LGBTQ+ Community Identification

[tobetrained]

I'm throwing this question out there as a topic conversation given changes I see both online and in-person. Please be respectful of everyone else's choice.

I've left this open for a month.

[hntnhole]

I definitely consider myself part of "the community".  It will come as no surprise to some that I am quite active politically, attend local protests (there are many in the area, some numbering in the high hundreds of protesters, some numbering in mere dozens.  I also belong to a gay political organization; we knock on doors, sign up new voters, send out "mailers", make phone calls, make decisions on which local candidates we will support - which are based on what the candidates (for local office) have to say when the come to address our group - and many do.  

It's not a burden, it's not a chore, but it is a duty for citizens that are politically "aware" to participate in some measure of activism, to the extent they can.  That said, anyone that cares about politics, where the country is, where it's heading, should do what they can to participate in the process.  Every citizen/prospective citizen/would-be citizen has a voice, and needs to use it now.  

 

[Ready2DoThis]

I totally agree with you hntnhole. Like you, I am politically active. I attend political gatherings, I write letters to senators, representatives, businesses, etc. letting them know how I feel on major issues, I make phone calls and have done door -knocking.  Like you, I believe it is important, now more than ever before, to stand up and fight for the freedoms so many of us have taken for granted. This isn't somebody else's fight; we need to do this together. 

[onlyraw]

20 hours ago, hntnhole said:

I definitely consider myself part of "the community".  It will come as no surprise to some that I am quite active politically, attend local protests (there are many in the area, some numbering in the high hundreds of protesters, some numbering in mere dozens.  I also belong to a gay political organization; we knock on doors, sign up new voters, send out "mailers", make phone calls, make decisions on which local candidates we will support - which are based on what the candidates (for local office) have to say when the come to address our group - and many do.  

It's not a burden, it's not a chore, but it is a duty for citizens that are politically "aware" to participate in some measure of activism, to the extent they can.  That said, anyone that cares about politics, where the country is, where it's heading, should do what they can to participate in the process.  Every citizen/prospective citizen/would-be citizen has a voice, and needs to use it now.  

 

THANK YOU!!! @hntnhole, @Ready2DoThis and any of the rest of you who are active for doing the good work 

I agree.. that at a minimum it is our Duty to be informed and to vote 

and anything else we have the time and ability to do.

and if you don’t have time … make a donation to a group that is doing the work.. or fly a pride flag… or wear a campaign button (I found my old “silence = death” button)

not just in the US … but the right is on the rise in France and Germany and elsewhere 

Edited October 13 by onlyraw