiding out in the closet for nearly a decade (you can read the whole sad tale here), she found herself falling out of it when it became too cramped with all of her apparel & footwear. After dusting herself off, she decided to search the internet for support and to make a few friends w/people…Only to find lackluster (and often downright sleazy) resources. Ergo, Raspberry Mousse was born!

Kanika likes soul music, britcoms, travelling, fine wine & vegan cupcakes.  Despite her obsession with world dominion & peculiar (perhaps even politically incorrect) sense of humour, she's actually a nice person so don't be afraid to drop by an event and say hi @ her personal blog!

 

Contributors

Kathleen Nicole O'Neal (Political & LGBTQ History Blogger) is a recent graduate from Florida State University where she majored in political science, history, and religion. She is currently embarking upon a Masters of Public Policy degree at American University in Washington D.C. In her spare time she also blogs at A Heavy Load.

julie “shorty j” Sager is a professional archivist by day and a swing dancer, musician, and punk rock/ska kid by night. She grew up in a Maryland town too small to have its own zip code, and escaped as soon as possible, first to Baltimore and then later DC. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NYC with her partner and their dog.

Kitzie Winship is a graduate of Oberlin College, where she learned how to kiss girls and make wicked granola. A theater and cinema studies (aka “(f)unemployment”) major, she enjoys directing and performing comedy and wearing faerie wings whenever semi-appropriate. Native to Baltimore, Kitzie lives in New York City.

Nicole Doan is currently a student pursing an undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Criminal Justice, Public Administration and Sociology  & a full-time mother expecting to graduate in May of 2011.   She hopes to continue her studies in one of CUNY’s Urban Affairs or Urban Policy and Administration programs, where she can combine her multidisciplinary interest in Social Equality, Criminal Justice, HIV/AIDS Policy and Administration, and Community Activism with passion as a researcher and writer to facilitate and perpetuate policy and change in the LBGTQ, African American, and Latino communities.  Her interests outside of academia include large Polynesian tattoos, cello and drum playing in addition to play-writing.  Ms. Doan's first full-length play is The Vajazzle Monologues.

Liana Summey is an aspiring writer and political activist from northern New Jersey who boldly considers herself a creative geek with a number of odd obsessions. With a B.A. English and Anthropology from Montclair State University, Liana hopes to eventually not only publish her own written work, but inspire, develop, and promote other writers through community oriented, online publishing . As a true student of the Humanities, her greatest enthusiasm is American political life. She considers herself a left-wing progressive with strong anarchist leanings (her favorite catchphrases being “Question Authority” and “Upset the Established Order”). She is most passionate about issues regarding labor and those facing the middle class and working poor, and hopes to eventually participate in a non-profit or political action committee that works to fight for those issues. Although she is laid back and introspective, expect a run in with her snarky and sardonic sense of humor.

Yolanda Shoshana is a multi-platform media personality: courtesan coach™, luscious lifestyle guru, blogger, columnist, television/radio host and speaker who swirls sexuality, sensuality, and sexuality. Visit her website @ www.lusciouslifestylediva.com.

Elizabeth Pax is an LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) rights activist, an educator, and a freelance entertainer based out of Denton, Texas. Since the passing of Prop 8 in 2008, Pax has organized and spoken at rallies, demonstrations, and vigils to fight for full civil and social equality for all LGBTQ people. She is proud to have marched on two different countries capitals (Washington DC and Mexico D.F.) in the fight for LGBTQ equality. Pax is one of those insufferable people whose identity seems to change with the seasons. She currently identifies as a polysexual gender queer posthuman who "opposes labels" (in theory… but really she relishes in them. haha.) Being very female bodied she is accustomed to and uses female pronouns but is deeply delighted when someone refers to her with masculine terms. Pax in an entertainer who does drag, burlesque, and comedy. Like everyone else she is an artist, a writer, a thinker, and, generally, confused.

Erin Upchurch is an activist, feminist, and writer living in Columbus, Ohio with her family and community. She is a co-host and contributor to GailyFwd  and has been published in Outlook Media, and the Columbus Gay Rag. Erin is the publisher and editor for blaque womyn: our stories. our lives. our love.

Stephanie Silberstein has been an advocate for LGBTQ suicide prevention since 2008, when she helped her best friend overcome suicidal impulses related to sexual and gender orientation. She is the author of Shades of Gay, a novel aimed at LGBTQ teens that address homophobia, anti-gay bullying and suicide and self-harming behaviors among LGBTQ youth. Silberstein also maintains Meowing At The Moon, a blog about asexual and transgender issues. Silberstein currently lives in North Carolina with cover designer Hadassah D Gavi Chayim, who is openly Transgender.

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