Jackie Haywood
“As QT Elders we show up to tell our stories. We are here for our peers and those who follow. We value engagement with youth. As a group or as individuals we herald our wins and share raw memory of community’s passionate fight during dark years of the HIV/AIDS struggle. We chose courage while tackling relentless grief and brave coming out. QT Elders represent a bold historic movement.
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Jackie Haywood (she/her) has been on leading edge of positive social change: protesting and organizing for the Women’s Liberation Movement, holding media accountable as cross-Canada representative for Media Watch, among first wave of residents in Vancouver’s lesbian housing co-op, providing frontline support for persons living with HIV/AIDS during the early years of the AIDS pandemic. This includes the production and peer delivery of HIV community wellness retreats, interviewer in the ‘HIV In My Day’ oral history research project and Positive Women’s Network founding member.
Jackie is also an Artist - Years of Queer joy, seeing ourselves and being seen through art and humour. Her playwriting achievements include: ’Sole Brothers’, sex advice columnist under the guise ‘Carmen Cilantro’ and touring comedy persona ‘Lovie Sizzle’, character ‘Jackie’ in Rick Waines’ verbatim play ‘In My Day’ derived from AIDS pandemic survivor and caregiver interviews. Jackie is a Theatre Positive founding member, board member of Queer-forward Zee Zee Theatre.
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