,ORGANIZE & ,RESI/ ,ANTI-,GAY ,ATTACKS & ,VIOL5CE6 

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,SUMM]'S H]E & ?AT MEANS CELEBRAT+2 FROM ANNUAL ,PRIDE FE/IVALS & /REET P>TIES TO ! REC5T ,SUPREME ,C\RT'S/RIK+ D[N ( ! ,F$]AL ANTI-GAY ,DEF5SE ( ,M>RIAGE ,ACT4 ,!RE IS A GR[+ S5SE ?AT PEOPLE EV]Y:]E CAN BE :O WE >E1 LOVE :O WE *OOSE1 ON \R [N T]MS & 9 \R [N WAYS4 ,BUT A /R+ ( ATTACKS & MURD]S 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITYAGA9/ GAY M5 & WOM5 HAS %OCK$ US6 

,NO ONE ?9KS ?AT HOMOPHOBIA & ANTI-,QUE] PREJUDICES >E GONE1 BUT ! REC5T ATTACKS %\LD MAKE US /EP BACK & TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT :AT IS GO+ ON >\ND US4 ,9 ONE HORRIBLE 9CID5T ON ,MAY #ag ( ?IS YE>1 ,M>K ,C>SON1 A Y\NG GAY MAN WAS FOLL[$1 H>ASS$ & !N %OT TO DEA? BY A HOMOPHOBE4 ,?IS HAPP5$ :ILE ,M>K & A FRI5D W]E WALK+ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,GRE5WI* ,VILLAGE1 ,N,Y,C4 ,S9CE ,M>K'S MURD] SEV]AL O!R \TRAGE\S ATTACKS HAVE HAPP5$4 ,ONE ATTACK 9CLUD$ A MAN BE+ YELL$ AT & TAUNT$ AS BE+ A 0FAGOT0 BE=E BE+ SMA%$ 9 ! FACE4 ,9 ANO!R1 A GAY C\PLE WAS ATTACK$ 9 ! ,SO,HO DI/RICT JU/ H\RS AFT] ?\S&S M>*$ TO PROTE/ ,M>K ,C>SON'S MURD] & ANTI-GAY HATE4 ,9 ONE ( ! MO/ REC5T1 A WOMAN 9 ! ,BROOKLYN NEI<BORHOOD ( ,GRE5PO9T WAS ASSAULT$ AT KNIFE PO9T BY A MAN CLAIM+ HE WAS RAP+ H] = BE+ A 0GAY04 

,BE+ GAY CAN BE DANG]\S 9 ,NEW ,YORK AT ANY TIME4 ,SOME ( !SE ATTACKS 9VOLV$ ANTIGAY P]SONS APP>5TLY SET (F JU/ BY SEE+ TWO GAY M5 WALK+ TOGE!R4 ,9 O!R SITUATIONS GAY M5 HAVE BE5 ATTACK$ BY A 0DR9K+ COMPANION0 OR A GAY MAN :O LEFT HOME )\T ,I,D AT MIDNI<T & WAS 9 A C> ) ?REE M5--SUGGE/+ PICKUP & CRUIS+ SITUATIONS4 

,IT'S ALL !SE ATTACKS ?AT REM9D US ( H[ (T5 SITUATIONS CAN TRIGG] SEXI/ VIOL5CE4 

,IT'S A JOLT :5 WE HE> AB\T ANTI-GAY VIOL5CE 9 BIG CITIES LIKE ,N,Y,C1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO OR ,*ICAGO4 ,!RE HAS BE5 A GREAT SEA *ANGE 9 POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS1 :]E MORE & MORE PEOPLE EI!R HAVE OP5 M9DS & EMBRACE ,LESBIAN1 ,GAY1 ,BI1 ,TRANS & ,QUE] 7,L,G,B,T,Q7 FOLKS OR 9 O!R WAYS DON'T C>E :AT SOMEONE'S LIFE1 ID5TITY OR SEX PREF]5CES >E4 ,WE WELCOME ?IS6,AS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN & AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES :O >E FI<T+ TO BREAK D[N HET]O-PATRI>*AL SOCIAL NORMS1 SOME ( US ,L,G,B,T,Q \RSELVES1 WE HAVE & WILL CONT9UE TO FI<T = EV]YONE TO BE :O !Y WANT TO BE & LOVE H[ !Y WANT1 :E!R IT'S ,L,G,B,T,Q1 /RAI<T1 OR (F ! GRID G5D] B5D+ )\T ID5TIFICATION4 ,ON ?IS WE WILL CONT9UE TO UNITE ) O!RS 9 ! /RUGGLE = BO? 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL FRE$OM4 

