Advocacy

Two vulnerable groups
I have many hobbies and interest which has motivated me over the years. I am passionate about writing, photography and traveling. I have several passions though, one is The Trevor Project and the other one is veterans issues. It is reported that twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day in America. There are a number of reasons why, but one is our veterans who return home with non visible wounds, such as PTSD have to fight a government unwilling to pay us what we deserve.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee5 years ago in Pride
The sun rose and I flew to the birds. Top Story - June 2021.
When I was first craving words to describe my queer identity, I was obsessed with birds. The birds didn't need words and I didn't want them either. I was working in the engine room onboard a research ship, and we wouldn't return to land for thirty to fifty days at a time. As I struggled to break from the ideas of myself as man that I had adopted over the course of my young life I fell down Google holes trying to find a way to present my body to the world. I longed to dissolve into salt-entrained air with the albatrosses.
By Joe Nasta | Seattle foodie poet5 years ago in Pride
Being A Creator of Positive Change
1. Acknowledging That Systemic Racism & Homophobia Exists: ‘Systemic racism’ is defined as the form of racism that is embedded through laws and regulations within a society, social group/s and or an organisation. When left unchecked, identified and removed, it leads to such issues as discrimination, criminal injustice, illegal & unfair employment practices, abuse of power, mis-information in areas such as education & healthcare among other problems for communities, cities and societies. ‘Homophobia’ can be defined as a very strong and extremely irrational aversion to people who are from the LGBTQi+ Community, who identify as gay/bisexual/queer etc.
By Andrew Little5 years ago in Pride
Face the Rainbow
As previews once again flood my timeline for the upcoming 2nd season of The L Word: Generation Q, I am again faced with the glaring realization that even after increased diversity in media, the Black Live's Matter movement, and every queer space calling for "POC to the front", white washing in the LGBT community is still alive and kicking. From the appropriation of the term "stud" last year to literally having no representations of studs, black femmes, black trans folx and other black queers within mainstream shows, I am left wondering why we are still fighting for space and to be seen within our own community. Black queers have been undeniably out in the thick of advocating for rights within the community, the protest organizers, the one's who threw the brick, who started the riot and who influence the change. Stormé DeLarverie, known as "the stonewall lesbian", was a black lesbian singer and drag king who threw the first punch and started the uprising now known as the "Stonewall Riots" back in June of 1969. Followed by Marsha P. Johnson, a black transwoman and activist, who showed up promptly to the cookout and threw the first brick to fight back against the the violence, discrimination, and injustice of the NYPD. The Stonewall Riots are known to not only be the first Pride, but the events that lead to the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBT rights in the United States.
By A Alex5 years ago in Pride
Why Putting Your Pronouns in Your Bio Helps, Even if You're Not Transgender. Top Story - June 2021.
If you actively use social media, then you are probably familiar with the concept of people putting pronouns in their social media biographies. If not, below is an example of Vice President Kamala Harris' Twitter biography that show her pronouns are she/her.
By Annie5 years ago in Pride
Is Israel 'Pinkwashing' With It's LGBTQ Friendliness?
Over and over, Israel has been accused of pinkwashing. What is pinkwashing? Glad you asked. Let's visit our good friend Wikipedia to see what they say about it:
By Chris Hearn5 years ago in Pride
For Muxes, Every Month Is Pride Month. Top Story - June 2019.
In Mexico, down in the southern state of Oaxaca, muxes, pronounced MOO-shays, celebrate and honor their LGBTQ+ identities during and beyond Pride Month, and have done so since pre-colonial times. Assigned male at birth, muxes are distinctively identified as a 'third gender' amongst the Zapotec indigenous communities of Oaxaca. Muxes not only embody female physical traits and attributes, they assume familial and communal roles and responsibilities typically reserved for those assigned female at birth.
By Jose Antonio Soto7 years ago in Pride