Comments on: Another reason to scrape that blue equal sign sticker off your bumper http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/ politics, media, culture and life from a queer boricua in brooklyn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Looking Down a Gun Barrel « Questioning Transphobia http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-56667 Looking Down a Gun Barrel « Questioning Transphobia Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:22:11 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-56667 [...] leave a comment » Little light has written about the Human Rights Campaign appropriating the Transgender Day of Remembrance today. I’m quoting part, but you should head over to Taking Steps and read the whole thing. It has come to my attention that the Human Rights Campaign has got its hands on Portland’s Trans Day of Remembrance. Yes, that Human Rights Campaign. [...] [...] leave a comment » Little light has written about the Human Rights Campaign appropriating the Transgender Day of Remembrance today. I’m quoting part, but you should head over to Taking Steps and read the whole thing. It has come to my attention that the Human Rights Campaign has got its hands on Portland’s Trans Day of Remembrance. Yes, that Human Rights Campaign. [...]

]]> By: Ricardo http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-55475 Ricardo Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:13:56 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-55475 I remember a time, when I was a Chicago youngster, when sisters from the Chicago Women's Graphics Collective would come to help do guerrilla theater with the Black Panther Defense Committee. We often met in the home of the local coordinator of the Gay Liberation Front (this was only about a year after Stonewall). The significance of this is that it expressed an underlying shared assumption that we had to have each other's backs in the struggle against oppression. What happened after that involved the repression of many movements and the channeling of people's desire for justice into "non-profit corporations," each representing a "community" (not a movement), each seeking a place at the table, not justice for all. It comes down to vision. Do we envision alliances among people, across all kinds of lines, struggling for a just world, or do we see our alliances as being within our "communities," the streets and the suits united to compete against other "communities"? It's not about being intolerant...it's about deciding what kind of future we wish to fight for...and with whom. I remember a time, when I was a Chicago youngster, when sisters from the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective would come to help do guerrilla theater with the Black Panther Defense Committee. We often met in the home of the local coordinator of the Gay Liberation Front (this was only about a year after Stonewall). The significance of this is that it expressed an underlying shared assumption that we had to have each other’s backs in the struggle against oppression.

What happened after that involved the repression of many movements and the channeling of people’s desire for justice into “non-profit corporations,” each representing a “community” (not a movement), each seeking a place at the table, not justice for all.

It comes down to vision. Do we envision alliances among people, across all kinds of lines, struggling for a just world, or do we see our alliances as being within our “communities,” the streets and the suits united to compete against other “communities”? It’s not about being intolerant…it’s about deciding what kind of future we wish to fight for…and with whom.

]]> By: Jack http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-54668 Jack Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:48:11 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-54668 @Arturo #2 - So, you want people to forget that the issues that most directly impact them are getting completely shunted to the wayside by HRC, and that they foolishly endorse candidates like Joe Lieberman, who may as well be a right wing Republican himself given how much he loves to kiss their asses? All in the name of us all fucking getting along? Yeah... OK. That's how to fulfill Dr. King's dream all right - by letting HRC crap on parts of our community while claiming to be working for the rest of it. Sure. No, thanks. @Arturo #2 - So, you want people to forget that the issues that most directly impact them are getting completely shunted to the wayside by HRC, and that they foolishly endorse candidates like Joe Lieberman, who may as well be a right wing Republican himself given how much he loves to kiss their asses? All in the name of us all fucking getting along? Yeah… OK. That’s how to fulfill Dr. King’s dream all right - by letting HRC crap on parts of our community while claiming to be working for the rest of it. Sure.

No, thanks.

]]> By: Arturo http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-54659 Arturo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:36:45 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-54659 Im another Arturo not the one who wrote on Sep 23 @1:23 pm not to confuse with the first arturo's blog thanks. Im another Arturo not the one who wrote on Sep 23 @1:23 pm not to confuse with the first arturo’s blog thanks.

