Evan Urquhart 🏳️‍⚧️May 29, 2023

I don't know how or if I can report this, which means I don't know if I'll write about it "officially" but it's truly unsettling to me how little national orgs, particularly HRC but others as well, are doing in response to the slow motion roll back of all our rights and progress.

They should be making so much noise they're unavoidable. Constant op-eds placed, constant interviews, their websites re-tooled to highlight the current fights and their place in it.

Show threadEvan Urquhart 🏳️‍⚧️May 29, 2023

I thought ambivalence about supporting trans rights was responsible at first, but the fascists are coming after drag and books mentioning gay and lesbian parents now. It's not that there's no response, just nowhere near the activation and sense of urgency the LGBTQ+ community needs right now.

If I could get them to comment I'd want to know what place they envision their organizations having in a world where rights are rapidly receding and LGBTQ+ people are going back into the closet.

Show threadWillMay 30, 2023
@e_urq I struggle with what to do as a straight/cis ally, I’m deeply troubled by what’s happening, and want to understand what would be helpful. I’m not a professional advocate, nor do I have a big following, and I doubt anyone would care what I have to say on these issues, but fuck all the Republicans targeting people, rolling back rights, and engaging in stochastic terror against LGBTQ.
Show threadKevin
@Will @e_urq The best thing you can do is talk to the cishet people around you who are reachable. Don't waste time on MAGA folks, but there are a lot of others who buy into the "think of the children" propaganda because don't know better. They're not going to listen to us but they'll listen to another cishet person. Be patient and non-confrontational. Also, keep in touch with your elected officials.
May 30, 2023 at 1:44amWeb