On Trust

http://www.dyssonance.com/?p=1403
By Dyssonance
3/12/10

For those just joining us, we are in the midst of a conversation on Trust.

Specifically, the issue of trust in the larger LGBT community.

Earlier, we talked about how many people mistake a deep mistrust — or lack of Trust — for things like hate and how oft times it seems as if people forget that the reason for so much anger is the lack of trust.

The next hour we'll be looking at things surrounding the issues of history, the hostility that comes from a lack of trust, separation, and ways to overcome the problems surrounding that relatively simple concept of Trust.

One of the most important things to keep in mind is the issue of trust as it's seen culturally and historically in the United States.

The very term "LGBT" itself is born in part out of a lack of trust, and how that trust affects the parts within it.