For the final blog posting, I
wanted to talk about organization and community empowerment. Our team really
had to find a way to communicate with one another because we don’t live near
each other and we don’t have the same kind of 9-5 jobs that would allow us to
regularly meet face-to-face. Getting so much of our work done by text and email
really made me appreciate and acquire a respect for the monumental amount of
work put in by all the different LGBTQ organizations. All of these relatively
disparate communities and organization managed to find a way to band together
and make history.
Let’s
sit back and really think about that for a little bit. Thousands of people from
all walks of life-different races, cultures, classes, and ethnicities- were
able to focus their energies on creating a life for themselves and for future
Americans who do not necessarily live their lives according to the
stereotypical heterosexual male/female dynamic. I wonder how they must have
felt that all of their efforts have come to fruition right now.
We’re at the
tipping point in history where we are seeing real change. Bruce Jenner feels
comfortable enough now that he can transition to live his life as a woman.
States are recognizing same-sex marriages. Celebrities who’ve entertained us
for years are coming out as homosexuals. Just imagine if the whole of America
could focus all of our energies towards a common goal the way the LGBTQ
community were able to do so. Maybe we could learn something from the LGBTQ
community in this season of police brutality, senseless rioting, and racial
profiling. We could focus our energies on embracing harmony, acceptance of others,
and tolerance. Because at the end of the day we’re all human and we all need
each other to survive.
Best Wishes,
Dahlia, Tianna, and Vanessa
*Disclaimer: This blog is for a class project and not an official
blog
