RE: That Gay Thread
December 11, 2021 at 12:55 pm
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2021 at 1:06 pm by Huggy Bear.)
(December 11, 2021 at 1:51 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: The BLM movement is broader than just a single org. And besides having black LGBTQ people in key positions of power in the org, can you point to anything in their rhetoric that shows them pivoting to a focus more on LGBTQ issues beyond that which can be explained by intersectionality? Because I’m looking on the news section of BLM’s website, and I’m seeing stuff mostly related to black issues. Granted, there is some stuff related to other issues like LBGTQ rights and Hispanic rights, but that’s because, well, the white supremacist power structure negatively affects them as well, and they’re likely to be more effective United than divided, and there is definitely a skewing towards black issues. And, looking at GLaAD’s news section, what I’m seeing is more in line with what I see in a gay organization.
And notably, the merch I’m seeing on their merch page seems far more focused on black motifs than anything take. The closest I can come to anything LGBTQ specific is some shirts with flowers on them and another shirt saying black women are divine. And that’s really a stretch.
Honestly, I’ve had fever dreams that make more sense than Huggy does.
"Patrisse Cullors, one of three founders of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, explains how queer and trans people of color are core to the movement."
I don't know ANY organization that's NOT LBGT that states LBGT is their core.