"What's Our Next Move as Citzens, Not Politicians?"
"LGBTQ people for millennia have known what a version of PTSD feels like. Even when it looked safe, they still felt as if they needed to look over their shoulder and be wary as if more discrimination was inevitable. They’ve had to watch those who even claimed they loved them vote against their equality.
A broader PTSD might explain many reactions to the very overall positive news represented by the November election results. So many Americans for the last ten years have felt as if the nation was going in the wrong and very dark direction.
But now, with hope in the future somewhat restored the question is how do we all approach the new political possibilities. With a new Congress, what is our role as citizens?
Clarity means understanding that there are fundamental differences between being an American citizen and being a politician. As citizens, our civic duty is to make sure that those we elect to represent us know exactly what our positions are on issues they will grapple with that affect our lives....."
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including his, in this issue, saying that we must go beyond just calling bigots hypocrites - the religion itself has to be held accountable. He names names and is right: 'What we’re seeing is the heart of what right-wing religion itself really is, not merely hypocrisy.'"
-- veteran LGBT activist (since 1959) and a founder of LA's Homosexual Information Center in 1968, Billy Glover
and this organization promotes and is a strong advocate for such thinking. He is a perfect fit for the 21st Century American thinking."
-- Michael Alldaffer, founder of the Great Plains Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
It became the core of training I did called 'Stunned Silent.' Thank you from me, my family and my community."
-- Kathy Reim, retired PFLAG regional and national leader, Washington state public school teacher, and trainer
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