As we go into Pride Month we cannot forget about everything else going on in the world right now and while we celebrate being able to live freely we cannot forget those who can’t and those who still live in fear every single day pride is a celebration but
It should not erase the activism and protest going on for the Black Lives Matter movement which is crucial and important and needs all of our support whether that’s protesting, donating, signing petitions, or having difficult conversations with friends
Talking to some of my gay friends recently I realised that people don’t know the history of Pride. People don’t know what Stonewell means. In order to get rights for the LGBT community there were riots. Stonewall was a riot led by black trans women whi
Don’t get nearly enough recognition in our community. The LGBT community fought for rights and equality with riots and now we need to stand up and help fight for others who aren’t heard. We need to confront the racism that occurs within the LGBT community
Too often black LGBT people are dismissed or or seen as less valid and that is simply not acceptable. The LGBT community needs to help now, needs to remember our history with the Stonewall Riots spearheaded by the Black Trans Community
Black Lives Matter is fighting for human rights and we should all be fighting with them and helping them be heard not just now but all the time. This issue didn’t start now and it won’t stop when these protests stop.
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