Brad Hoylman, who is openly gay, called for radical protesting of police brutality over corporate statements: We must stand today with our black brothers and sisters. Stonewall was a protest that became a riot because of persistent police brutality against our community. LGBTs: You cannot remain silent today and celebrate Pride month tomorrow. Star Trekactor and longtime LGBTQ+ activist George Takei tweeted on Sunday, “ LGBTs: You cannot remain silent today and celebrate Pride month tomorrow. Related: 25 Anti-Racist Instagram Accounts to Follow for Listening, Learning and Action-Taking We stand with #BlackLivesMatter – /OY0xz9AWYM As we seek to commemorate 50 years of our history, we must remember that the first Pride started as a riot led by people of color who sought an end to police brutality and oppression. Today marks the beginning of Pride month. “As we seek to commemorate 50 years of our history, we must remember that the first Pride started as a riot led by people of color who sought an end to police brutality and oppression. “Today marks the beginning of Pride Month,” the organization tweeted on Monday. We know that George Floyd’s murder is not an isolated incident: from Breonna Taylor to Ahmaud Arbery to Tony McDade, to the epidemic of violence facing trans women of color, we repeatedly see how the long history of oppression of Black and Brown people in America continues to result in discrimination, injustice, police brutality, and murder. GLAAD CEO and President Sarah Kate Ellis said in part, “The inhumane murder of George Floyd has once again reminded us of the systemic racism that continues to plague America. The Human Rights Campaign penned a letter condemning police brutality and supporting Black Lives Matter, while GLAAD issued a statement explaining the significance of both groups working together to fight oppression.
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Johnson and Sylvia Rivera), making Pride, at its core, a voice for intersectionality since its inception. Fischburg hails from Norwich, CT and says she has noticed a decline in baton twirling, and could not remember seeing it in the Block Island parade.During Pride Month 2020, the LGBTQ+ community is standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement to fight racial injustice, which honors its own roots: The Pride Movement began with the Stonewall riots against police brutality and oppression in 1969, which were largely led by LGBTQ+ people of color (namely Stormé DeLarverie, Marsha P.
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Queer Block Island has shirts and stickers available at Persephone’s, Diamond Blue, and Calaveras, and is planning another pride event in the fall.įormer Majorette and summer resident Kim Fischburg delighted the crowd with her expert baton twirling. Laurel Nelson added that Queer Block Island seeks to give young people in the community the opportunity to express themselves. Several local students and teens were participating on the float, and Morin said they hoped to grow and expand in the future with more events. Austin Morin spoke to The Times about the goals of the organization to create safe spaces for teens and young adults to be themselves. "The Block Island Parade had its first gay pride float this year, sponsored by Queer Block Island. From the Block Island Times Stephen Hester Thu, - 3:30pm