Josh is Queer For Cities
@joshuacroke.bsky.social
Founder of 🏳️🌈 queerforcities.com / 🌈loveyourlabels.org // 🌆 Queer Urbanist, ✊Multi-disciplinary Redesigner for Justice, ✨ Equitable Community Development / 👗 Dabbling in Fashion / 🎙️ Singer & Podcaster / 📍#WorcesterMA
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A they/them here for good trouble and out to make queer a joyful norm. Multi-disciplinary designer, artist, and urbanist committed to building thriving, equitable, and sustainable communities:
🏳️🌈 Queer Urbanism
✊ Redesigner for Justice
🌆 Strong Neighborhoods
🎨 Creative Placemaking
📍 #WorcesterMA
🏳️🌈 Queer Urbanism
✊ Redesigner for Justice
🌆 Strong Neighborhoods
🎨 Creative Placemaking
📍 #WorcesterMA
Join me in donating to @npr.org today to give them a boost as they face fed threats. An attack on public media is an attack on democracy. The dial is turning toward authoritarianism & we must fight back. Being informed is critical to how we mobilize.. they know that. www.npr.org/donations/su...
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May 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Join me in donating to @npr.org today to give them a boost as they face fed threats. An attack on public media is an attack on democracy. The dial is turning toward authoritarianism & we must fight back. Being informed is critical to how we mobilize.. they know that. www.npr.org/donations/su...
Carol Naughton from #PurposeBuiltCommunities kicking off the #ProsperityStartsWithPlace Conference in #HoustonTX! We’re a room of “neighborhoodists,” people who believe neighborhoods are engines of change for creating prosperity and opportunity for all. #StrongNeighborhoods
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Carol Naughton from #PurposeBuiltCommunities kicking off the #ProsperityStartsWithPlace Conference in #HoustonTX! We’re a room of “neighborhoodists,” people who believe neighborhoods are engines of change for creating prosperity and opportunity for all. #StrongNeighborhoods
At #ProsperityStartsWithPlace repping Mason Square TDI w/ MassDev!
Let’s connect on transformative dev & building joyful communities!
Excited to explore the Neighborhoods Network & more! 🏘️✨ Let’s grab coffee? ☕️
Let’s connect on transformative dev & building joyful communities!
Excited to explore the Neighborhoods Network & more! 🏘️✨ Let’s grab coffee? ☕️
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
At #ProsperityStartsWithPlace repping Mason Square TDI w/ MassDev!
Let’s connect on transformative dev & building joyful communities!
Excited to explore the Neighborhoods Network & more! 🏘️✨ Let’s grab coffee? ☕️
Let’s connect on transformative dev & building joyful communities!
Excited to explore the Neighborhoods Network & more! 🏘️✨ Let’s grab coffee? ☕️
It was great to be on @wgbh.org The Culture Show w Jared Bowen to talk about Love Your Labels upcoming show at JMAC & the importance of cultivating spaces for queer & trans 🏳️⚧️ youth and community as we navigate the darkness we are facing as a nation. If you missed it, take a listen here! #lgbtq
March 19, 2025 - Love Your Labels' Threads Youth Fashion Showcase, Cakeswagg, and WINTERACTIVE
Joshua Croke, the President and Founder of the organization Love Your Labels joins The Culture Show to preview their “Threads Youth Fashion Showcase,” which features the artistry of youth designers, a...
www.wgbh.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🖤 Vigil for Sam Nordquist 🖤
📅 Sun, March 16 | 1-4 PM
📍 The Village Worcester
Honoring Sam, a beloved Black trans man, with space for grief, healing & action.
#BlackTransLivesMatter #Solidarity
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📅 Sun, March 16 | 1-4 PM
📍 The Village Worcester
Honoring Sam, a beloved Black trans man, with space for grief, healing & action.
#BlackTransLivesMatter #Solidarity
partiful.com/e/yW8dhPw9ki...
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Join Us for a Vigil and Community Healing Experience in Memory of Sam Nordquist
On Sunday, March 16, 2025, from 1 PM to 4 PM at The Village Worcester (4 King Street, Worcester, MA), we will gather in...
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March 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🖤 Vigil for Sam Nordquist 🖤
📅 Sun, March 16 | 1-4 PM
📍 The Village Worcester
Honoring Sam, a beloved Black trans man, with space for grief, healing & action.
