{"id":9478,"date":"2020-06-03T20:39:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T01:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txpif.org\/?page_id=9478"},"modified":"2022-01-02T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:06:32","slug":"blacklivesmatter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txpif.org\/blacklivesmatter\/","title":{"rendered":"#BlackLivesMatter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.\u201d Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.<\/span><\/p>\n This spring has been a stark and stinging reminder that racism, and its strategic objective, white supremacy, is as defining a characteristic of the American experience as those ideals upon which we claim to hold our democracy \u2014 justice, equality, liberty. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All of these incidents are stark reminders of why we must speak out when hate, violence, and systemic racism claim \u2014 too often with impunity \u2014 Black Lives.<\/span><\/p>\n The LGBTQ Movement\u2019s work has earned significant victories in expanding the civil rights of LGBTQ people. But what good are civil rights without the freedom to enjoy them?<\/span><\/p>\n Many of our organizations have made progress in adopting intersectionality as a core value and have committed to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. But this moment requires that we go further \u2014 that we make explicit commitments to embrace anti-racism and end white supremacy, not as necessary corollaries to our mission, but as integral to the objective of full equality for LGBTQ people.<\/span><\/p>\n We, the undersigned, recognize we cannot remain neutral, nor will awareness substitute for action. The LGBTQ community knows about the work of resisting police brutality and violence. We celebrate June as Pride Month, because it commemorates, in part, our resisting police harassment and brutality at Stonewall in New York City, and earlier in California, when such violence was common and expected. We remember it as a breakthrough moment when we refused to accept humiliation and fear as the price of living fully, freely, and authentically. <\/span><\/p>\n We understand what it means to rise up and push back against a culture that tells us we are less than, that our lives don't matter. Today, we join together again to say #BlackLivesMatter\u00a0<\/span>and commit ourselves to the action those words require.<\/span><\/p>\n A Safe Ace Place, Administration Team, Collectively<\/span><\/p>\n A Wider Bridge, Alan Schwartz, CEO & Board Chair<\/span><\/p>\n A.H. of Monroe County, Inc., Scott Pridgen, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n African American Office of Gay Concerns, Gary Paul Wright, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n African Human Rights Coalition, Melanie Nathan, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Aggie Allies, TAMU, Jennifer Bradford, Vice-President<\/span><\/p>\n AIDS Action Baltimore, Jeffrey Grabelle, Chief Operating Officer<\/span><\/p>\n AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Aisha N. Davis, Director of Policy<\/span><\/p>\n Alaskans Together For Equality, Elias Rojas, Board President<\/span><\/p>\n Ali Forney Center, Tyler Neasloney, Special Events & Communications<\/span><\/p>\n ALIANZA DE COMERCIO LGBTTQ+ DE PUERTO RICO, Joey Pons, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n All Rainbow and Allied Youth Inc., Hal Trejo, Board President<\/span><\/p>\n Alliance for Citizen for Directed Supports, Marian Frattarola-Saulino, Board Chair<\/span><\/p>\n Alphawood Foundation, Jim McDonough, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n ALSO Youth, James Robinson, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Altrusa International of Los Angeles, Aggie Kurzyna, President and Founder<\/span><\/p>\n American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kim Churches, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Micah Kubic, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n American Civil Liberties Union, Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n American Institute of Bisexuality, Ian Lawrence-Tourinho, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Annapolis Pride, Jeremy Browning, Founder & Chair<\/span><\/p>\n APAIT, Jury Candelario, Director<\/span><\/p>\n APLA Health, Craig E. Thompson, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Arianna's Center, Arianna Lint, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Arkansas Transgender Equity Collaborative, Tonya Estell, Board of Directors<\/span><\/p>\n Asexual Outreach, Brian Langevin, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Asexual singles, Stephanie de Blaauw, Miss<\/span><\/p>\n Asexuales M\u00e9xico y Am\u00e9rica Latina, Anahi Charles - Erik Mata - Citlally Villarejo., Chief Activists<\/span><\/p>\n Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Carole Treston, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n AsylumConnect, Katie Sgarro, Co-Founder & Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Athlete Ally, Hudson Taylor, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Atlanta Pride Committee, Jamie Fergerson , Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Sharon daVanport, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n AVEN - Asexual Visibility and Education Network , Diana Abinader, Board of Directors member<\/span><\/p>\n AVOL Kentucky, Jon Parker, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Awf Magazine, Ryan Leach & Griffin Leeds, Executive Editors<\/span><\/p>\n BAGLY, \u00a0Inc. (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ Youth), Grace Sterling Stowell, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Basic Rights Oregon, Nancy