The gay space agency

An astronaut from the fictional Gay Space Agency. Staged photograph taken at Obsidian Dome in Mono County, California, United States. In , NASA asked flight surgeon Dr. The psychiatric team protested, but NASA insisted. Space has always been a place of inspiration.

The Gay Space Agency imagines an alternative history for NASA, which would allow LGBTQ+ astronauts to fly in space. Sally Ride , the first American woman in space. It sums up the importance of representation and visibility, highlighting how it is crucial for young people, especially those from underrepresented communities, to have role models to whom they can relate. It confronts the past, present and future of the American space programme, and has been recognised internationally by prestigious awards including World Press Photo , Sony World Photography Awards and the Aesthetica Art Prize.

The Gay Space Agency Mackenzie Calle Series description From the late s, astronauts on NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs were required to take two heterosexuality tests, and in , NASA asked ‘to include homosexuality as a psychiatrically disqualifying condition’ for astronauts. The psychiatric team protested, but NASA. The psychiatric team protested, but NASA insisted. The Gay Space Agency confronts the exclusion of openly queer astronauts. To bridge the diversity gap and work towards a more inclusive future, this project envisions queer people in space.

The Gay Space Agency confronts the American space program’s historical exclusion of openly queer astronauts, reimagining a history of the space program that celebrates queerness and highlights LGBTQIA+ role models. In , Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. After reviewing the NASA and United States National Archives, the photographer found no documentation on the contributions of the queer community to the space program. This conspicuous absence inspired her to create The Gay Space Agency, a diverse, inclusive fictional institution that paradoxically commemorates and celebrates the very real history of queer astronauts. Despite her groundbreaking achievements, Dr.

An astronaut from the fictional Gay Space Agency. Staged photograph taken at Obsidian Dome in Mono County, California, United States. This event is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Arrive early to see current exhibitions Weegee: Society of the Spectacle, To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography, and American Job: — , on view through May 5, ICP will present a rotating selection of projects in our ground floor project space by an imagemaker experimenting and pushing boundaries in the documentary tradition.

The Gay Space Agency imagines an alternative history for NASA, which would allow LGBTQ+ astronauts to fly in space. .

The Gay Space Agency Mackenzie Calle Series description From the late s, astronauts on NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs were required to take two heterosexuality tests, and in , NASA asked ‘to include homosexuality as a psychiatrically disqualifying condition’ for astronauts. The psychiatric team protested, but NASA. .

The Gay Space Agency confronts the American space program’s historical exclusion of openly queer astronauts, reimagining a history of the space program that celebrates queerness and highlights LGBTQIA+ role models. In , Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. .