]]> By: Arturo http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-54658 Arturo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:31:46 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-54658 CAN'T WE ALL JUST FUCKING GET ALONG!!!! THIS IS WHAT THE RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS WANT. IF WE CAN'T GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER THAN HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE!!!! LGBT GLBT DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT LETTER GOES FIRST. AT LEAST THIER IS HRC, GLAAD, AND ALL OTHER GROUPS. WE JUST NEED TO GROUP ARE OURSELVES KEEP ON MARCHING. AS MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID "i HAVE A DREAM" LET'S NOT KILL THE DREAM. CAN’T WE ALL JUST FUCKING GET ALONG!!!! THIS IS WHAT THE RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS WANT. IF WE CAN’T GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER THAN HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE!!!! LGBT GLBT DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT LETTER GOES FIRST. AT LEAST THIER IS HRC, GLAAD, AND ALL OTHER GROUPS. WE JUST NEED TO GROUP ARE OURSELVES KEEP ON MARCHING. AS MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID “i HAVE A DREAM” LET’S NOT KILL THE DREAM.

]]> By: Bq http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-48910 Bq Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:44:23 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-48910 Arturo, your comment is so ignorant. If anything, you're the one with a pet cause, since you seem hostile to the concept of intersectionality. "Internalized homophobia"? What part of this radical post can you pinpoint to support that "analysis"? Or do you simply feel so uncomfortable having a centrist organization you support challenged and therefore need to reassure yourself by turning to comfortingly simplistic conclusions? Arturo, your comment is so ignorant. If anything, you’re the one with a pet cause, since you seem hostile to the concept of intersectionality. “Internalized homophobia”? What part of this radical post can you pinpoint to support that “analysis”? Or do you simply feel so uncomfortable having a centrist organization you support challenged and therefore need to reassure yourself by turning to comfortingly simplistic conclusions?

]]> By: Arturo http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-48684 Arturo Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:23:25 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-48684 It's unfortunate that although there is some type of positive campaign, any campaign for that matter, that there are those who attempt to negate the importance of such a push. Although I respect and hear your opinion, I'm not sure that "ranting" about your personal cause is a method that is conducive toward uniting the GLB community. As it is, we are a minority, leaving no room for this type of division and separatist thought, in my opinion. This, to me, is the epitome of internalized homophobia and it is sad. I, as a fellow person of color am saddened to hear such negative thoughts and remarks about the human rights campaign. It’s unfortunate that although there is some type of positive campaign, any campaign for that matter, that there are those who attempt to negate the importance of such a push. Although I respect and hear your opinion, I’m not sure that “ranting” about your personal cause is a method that is conducive toward uniting the GLB community. As it is, we are a minority, leaving no room for this type of division and separatist thought, in my opinion. This, to me, is the epitome of internalized homophobia and it is sad. I, as a fellow person of color am saddened to hear such negative thoughts and remarks about the human rights campaign.

]]> By: christina http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-37724 christina Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:35:09 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-37724 Learn to be tolerant of your peers. you might not agree but as america becomes more accepting of GLBT, you should too. First it was women, then it was african americans, then it will be the gay community that also get their rights. That equal stands for human rights, not straight or gay rights. We are all created equal. Learn to be tolerant of your peers. you might not agree but as america becomes more accepting of GLBT, you should too. First it was women, then it was african americans, then it will be the gay community that also get their rights. That equal stands for human rights, not straight or gay rights. We are all created equal.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-7684 Ethan Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:11:40 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-7684 Here's a few more good reasons: http://www.hrcwatch.blogspot.com/ Here’s a few more good reasons:
http://www.hrcwatch.blogspot.com/

]]> By: sometimesadream http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/another-reason-to-scrape-that-blue-equal-sign-sticker-off-your-bumper/#comment-4932 sometimesadream Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:50:22 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/06/08/81#comment-4932 a gay friend's rant about the HRC was where I first heard the word "heteronormative." a gay friend’s rant about the HRC was where I first heard the word “heteronormative.”

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