Haque, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), Jeffrey Kosbie, Co-Chair<\/span><\/p>\n Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Robt Seda-Schreiber, Chief Activist<\/span><\/p>\n Bayard Rustin Coalition, Lawrence Shine, Co-Chair<\/span><\/p>\n Being Alive Los Angeles, Carla Ford, President, \u00a0Board of Directors<\/span><\/p>\n Beloved Arise, Jun Young, Director<\/span><\/p>\n Bet Mishpachah, Rabbi Singer-Beilin, Rabbi<\/span><\/p>\n Beth Chayim Chadashim, Juval Porat, Cantor<\/span><\/p>\n Bi Women Quarterly, Robyn Ochs, Editor<\/span><\/p>\n Bi+ Georgia, Dan Wilson, Lead Organizer<\/span><\/p>\n Bi+ Pride Milwaukee, Amy Luettgen, Organizer<\/span><\/p>\n Big Apple Performing Arts\/New York City Gay Men's Chorus, Lisa Reilly, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n BiLaw, Nancy Marcus, Co-Founder<\/span><\/p>\n Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center, Gabrielle Antolovich, Board President<\/span><\/p>\n BiPOL San Francisco, Lani Ka'ahumanu, <\/span>Co-founder<\/span><\/p>\n Bisexual Organizing Project - BOP, Leah Yoemans, Chair<\/span><\/p>\n Bisexual Resource Center, Belle Haggett Silverman , President - Board of Directors<\/span><\/p>\n Body Euphoria Inclusive Massage Therapy, Eli Shumaker, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Born Perfect, Mathew Shurka, Co-Founder<\/span><\/p>\n Boston Pride Committee, Reina Ysaguirre-Boersma, Dir. of Outreach & Development<\/span><\/p>\n Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, Adrian Shanker, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Brave Space Alliance, LaSaia Wade, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS, Tom Viola, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Floyd Rumohr, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Broward House, Inc, Stacy Hyde, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Cache Pride Center, Cassandra Seikkula, Program Director<\/span><\/p>\n California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network, Amanda McAllister-Wallner, Director<\/span><\/p>\n Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Wendy Stark, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n CAMP Rehoboth, David Mariner, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Campaign for Southern Equality, Adam Polaski, Communications Director<\/span><\/p>\n Campus Pride, Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Capital City Pride, Natalie Coblentz, Production Manager<\/span><\/p>\n Capital Pride Alliance, Ryan Bos, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Care Resource Community Health Centers, \u00a0Inc. , Rick Siclari, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/span><\/p>\n Cascade AIDS Project, Tyler TerMeer, \u00a0PhD, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Cathedral Of Hope UCC, Rev. Dr. Neil G Thomas, Senior Pastor<\/span><\/p>\n Center for Black Equity, Earl Fowlkes, President\/CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Center for Health Justice, Cajetan Luna, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Center for Immigrant Protection\/The LGBT Asylum Project, Kenan Arun, Director of Operations<\/span><\/p>\n Center on Halsted, Modesto Valle, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Denise Spivak, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Central Outreach Wellness, Stacy Lane DO, Medical Director<\/span><\/p>\n Centre communautaire LGBTQ+ de Montr\u00e9al, Christian Tanguay, Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/span><\/p>\n Citrus Pride, Chuck Higgins , President<\/span><\/p>\n City of Holyoke, Andres Villada, Mayoral Aide & President of Holyoke Pride<\/span><\/p>\n Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Dara Adkison, President<\/span><\/p>\n Clinica Esperanza\/Hope Clinic, Anne S. De Groot MD, Medical Director<\/span><\/p>\n CNY Aces, Aley, Founder<\/span><\/p>\n Colorado Springs Breaking Boundaries, Joseph Shelton, Vice President<\/span><\/p>\n Colors+, Kristen Pepera, Executive director<\/span><\/p>\n Come Out With Pride Orlando , Tatiana Quiroga, Board Member- Secretary<\/span><\/p>\n Community Education Group, A. Toni Young, Founder & Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Compass LGBTQ Community Center, Julie Seaver, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi<\/span><\/p>\n Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, Mychal Copeland, Rabbi<\/span><\/p>\n Contigo Fund, Marco Antonio Quiroga, Director<\/span><\/p>\n Corktown Health Center, Teresa Roscoe, Chief Operating Officer<\/span><\/p>\n CrescentCare, Noel Twilbeck, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n Curve Magazine, Merryn Johns, Editor-in-Chief<\/span><\/p>\n DC Black Pride, Kenya Hutton, Director<\/span><\/p>\n Deaf Queer Resource Center, Drago Renteria, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Desert AIDS Project, Carl Baker, Director of Legal & Legislative Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n DignityUSA, Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Diocese of Southern Ohio, Rev deniray mueller, Legislative Liaison<\/span><\/p>\n Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance - AllianceQ, Melissa Guthrie Loy, Rev.<\/span><\/p>\n Diversity Center, Santa Cruz County, Sharon Esther Papo, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n Drag Story Hour Arizona, David Boyles, Board Member<\/span><\/p>\n East Bay Getting to Zero, Sophy S. Wong, MD, Director<\/span><\/p>\n East Los Angeles Women's Center, Thelma Garcia, Director of HIV Prevention services<\/span><\/p>\n elizabeth f schwartz, p.a., elizabeth f schwartz, attorney & activist<\/span><\/p>\n End Hep C SF, Joanne Kay, Program Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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