Btthegreat
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yes there was always been a 'a gay agenda' and our political lobby can tell you what it was. For the most part, we have achieved most of our social and political goals for civil rights, inclusion and equality over the last 40 years. Its been a stunning social and legal transformation. There just isn't all that much to do on that agenda and I haven't many complaints except that our gay agenda was way too narrow and too focused on how we were treated by others, rather than how we treated others.
I generalize but what was not on high on the agenda was in the 70's 80's and 90's...
1. Sexism . We did not spend time talking about how gay men, were treating gay women and their struggle for equality - in our movement!
2. Racism. It was just not talked about either. LBGTQ people of color could not get the rest of us to take their issues seriously because we were too 'liberal' too 'progressive' to need any of those talks.
3. Agism. The way we talked about 'old queers and queens' embarrasses the hell out of me now. They stopped being mentors, protectors and teachers once we needed fewer, and turned into caracatures we wanted nothing to do with.
4. The external and internalized body shaming. Study after study shows eating disorders are far more common among gay men that straight men, and yet we still aren't doing much to stop the drive for a perfect body to attract a man, and the myriad of ways we tell each other that we are failing.
5. Lawerence V Texas was decided in 2003 and our rights to have consensual sex without stormtroopers arresting and prosecuting us are long over. Its time to focus on our brethren in Africa, Asia, Middle East, etc who just want to live and stay the hell out of jail. Gays in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco did not stop at their metropolitan borders once their ordinances were passed, and we must ensure the safety and equality of the LBGTQ community worldwide.
6. How we treat our trans allies, now that they are the main targets of hate, bigotry and efforts to scapegoat is what will define our character for decades. They stood by our side even before Stonewall inn, and they have never backed down when we needed their numbers. There is no ****ing way we are are dropping any 'T's off now!. We do not ditch our bestfriends, to keep our seat at the 'popular kids table' at lunch. . Its LBGTQ or I want no part of it!
Now that we have some empty space on the bottom of the page, lets stop patting ourselves on the back, add these and start working.
I generalize but what was not on high on the agenda was in the 70's 80's and 90's...
1. Sexism . We did not spend time talking about how gay men, were treating gay women and their struggle for equality - in our movement!
2. Racism. It was just not talked about either. LBGTQ people of color could not get the rest of us to take their issues seriously because we were too 'liberal' too 'progressive' to need any of those talks.
3. Agism. The way we talked about 'old queers and queens' embarrasses the hell out of me now. They stopped being mentors, protectors and teachers once we needed fewer, and turned into caracatures we wanted nothing to do with.
4. The external and internalized body shaming. Study after study shows eating disorders are far more common among gay men that straight men, and yet we still aren't doing much to stop the drive for a perfect body to attract a man, and the myriad of ways we tell each other that we are failing.
5. Lawerence V Texas was decided in 2003 and our rights to have consensual sex without stormtroopers arresting and prosecuting us are long over. Its time to focus on our brethren in Africa, Asia, Middle East, etc who just want to live and stay the hell out of jail. Gays in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco did not stop at their metropolitan borders once their ordinances were passed, and we must ensure the safety and equality of the LBGTQ community worldwide.
6. How we treat our trans allies, now that they are the main targets of hate, bigotry and efforts to scapegoat is what will define our character for decades. They stood by our side even before Stonewall inn, and they have never backed down when we needed their numbers. There is no ****ing way we are are dropping any 'T's off now!. We do not ditch our bestfriends, to keep our seat at the 'popular kids table' at lunch. . Its LBGTQ or I want no part of it!
Now that we have some empty space on the bottom of the page, lets stop patting ourselves on the back, add these and start working.
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