"The GLBT movement has done us a disservice for far too long..."

[lightningandsnow]

"...by arguing for our civil rights under watered-down pretenses."

Jaclyn Friedman reads a spoken word piece at the Boston Dyke March

Amazing, beautiful, powerful words. So much I could quote from this video.

http://jvoices.com/2009/06/16/jaclyn-friedman-at-boston-dyke-march-2009/

Assimilationist politics are not the way to get our rights. All of us must fight - for all of us.

"Waiting our turn isn't working. Asking nicely isn't working."

[NMMNG]

1. I couldn't agree more

:thumbsup:

[mitchtv]

2. Sounds about right

although it is heresy to many here on DU

[Behind the Aegis]

3. "Assimilationist politics are not the way to get our rights."

That should be one of the mottos for the new GLBT movement.

"We're here! We're Queer! Get used to it!"

Seems many have become "used to it." Now, instead of ignoring us, they pat us on the head and say: "see we know you are here, isn't that what you asked for in the first place?"

On edit: Remember all, the opposite of "love" is not "hate," but "indifference." Seems we get that in spades!

[mitchtv]

4. Sorry , I can't suspend disbelief

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