#BlackTransLivesMatter #Solidarity
partiful.com/e/yW8dhPw9ki...
📅 Sun, March 16 | 1-4 PM
📍 The Village Worcester
Honoring Sam, a beloved Black trans man, with space for grief, healing & action.
#BlackTransLivesMatter #Solidarity
partiful.com/e/yW8dhPw9ki...
Manifesting a business partner who loves the biz & ops side of things who is similarly passionate about place-based, transformative development in communities rooted in equity & joy & the power of art and design. #manifestmonday
March 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Manifesting a business partner who loves the biz & ops side of things who is similarly passionate about place-based, transformative development in communities rooted in equity & joy & the power of art and design. #manifestmonday
GM #WorcesterMA! Local politics is more important now than ever. Are you looking to get involved? Over the last 3 local elections, an avg of 18% of voters decided our elections. That needs to change. I’m recruiting folks for #VoteWorcester, a campaign to increase voter turnout. www.voteworcester.com
Vote Worcester
www.voteworcester.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
GM #WorcesterMA! Local politics is more important now than ever. Are you looking to get involved? Over the last 3 local elections, an avg of 18% of voters decided our elections. That needs to change. I’m recruiting folks for #VoteWorcester, a campaign to increase voter turnout. www.voteworcester.com
There is just so much magic here. To me, it taps into the spiritual power of music. Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande really manifest a power with their voices. #Oscars
youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM
youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo 'Wicked' Performance at 97th Oscars (2025)
YouTube video by Oscars
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March 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There is just so much magic here. To me, it taps into the spiritual power of music. Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande really manifest a power with their voices. #Oscars
youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM
youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM
Call to queer & trans folks/orgs around #WorcesterMA. With our historic passing of the Trans+ Sanctuary City Res., people are reaching out to move to the Woo! I want to partner with folks to create pathways for these folks — job opps at inclusive cos, housing resources, & more. Reach out!! 🩷🩵🤍
February 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Call to queer & trans folks/orgs around #WorcesterMA. With our historic passing of the Trans+ Sanctuary City Res., people are reaching out to move to the Woo! I want to partner with folks to create pathways for these folks — job opps at inclusive cos, housing resources, & more. Reach out!! 🩷🩵🤍
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
Listening to @totcshow.bsky.social & caller says we’ve lost the ability to argue politics at the fam bbq. My hot take: If you’re the trans person at the family bbq & the argument is about whether or not I should be able to use the bathroom, that's wildly different than disagreeing on foreign policy.
February 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Listening to @totcshow.bsky.social & caller says we’ve lost the ability to argue politics at the fam bbq. My hot take: If you’re the trans person at the family bbq & the argument is about whether or not I should be able to use the bathroom, that's wildly different than disagreeing on foreign policy.
Tonight at #WorcesterMA School Committee, @suemailman.bsky.social asks for reconsideration of the LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
The vote takes place before public comment, so everyone should contact members asking them to reconsider & then pass the #LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
The vote takes place before public comment, so everyone should contact members asking them to reconsider & then pass the #LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
February 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tonight at #WorcesterMA School Committee, @suemailman.bsky.social asks for reconsideration of the LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
The vote takes place before public comment, so everyone should contact members asking them to reconsider & then pass the #LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
The vote takes place before public comment, so everyone should contact members asking them to reconsider & then pass the #LGBTQ+ Safe Schools Resolution.
Small biz are struggling across the country. Here in #WorcesterMA the loss of Redemption Rock hit really hard for many of us. A true exemplar of a third space, I felt at home there—built relationships with the team & the regulars & hosted Drag Story Time since the start. Thank you for 6 great years.
Q&A: What happened to Redemption Rock?
Redemption Rock Brewing opened in an industrial area off Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street in January 2019, later becoming the first certified B Corp. craft brewery in the state in the process.
www.wbjournal.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Small biz are struggling across the country. Here in #WorcesterMA the loss of Redemption Rock hit really hard for many of us. A true exemplar of a third space, I felt at home there—built relationships with the team & the regulars & hosted Drag Story Time since the start. Thank you for 6 great years.
Slow everything down in order to feel it more.
February 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Slow everything down in order to feel it more.
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Living in walking distance to your friends massively transforms your quality of life. Ultimate life hack.
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Living in walking distance to your friends massively transforms your quality of life. Ultimate life hack.
