Wednesday, February 21, 2007
State of the movemement... At this very moment?
I went to the Human Rights Campaign last night for a panel on the State of the LGBT Movement. It was one of the rare opportunities to see a gathering of nation's top LGBT leaders talking about where we are headed.
The panel included Joe Solmonese, President of HRC and Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend, as always, did a great job of representing not just blogs, but the millions of readers who have come to build strong online communities.
The two hour event could easily have filled an entire day. The discussion was informative and interesting.
Lots and lots was said about the places in the country outside of the gay meccas. "Please don't forget us outside of Washington," was a common theme.
If the panel was listening last night and this morning, they will know that in some places in our community, the state is one of fear and tears:
The panel included Joe Solmonese, President of HRC and Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend, as always, did a great job of representing not just blogs, but the millions of readers who have come to build strong online communities.
The two hour event could easily have filled an entire day. The discussion was informative and interesting.
Lots and lots was said about the places in the country outside of the gay meccas. "Please don't forget us outside of Washington," was a common theme.
If the panel was listening last night and this morning, they will know that in some places in our community, the state is one of fear and tears:
72-Year-Old Detroit Man Paralyzed After Brutal Anti-Gay Attack: The victim, Andrew Anthos, was riding a city bus back to his residence at Detroit's Windsor Tower apartments on Feb. 13 when another male passenger asked him if he was gay, Anthos's niece, Athena Fedenis said. Anthos was followed by the man from the bus and beaten with a pipe in front of his apartment, Fedenis said.
By: Michael Rogers
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