,BUT :ILE WE WELCOME !SE OP5 & PRO-,L,G,B,T,Q MOVES ON ! P>TS ( MILLIONS1 ! REALITIES >E ?AT ANTI-GAY HATR$ & VIOL5CE IS AS RAMPANT AS EV]4 ,MAJOR %IFTS 9 SOCIETY >E HAPP5+ & !RE IS A POL>IZATION BETWE5 :AT IS SE5 AS 0LIB]ALIZATION0 ON ONE H& & A CONS]VATIVE PATRI>*I*AL & HET]OSEXI/ REACTION ON ! O!R4 ,?IS ,SY/EM WE LIVE UND] IS AN AU?ORIT>IAN1 HI]>*ICAL1 RACI/ & HET]OPATRI>*I*AL CAPITALI/ ORD]4 ,IT HAS E/ABLI%$ ITSELF ?R\< SLAV]Y1 COLONIZATION1 W>1 EXPLOITATION & AN ANTI-HUMAN VIOL5CE P]PETRAT$ AGA9/ ! MASSES ( PEOPLE - ! WORK+ CLASSES & POOR4 ,IT BO? 9CORPORATES AGE OLD SOCIAL VALUES :5 IT'S NECESS>Y & ADOPTS & ABSORBS NEW IDEAS :5 IT'S 9 ! ,SY/EM'S 9T]E/S1 !REBY CO-OPT+ ! MORE RADICAL DIM5SIONS4 ,?IS DUAL T5D5CY ( A SY/EM ATTEMPT+ TO TRANS=M ITSELF TO /AY ALIVE CREATES CONFLICT & CONFUSION4 ,9 REG>DS TO ANTI-GAY ATTACKS1 L>GE SECTIONS ( ! POPULATION :O FEEL !Y B5EFIT - SOCIALLY1 ECONOMICALLY1 OR PSY*OLOGICALLY -- FROM ! SY/EM SEE BE+ GAY AS A DANG] TO !IR /ATUS & ! OLD SY/EM ITSELF4 ,!SE PEOPLE WANT TO ATTACK ! 5EMIES ( !IR WAY ( LIFE4 ,:AT'S EV5 MORE CONFUS+ IS ?AT L>GE SECTIONS ( ! POPULATION SEE PRO-GAY POPUL> CULTURE AS BE+ P>T ( ! CURR5T RUL+ CLASS & ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,! CONS]VATIVE REACTION SEES ! ,GOV]NM5T AS 5DORS+ GAY CULTURE4 ,LOADS ( PEOPLE FEEL ?AT ! CURR5T RUL+ CLASSES >E P>T ( ! DE/RUCTION ( TRADITIONAL SOCIETAL VALUES4 

,& AS ! SY/EM FACES A GR[+ SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CRISIS1 & MORE & MORE PEOPLE FEEL AB&ON$ & LOS+ \T ON :AT !Y ?9K ( AS BE+ A MORE /ABLE7& (T5 MY?OLOGIZ$7 PA/1 ANTI-GOV]NM5T S5TIM5T GETS WRAPP$ UP ) HATR$ ( ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ SEEM+LY ASSOCIAT$ ) IT4 ,?IS IS ! POPUL> DANG]4 

,AS ! CRISIS DEEP5S & WE SEE MORE ANTI-GOV]NM5T OPPOSITION1 A MAJOR SECTION ( IT WILL TAKE ON A REACTION>Y1 RACI/ & ANTI-GAY *>ACT]4 ,IT'S NOT ANTI-GOV]NM5T IDEAS WE'RE OPPOS$ TO1 JU/ ! OPPOSITE4 ,:AT WE'RE = IS AN ANTI-GOV]NM5T1 ANTISY/EM POLITICS & PROGRAM ?AT IS FI<T+ = JU/ICE1 DIGNITY & FRE$OM4 ,:AT WE >E AGA9/ >E POLITICS1 IDEAS1 & MOVEM5TS ?AT >E RACI/1 ANTI,L,G,T,B,Q1 PATRI>*AL OR NATIONAL *AUV9I/4 ,ON ?IS Y\ BETT] BET WE'RE S]I\S & WE DON'T CR+E OR C[] AT ANY W\LD BE OPPRESSOR'S FI/S & BA%+S6 

