I always like to use Pride as a time to think about our community because it’s easy for us to present a narrative from the outside that everything is beautiful, but we often don’t care about our own home business.
We have homophobia, racism and transphobia in our society. We only know by looking at our bars and seeing segregation. We know that because of health disparities, when the AIDS crisis hit, white gay men were prioritized over black, Latino, and transgender men. And we will not maintain progress unless we are united as one voice. I’ve never understood how a marginalized society thinks it will get its rights by depriving someone else.
Whenever there is progress, it happens because we act with a closed step. Of course, there is still a lot to be done, but the fact that we care about making trans rights a priority, or that African Americans, Latinos and Asians sit back and watch and listen, is progress. When I turn on the television and watch island of fire Predominantly Asian Actress: How beautiful we see the experience of Asian gays. We all see progress that makes us think we were doing something wrong and that we could do better.
Every individual in society should look at their prejudices and microaggressions, no matter how small, and think: how is this a joke or how can this help us to move forward in the shadows? See these comments, see these jokes; We get hurt when we all have to be together in this fight. Respect our colleagues. If we don’t see the power of unity and union, how can we expect an outsider to do the same?
But if we can make those changes, I’m optimistic about our allies and even those who don’t support LGBTQ+. I think there will be progress. We just need our direct allies, in particular, to speak out. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the hardships of 2020, it’s that those in power should feel uncomfortable. If you’re not part of a marginalized society, it’s your job to find out what that is and achieve it. Put actions in your words.
When we see bills that explicitly address children, like Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Act, this is where we need allies to be in the room and fight for the right. I could have screamed all I wanted, but when these lawmakers see someone like me, a gay black man, they unfortunately don’t understand that I speak their language. In these rooms, allies see and hear each other.
As for those who oppose advancement, these individuals must grow independently. Google is everyone’s friend; To discover. But for me, with the platform I have, I realized that I need to keep on this race and get to the gap with conversations that address feelings: What do you feel, why do you feel? When you ask questions about this feeling, you become more aware of the essence of persistent stereotypes and phobias. It is not our duty to change our minds. But we must get to their hearts and then begin to change their minds. Pride is a celebration born of struggle. So let’s keep that in mind. So after we fight, we can have our ass party!
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
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