Trans Pride March San Francisco 2008 June 30, 2008
Posted by proudprogressive in Big Brother, Politics, community activism, media, philosophy, spirit, transexual.Tags: queer, queer pride
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If you look carefully while the credits are rolling you will see the corner of the purple banner of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force there ! Enjoy the video and there are more related ones at the youtube site. The short speech Donna Rose gives in this particular vid. really explains it all.
Those of you who may still think the HRC is a friend of the “Queer” Community, and by queer i mean all gender transgressors who are lesbian/gay but the most vulnerable the TG’d especially, they are NOT. Those who have been there , worked their with their best intentions were thrown under the bus and LIED to the TG’d again and again. and continue TOO – end of story – send your hard earned dollars to the Task Force or the NCTE (see sidebar for NCTE) Above all love your selves and be Proud of who you are ! We have as much right to that tattered document known as the Bill of Rights as any other people living here in this country. And lets not forget the ONLY reason the Constitution was ratified was because the Bill of Rights was added. Remember if Gender ID and Expression is not protected – seriously no lesbians or gays are truly protected either. No matter how well you are assimilated. To society at large – we are all gay , all queer. The Ts are the canaries in our coal mine – don’t kid yourselves..And that is not to don’t work with the HRC , just know its a very insincere group when the rubber meets the road. And the name HUMAN RIGHTs Campaign is misnomer. They are a political pac and they place the game as such. Some of the so called compromises they have made are life threatening to those of us in the most need. So there you have it – the task force was there , the HRC was NOT. (that i could see) No money put into the march , that i am aware of – and this remember is not the first time. Insiders who have worked with them the Transfolks on their boards have been misled , treated ingeniously and on and on..AND MORE THEN ONCE – its a clear pattern that culminated in OCT with the ENDA debacle. Just the messenger here, i wish i could have nicer things to say about the HRC, but that would be a betrayal to those of us who are the most vulnerable. Washington insider politics suck – and they play that game to well and at what cost ? LIVES, thats the cost. Again to each their own politics – give and do with your money as you see fit. After assessing the facts i have no doubts about my decisions.
sorry im just not convinced on the taskforce i dont see them lobbying, i dont see them in interviews, i dont see them doing anything
Where do you see HRC? I knew the task force before 1984 and think they’re talking/working a LOT more about TG than anybody else. Look at their website.
I’m not an organization person anymore… The culture is changing faster than our organizations are. I think it is great that this kind of event is happening now – in S.F. & in other places. It was FREEZING in S.F. last Friday, so I’m happy all those folks made it to the event!
And one day, I pray, all the music won’t be Disco… xoxoxox Love!
look closer Queerunity – depending on how old you are you may not remember them.. i am 51 – they have been a force for good for over 30 yrs..there is no argument here dear one – do as you see fit..as we all must. My dollars actually go when i have them to the NCTE but i do contend that the HRC is not getting another red cent from me EVER !!
Blue heart my point is that I don’t see the HRC they are NOT THERE at all – i also was made aware that the San Francisco Chronicle while covering the dyke march and pride day did NO coverage on this rather large Trans March…go figure.
proudprogressive: This is an excellent post. There were three sentences that were of such particular importance and brilliance that I decided to do a short blog posting on that passage:
“Remember if Gender ID and Expression is not protected – seriously no lesbians or gays are truly protected either. No matter how well you are assimilated. To society at large – we are all gay , all queer. The Ts are the canaries in our coal mine – don’t kid yourselves.”
I love it when people discuss connections between things that we aren’t supposed to see according to the dominant narratives.
As it turns out the HRC was not even in the San Francisco Big Sunday March and has received the Pink Brink award for injury to the lgbtq community.!!
That speaks volumes. What worries me more is they continue in their literature to indoctrinate our gay youth with their BS – about what the politics are all about. These kids mean well , and the history takes some digging to understand – including the recent history. What does remain consistent is that they are STILL LYING and disengenuous – this is not a great message for the youth. No wonder the youngsters are confused. And any lobbying group is gonna have to contend with this 30 million dollar bohemeth of insiders who capitulate – where the smaller groups i.e the Task Force (10 million bucks worth won’t)
Thanks Libhomo – you know i do love your politics and your soulful blog pressence deeply ! Thank you.