Oklahomans for Reproductive Justice

In Pride-related rage, the SF LGBT Celebration Committee apparently nominated Private B. Manning as one of the Grand Marshals for the San Francisco Pride parade this year but walked back this decision after nonsense backlash about it being un-American or what the fuck ever. Let’s not even get into the damage corporate sponsors of big city (and smaller city) pride events do, like marketing alcohol to queer folks who are more likely to suffer from addiction and abuse, or foreclosing on homes that disproportionately displace poor queers and queer people of color, or any of the other awful stuff Glenn Greenwald writes about here (caution, as there’s misgendering throughout that article). It’s yet another example of the conservatism and respectability politics that’s permeated and taken over an event intended to celebrate a police riot started by trans women of color for goodness sake (trying to emphasize my frust-rage here).

Basically, I really want to hang out with elder queers, pregnant people, angsty middle schoolers, drooling babies, people of fucking color, non-english speaking populations, people of different cultural backgrounds, high school nerds, parents of all ages, and people with varying abilities. We can only include a broader spectrum of people into our conversations by creating and sustaining sober, safer spaces and hold ourselves accountable to our organizing, personal past, and future actions.