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Let's be clear that most chose to clearly state that two members' deep concerns were not worthy of their time, concern, or empathy.
February 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Let's be clear that most chose to clearly state that two members' deep concerns were not worthy of their time, concern, or empathy.
Working on a new website and being reminded how I’ll never forgive @bostonglobe.com for this pic in their article “A post-pandemic LGBTQ+ ‘renaissance’ in Worcester, driven by young people” and how it’s the main photo when you google my name now 😂😂😂
February 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Working on a new website and being reminded how I’ll never forgive @bostonglobe.com for this pic in their article “A post-pandemic LGBTQ+ ‘renaissance’ in Worcester, driven by young people” and how it’s the main photo when you google my name now 😂😂😂
Joshua Croke, an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and the founder of the nonprofit org Love Your Labels, told @masslive.bsky.social, “I am embarrassed that they voted against holding our elected officials accountable through a transparent accountability process,” Croke said.
‘Toxic culture’ complaints among Worcester councilors will go uninvestigated — for now
The Worcester City Council and the city administration are not investigating the complaints of two councilors who say there is a toxic environment in the council.
www.masslive.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Joshua Croke, an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and the founder of the nonprofit org Love Your Labels, told @masslive.bsky.social, “I am embarrassed that they voted against holding our elected officials accountable through a transparent accountability process,” Croke said.
This is your friendly reminder to take some space for yourself. Joy, rest, & laughter are critical elements of sustained advocacy. To our trans and migrant folks especially right now, you’ve got people fighting for you. 🩷🩵🤍
📸 @alph4d0g.bsky.social
📸 @alph4d0g.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is your friendly reminder to take some space for yourself. Joy, rest, & laughter are critical elements of sustained advocacy. To our trans and migrant folks especially right now, you’ve got people fighting for you. 🩷🩵🤍
📸 @alph4d0g.bsky.social
📸 @alph4d0g.bsky.social
“When the president of the United States, in his inauguration speech says that you do not exist, it should matter at our local level,” said Joshua Croke, co-founder of a Worcester LGBTQ non-profit for kids. — @nypost.com
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Massachusetts city Worcester votes to become ‘transgender sanctuary city’ in rebuke of Trump gender policies
The vote came in direct response to President Trump’s sweeping executive orders to change federal gender policy.
nypost.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“When the president of the United States, in his inauguration speech says that you do not exist, it should matter at our local level,” said Joshua Croke, co-founder of a Worcester LGBTQ non-profit for kids. — @nypost.com
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“Our cities need to be organizing to say, ‘Absolutely not,’ and, ‘We will fight, we don’t care what legal battles we have to push for, what funding might be compromised, we are going to stand firm in support of our trans folks,’” Joshua Croke said. @cristelaguerra.bsky.social @wbur.org
Worcester passes sanctuary city resolution for transgender community
On Tuesday night the city council voted in favor of becoming a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people.
www.wbur.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“Our cities need to be organizing to say, ‘Absolutely not,’ and, ‘We will fight, we don’t care what legal battles we have to push for, what funding might be compromised, we are going to stand firm in support of our trans folks,’” Joshua Croke said. @cristelaguerra.bsky.social @wbur.org
“When the president of the United States, in his inauguration speech says that you do not exist, it should matter at our local level,” they said. “It demands a response from our elected officials to say we recognize that you are under attack and in Worcester, we are going to protect you.” — me ;)
It's official: Worcester is a 'sanctuary city' for transgender community
The Worcester City Council passed a resolution that gave the city the label of “sanctuary” for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
www.boston.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“When the president of the United States, in his inauguration speech says that you do not exist, it should matter at our local level,” they said. “It demands a response from our elected officials to say we recognize that you are under attack and in Worcester, we are going to protect you.” — me ;)
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Joshua Croke on Worcester’s LGBTQ+ Protests: ‘A Fight for Transparency and Inclusion’ (via Radio Worcester)
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Joshua Croke on Worcester’s LGBTQ+ Protests: ‘A Fight for Transparency and Inclusion’
Joshua Croke discusses Worcester’s LGBTQ+ protests, the City Council’s sanctuary vote, and the need for transparency, inclusion, and political activation.
radioworcester.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Joshua Croke on Worcester’s LGBTQ+ Protests: ‘A Fight for Transparency and Inclusion’ (via Radio Worcester)
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