Why I Am Working With GetEqual

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Why I Am Working With GetEqual
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
August 10, 2010 2:00 PM


http://www.bilerico.com/2010/08/why_i_decided_to_work.php


I have decided to work with GetEqual as a member of its provisional Board of Directors.

I recognize this as a decision fraught with controversy. At the same time, I do feel strongly that GetEqual has great potential to move our struggle for rights forward in a way that more traditional advocacy cannot.

There are approximately 30 million LGBT people in the United States. Our community has made great strides in the past forty years. The stigma is much diminished in some places and for some LGBT identities; although it remains strong for others. The social and legal barriers have dropped in some places and for some LGBT identities; although they remain in place for many. Politicians and entertainers and corporate interests now regularly court our community. Some of us make a living from working in LGBT advocacy, and it is not in the job description of such work to rock the boat and make those in power uncomfortable. (Such work is essential, but necessarily limited in scope.)