Talk Stresses 'T' in LGBT Movement
By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Monday, April 26, 2010
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In concert with the second annual Gay Rights as Human Rights Conference's theme of "building coalitions, changing culture," featured speaker Shannon P. Minter discussed "Do Transsexuals Dream of Gay Rights? The Struggle for an Inclusive Queer Movement."
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Minter, the legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said some people object to the term 'LGBT community' because disparate individuals in a range of groups should not be considered a community.
"We need to talk about the LGBT community as an aspiration, something we choose to create and build," he said. "And building a community requires constant attention and work."