(for mark)

pull!: i was asked to talk about markie for an event on trans/queer suicides

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:24:53 -0400

pull!: i was asked to talk about markie for an event on trans/queer suicides:

i have really mixed feelings regarding this possibility; i want to honor markie, and take any opportunity to increase her influence, but i do not want to speak for markie, to silence their voice with my own, to misinterpret her or her memory. i am a male-bodied, male-identified queer who could…

calloutqueen: whatever sluts

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:34:39 -0400

calloutqueen:

whatever sluts

cheetahgirl: Marky, boo, it’s been a month since you left us....

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:33:00 -0400

cheetahgirl:

Marky, boo, it’s been a month since you left us. Still feeling a bit lost about it all, but I’ll do my best to live my life with everything you taught me in mind. You would have loved the gathering last night we had at our place, tons of food, tons of love and thinking of you always.

I’ll be missing you.

skeetshoot: If you come as softly As wind within the trees You...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:16:14 -0400

skeetshoot:

If you come as softly

As wind within the trees

You may hear what I hear

See what sorrow sees.

If you come as lightly

As threading dew

I will take you gladly

Nor ask more of you.

You may sit beside me

Silent as a breath

Only those who stay dead

Shall remember death.

And if you come I will be silent

Nor speak harsh words to you.

I will not ask you why, now.

Or how, or what you do.

We shall sit here, softly

Beneath two different years

And the rich earth between us

Shall drink our tears.

-Audre Lorde

whyiamtellingyouaboutit: Missing you all the time, baby girl.

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:54:12 -0400

whyiamtellingyouaboutit:

Missing you all the time, baby girl.

Always Be My Baby is stuck in my head.

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:54:07 -0400

capntererible:

*~heavenly inspiration~*?

apdt: Mariah Carey - Bye Bye(2008)

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:17:34 -0400

apdt:

Mariah Carey - Bye Bye(2008)

saturnoregresa: Part of Mark Aguhar’s MFA instillation (curated...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:08:51 -0400

saturnoregresa:

Part of Mark Aguhar’s MFA instillation (curated by Latham Zearfoss, constructed by Aay Preston Myint and Colin Dickinson)

walkingaftermidnight: for mark

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:52 -0400

walkingaftermidnight:

for mark

mykalmorgan: Beauty queens

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:47 -0400

mykalmorgan:

Beauty queens

cheetahgirl: Beauty Queens. (at “Torch Song” UIC’s MFA show...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:41 -0400

cheetahgirl:

Beauty Queens. (at “Torch Song” UIC’s MFA show 2012 featuring the work of Mark Aguhar)

tigersofantigua: knowing that she will no longer grace us with her brilliance is devastating. mark...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:35 -0400

tigersofantigua:

knowing that she will no longer grace us with her brilliance is devastating. mark was one of the kind and truly one of the most articulate, intelligent and beautiful people that i never ever had the chance to interact with. reading her blog and looking at her art is so inspirational, she was such a intelligent person who expressed herself in so little words but everything has had such a huge impact on me as a person. truly an inspiration.

rest in power.

Mark Aguhar remembered

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:50:07 -0400

failedattemptzine:

“Will you remember me when I’m gone? Will you remember me for coining the term ‘butch pageantry?’ This is all I ask of you, my children. Go forth and proselytize.”—Mark Aguhar on her blog, BLOGGING FOR BROWN GURLS

Beloved artist and friend Mark Aguhar died March 12 at the age of 24. Aguhar was in her last semester in the M.F.A. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She moved to Chicago from Houston. A funeral Mass was held March 19 at St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church in Houston.

Aguhar was a visual and performance artist, poet, call-out queen, brother, sister, friend and so much more.

“[The week of Mark’s death] has been, without a doubt, monumentally life changing,” said Owen Daniel-McCarter at Aguhar’s memorial, which took place March 17 at the Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center. “It’s been a week of profound tragedy, losing such a beautiful creature—someone that I personally considered a friend, an inspiration, a kindred spirit, a go-go dancer and a revolutionary.

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I felt a little sad when Chad Michaels walked the runway tonight because I remembered how calloutqueen loved Chad's runway looks so much

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:31:14 -0400

February 17, 2012

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:49:50 -0400

Mark:also what i was thinking today is that art has always been a survival tool for me
i'm USING art, i don't think of myself as an artist before i think of myself as a person
and if what i'm making isn't art anymore i don't really care because i'm doing what i need to to survive in my own mind

me: thats beautiful

thegoodmoment: This Tuesday FEEL MAGIC will be honoring the...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:50:18 -0400

thegoodmoment:

This Tuesday FEEL MAGIC will be honoring the life and work of Mark Aguhar, somebody who cast a lot of magic spells on people all over the city and the world and the universe and beyond. Swing by The Charleston after the soft opening of Mark’s MFA show and celebrate a bel…oved queen.

Powder your face and preen to tracks played by DJ Gonzo, Bonkers, The Lady Speedstick, and other lovely kids.

All proceeds will be donated to Mark’s memorial fund.

Celebrate love! Celebrate looks! By all means, question, but at the end of it all FEEL MAGIC!

Tuesday 3/27 10 til 2

The Charleston, Chicago

"YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN TO LIFT YOURSELF UP, YOU CAN JUST BE THE BEST. YOU CAN BE THE BEST..."

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:10:33 -0400

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN TO LIFT YOURSELF UP, YOU CAN JUST BE THE BEST. YOU CAN BE THE BEST AND WIN. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I’M A FUCKING HEATHER-ASS-BITCH SO BETTER STEP OUT MY WAY OR GET CRUSHED BY MY COOKIE-EATIN’-ASS”

- calloutqueen (via rayemanadvoratrelundar)

egg mask in my hair and tears in my eyes

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:08:07 -0400

tangledupinlace:

Mark this goddess actuality hurts and I just want you back

apdt: She can live on through you too. Even though you didn’t know her. Especially because you...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:56:17 -0400

apdt:

She can live on through you too. Even though you didn’t know her. Especially because you didn’t know her. Read her words. Understand her. Check your privilege. Be aware of how much space your taking up. Fight and call out racism, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia. View her art. Watch her videos.

If you don’t accept the responsibility of becoming a call out queen yourself, then you didn’t get it. I’m not saying it’s easy but that why it’s so important. And why she was so brave.

marquy: Was thequestion too difficult to resolvein one lifetime, in one...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:21:39 -0400

marquy: Was thequestion too difficult to resolvein one lifetime, in one...:

marquy275:

Was the

question too difficult to resolve

in one lifetime, in one body?

The question being

can a big brown

questioning transgender

anarchist feminist leather cub

find love and acceptance

despite being

smothered by

a culture of white

Abercrombie and Fitch models

that…