Wednesday, May 28. 2008June Pride: Get Busy Get Equal After the California ruling there's been a lot of buzz about marriage equality and queer rights. But we all know for every step forward there seems to be two steps back. June is Pride month so before we get to complacent let's Get Busy & Get Equal .It's great to celebrate the progress made but we shouldn't rest on our laurels. We need to remember that many states in the US have passed constitutional amendments barring marriage equality thereby legalizing bigotry, that binational couples are only given equal rights in 16 nations, and bullying of queers in schools is still the rule not the exception in far to many communities, and in too many places around the world queers have no rights at all. Unfortunately the list of inequality goes on and on but fortunately you can do something about it. With gay pride events approaching all around the world, I have one small request to our Big Queer readers. DO SOMETHING THIS JUNE IN SUPPORT OF QUEERS. It doesn't have to be monumental, you don't have to donate your 401K to Lambda Legal or start a queer revolution but I ask you to find one way, one thing, one day where you can dedicate yourself to making life a little better, a little easier a little more equal for the gay community. Need some ideas? Volunteer with your local queer community centerCheck out the ACLU's has a website dedicated to helping you get active called "Get Busy Get Equal" and it's a great start on how to get involved. Hey help me out here! Add your comments and share some ideas on what folks can do or what you plan to do. Let's all commit to getting just a little bit more active (even if you are already super active) and make June 2008 an incredible Pride month. Trackbacks
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Two recent national philanthropy reports have released information indicating that Gay Funders contributed $37 million in one year to GLBT organizations across the United States. Native American Two Spirit People, the poorest of all the GLBT communities, received only 4 small grants of about $2,500 each. The average grant to gay organizations nationally is $16,000 a year. Gay funders have a mission to serve all equally, but it's time for a summit with the Two Spirit People here in our ancestral domains to help the funders achieve their mission. Two Spirit People have significant spiritual and ceremonial roles in our Native cultures, and Gay Philanthropy has a significant role to play in realizing a vision of funding-justice and social justice with our people. http://www.twospirits.org/ www.2SPR.org www.itsg.20m.com
Totally! We need to get back to thinking about what pride is - having PRIDE in ourselves. its not just a big drinking party!
Great post! I think queer activism has so many shapes and sizes, and those of us who are more inclined to smaller forms of showing queer pride (even if it's just a matter of holding hands in public) are capable of stepping it up a notch and celebrating queer love!
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