,SO :AT IS SOME ( ! ?9K+ BEH9D !SE ANTI-GAY ATTACKS8 

,AN 9COMPLETE VIEW IS1  

,IT IS AN \T & \T DEF5SE ( ! ,SY/EM'S LONG HELD VALUES & PRACTICES4 ,AS SOCIETY *ANGES IT ?R[S ! OLD ORD] 9TO A TYPE ( *AOS4 ,BE+ AGA9/ ,L,G,B,T,Q FOLKS IS SE5 AS A DEF5SE ( ! OLD ORD]4  

,IT IS A WAY TO 5=CE HI]>*Y4 ,BE+ GAY IS SE5 AS NON-MASCUL9E4 ,ATTACK1 RAPE1 & MURD] >E WAYS TO T]RORIZE PEOPLE 7GAY1 P]CEIV$ GAY1 & EV5 /RAI<T FOLKS7 9TO HET]O-SEXI/ SOCIAL /RUCTURES4 ,!RE IS A LONG HI/ORY ( 0/RAI<T0 M5 RAP+ & SODOMIZ+ O!R M5 AS A WAY TO 5=CE A HI]>*ICAL DISCIPL9E4 ,?IS RAPE IS BAS$ 9 MA*O TRADITIONS & HAPP5S 9 V>I\S HAZ+ )9 SPORTS1 GANGS1 FRAT]NITIES & MILIT>Y 9/ITUTIONS4 ,MALE CULTURE IS P>T ( A G5D]-SEXUAL B9>Y3 M5 & WOM54 ,MALE CULTURE IS EGO DRIV5 & PRIZES A DOM9ANT & DOM9E]+ MASCUL9ITY4 ,FEM99ITY IS CONSID]$ ITS OPPOSITE3 SUBMISSIVE4 ,RAPE IS US$ TO 5=CE ?IS B9>Y & E/ABLI%ES A HI]>*Y4  

,IT MAKES ! 9DIVIDUAL HOMOPHOBES FEEL SOMEH[ REASSUR$1 ?AT !Y >E F9E & NORMAL & NOT SOMEH[ LESS ( A 0MAN0 7OR 0WOMAN0 = ?OSE FEMALE ID5TIFI$ HOMOPHOBES74  
  

,C>SON'S MURD] IS P>T ( A L>G] MORE BLOODY HI/ORY4 ,FROM BIG CITIES TO SMALL T[NS1 FROM ! /REETS TO ! CLASSROOMS1 ANTI-GAY ?9K+ IS /ILL H]E4 ,?R\< CO]CION1 ?REAT & =CE ?OSE ( US :O >E GAY OR DON'T CON=M TO SOCIETY'S EXPECTATIONS ( LOVE1 SEX & HET]OSEXISM1 HAVE BE5 =C$ TO HIDE & MASK \R TRUE SELVES4 ,WE HAVE HAD TO PRET5D WE >E SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE TO BE OP5 & HONE/ HAS RISKS4 ,9 ! PA/ !SE RISKS C\LD BE GOV]NM5T SANCTION$ ATTACKS LIKE LAWS BANN+ HOMOSEXUALITY & QUE]NESS4 ,?IS HAS RESULT$ 9 ! LOCK+ UP ( GAY PEOPLE 9 JAILS OR 9/ITUTIONAL FACILITIES4 ,OR AS IS (T5 ! CASE1 ANTI-GAY VIOL5CE IS 9DEP5D5T ( ! (FICIAL ,/ATE4 ,:E!R ALONE1 OR 9 MOBS1 GAY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 ! T>GETS ( VIOL5CE4 ,MANY GAY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 ASSAULT$ \TRI<T OR LIV+ ) ! ?REATS1 HAVE SUCCUMB$ TO !SE PRESSURES4,M5TAL HEAL? ISSUES & SUICIDE >E REAL RISKS = ,L,G,T,B,Q PEOPLE4 ,! OV]ALL ISSUE IS ?AT = A LONG TIME 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 BE+ GAY WAS A CRIME4 ,& :5 ! LAWS *ANG$1 ! CONS]VATIVE REACTION DIDN'T4 ,AS ! LAWS *ANGE H]E1 WE MU/ EXPECT A BACKLA%4 

