118: Inside the Black Triangle featuring Rachael Zimmerman

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Lez Hang Out

Society & Culture, Tv & Film, Personal Journals

4.7 • 544 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Leigh and Ellie hang out with Rachael Zimmerman (@rachaelzimmermanphotography), the Denver photojournalist behind Inside the Black Triangle (@insidetheblacktriangle), a photojournalism series exploring queer women beyond societal stereotypes. We chat about her favorite photo shoots, what it means to look queer, her experiences photographing women in South America and Cuba, and her chasing down Megan Rapinoe of course. If you're interested in being photographed for her series or following along, you can find her on Instagram @insidetheblacktriangle. Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster) and Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lezhangoutpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's hang out.
0:03.0	Let's hang out.
0:04.0	And let's talk about what lessons about.
0:06.5	Let's hang out.
0:07.5	And let's listen to Les me and shout.
0:10.0	Let's hang out.
0:12.0	Hey guys, welcome back to Les Hangout, a podcast hosted by two women who may or may not look queer.
0:20.0	And from the East Coast, I'm Ellie Bridgita. And from the East Coast, I'm Ellie Bridgeta.
0:22.6	And from the West Coast, I'm Lee Holmes Foster.
0:25.0	And welcome to episode 18, Inside the Black Triangle.
0:28.7	This episode, we are super excited to be joined by Rachel Zimmerman.
0:32.4	She's a photographer behind Inside the Black Triangle, which is a photojournalism project exploring queer women
0:40.3	beyond societal stereotypes. So thank you, Rachel, for joining us.
0:45.3	Thanks so much for having me. Tell us a little bit about this project. Let's just jump right in to Inside the Black Triangle.
0:52.3	All right, so I started the project two years ago.
0:55.9	It was actually called something different, but it is evolved and changed a lot in two years.
1:01.3	The black triangle is used in Nazi Germany to categorize at typical and asocial behavior.
1:07.0	So queer women fell onto this awful symbol.
1:10.1	Obviously, at the time, you had to wear it on your clothing.
1:13.0	So in the 60s and 70s, feminists and lesbians reclaim the symbol to be solidarity and pride, which is really awesome.
1:20.7	And I think it's really important that we continue that conversation and that we know our history.
1:26.0	Because if we don't, then we're going to repeat it.
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