The Gays are Pissed. Now What?
Filed by: Michael Crawford
November 13, 2008 8:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/the_gays_are_pissed_now_what.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/the_gays_are_pissed_now_what.php)
Every other blog post is about gays erupting in righteous anger over the passage of Prop. 8, hate-monger James Dobson's induction into the Radio Hall of Fame or some other issue. But, what are we accomplishing other than giving people an opportunity to act out?
Don't get me wrong. I love seeing LGBT people rising up and screaming at the top of their lungs "We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it any more!" I just think we need ways to channel that energy and passion into the kind of action that is going to build support for LGBT civil rights and win equality.
I agree that we need better ways to put our anger out into the world but @ the moment we don't have much 'cause we are a minority & the T out of that part (IE us) is a minority w/in a minority & people don't want to deal w/ a minority especially one that isn't in good favor w/ the religious dominators of this country.
Sometimes, when no one will listen to you, you need to scream a bit.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil.
Julie