NAACP Hosting A Trans Free LGBT Town Hall Meeting
Transgriot
By Monica Roberts
22 July, 2011


http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/07/naacp-hosting-trans-free-lgbt-town-hall.html


The 102nd NAACP convention starts officially in Los Angeles on July 23 and runs through July 28 at the LA Convention Center with the theme of 'Affirming America's Promise'.

One of the things I'm am heartened to see the NAACP do is finally address the undeniable fact that there are African descended LGBT people who are proud members of the African American community.

Our issues and problems as African descended TBLG people are intertwined with those of our parent African American community due to our shared cultural and historical ties and we also as members of that community have a vested interest in seeing it survive and thrive.

I still have a hard time getting my head around the fact that the supposed "Land of the Free", still needs something like the NAACP to represent 20% of the population.  Also, do First Nations people get a look in?

Karen.