Love is power and a source of joy. It is also the objection to love that fuels homophobia. It is the absence of love that strengthens transphobia. How do we process and articulate love as a value? In consideration of members from diverse backgrounds, how are we adapting our language, our choices, and our fight for equality to demonstrate that love not only binds us but strengthens our community?
From Compton’s Cafeteria to Stonewall, our legacy of demanding freedom from homophobia and transphobia forms the backbone of Pride. Are we really free if the LGBTQ+ community is still disproportionately incarcerated? Or if our transgender and queer family and friends of color face even greater likelihood of prejudice-driven imprisonment? Do we expand our commitment to…
We are hard at work! You can find our LGBTQ+ family in boardrooms and cubicles, department stores and factory floors. Yet, queer people still make less than their heterosexual counterparts. And for all the jobs, why are members of our community still in fear for their careers or even access to work that treats them…