,NE$+ TO BE PUT 9 TO ! BIGG] PICTURE AS WELL IS ! 9T]NATIONAL ATTACKS & REPRESSION ( ,L,G,T,B,Q FOLKS4 ,FROM MOB ATTACKS ON ,GAY ,PRIDE M>*ES & CELEBRATIONS 9 ,RUSSIA & ,MAC$ONIA1 TO ,UG&A'S PROPOS$ 0,KILL ! ,GAY'S0 LEGISLATION :I* CALLS = LIFE 9 PRISON1 & 9 SOME CASES DEA?1 = PEOPLE ) 0! 9T5TION ( COMMITT+ AN ACT ( HOMOSEXUALITY10 !RE IS A VIOL5T CAMPAIGN AGA9/ GAY PEOPLE & !IR ALLIES4 

,9 ,FRANCE ?IS PA/ MON?1 ! ,F>-,RI<T CONS]VATIVE & QUASI-FASCI/1 ,NATIONAL ,FRONT1 HAS /AG$ PROTE/S & RIOTS AGA9/ LEGISLATION ?AT ALL[S = SAME-SEX M>RIAGE4 ,A ,FR5* FASCI/ COMMITT$ PUBLIC SUICIDE AT ! HI/ORIC ,NOT] ,DAME ,CA!DRAL SAY+ ?AT HOMOSEXUALITY & SAME-SEX M>RIAGE W\LD DE/ROY ,FR5* NATIONAL ID5TITY4 ,SEV]AL DAYS LAT]1 ,FR5* NEO-,NAZI'S ATTACK$ & MURD]$ A #ai YE> OLD ANTIFASCI/ ORGANIZ]1 ,CLEM5T ,M]IC4 ,CLEM5T WAS A D$ICAT$ ANTIFASCI/1 /UD5T ACTIVI/ & HAD HELP$ ORGANIZE REC5T ,L,G,T,B,Q SOLID>ITY ACTIONS4 ,HE WAS ALSO AFFILIAT$ ) ! ,FR5* SECTION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ 7UNION71 ,NATIONAL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,WORK]S_/,CONF$]ATION ,NATIONALE DU ,TRAVAIL 7,C,N,T74 ,CLEM5T'S DEA? BR\<T ?\S&S ( /RIK+ WORK]S1 /UD5TS1 RADICALS & EV]YDAY PEOPLE 9TO ! /REETS 9 HIS MEMORY ) ! V[ TO FI<T ! FASCI/ & ANTI-GAY MOVEM5TS4 

,9 ANO!R HI< PR(ILE CASE1 AN ATTACK WAS MET BY DEF5SE6 ,CE,CE ,MC,DONALD1 A ,BLACK ,TRANSG5D] WOMAN1 WAS ATTACK$ \TSIDE ( A ,M9NEAPOLIS GROC]Y /ORE4 ,A GR\P CONFRONT$ ,CE,CE & H] FRI5DS = BE+ ,BLACK & ,TRANS4 ,CE,CE'S ATTACK]S %\T$ RACI/ & HOMOPHOBIC SLURS & !N SMA%$ A BOTTLE ACROSS ,CE,CE'S FACE4 ,ATTEMPT+ TO DEF5D !MSELVES1 SOMEONE 9 ,CE,CE'S CREW PULL$ \T A PAIR ( SCISSORS 7BECAUSE ( ! RISKS & HI/ORY ( ANTI-GAY VIOL5CE MANY WORK+ CLASS & POOR ,L,G,T,B,Q FOLK C>RY ANY NUMB] ( ITEMS TO DEF5D !MSELVES74 ,DUR+ ! FI<T1 ONE ( ,CE,CE'S ATTACK]S WAS /ABB$ & LAT] DI$4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,CE,CE WAS >RE/$ & *>G$ ) H] ATTACK]'S MURD]4 ,CE,CE WAS SUBJECT$ TO A BIAS$1 TRANSPHOBIC PROSECUTION4 ,CE,CE ACCEPT$ A PLEA DEAL 9 AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE SP5D+ DECADES 9 PRISON4 ,H] CASE IS ONGO+4 ,DESPITE H] UNJU/ IMPRISONM5T1 ,CE,CE IS ALIVE6 ,?AT %E & H] CREW DEF5D$ !MSELVES & F\<T BACK IS A BIG EXAMPLE ( :AT WE NE$6 ,SELF,DEF5SE IS ,NO ,(F5SE6 

,!RE IS ONLY ONE ANSW]1 ,ORGANIZE & ,FI<T ,BACK6 

,!RE HAS TO BE MAXIMUM RESI/ANCE TO ANTI-GAY IDEAS1 IDEOLOGIES1 ATTACKS & VIOL5CE4 ,! SOLUTION ISN'T 9 GAY COPS OR A PRO-GAY GOV]NM5T4 ,! POLICE & ! ,SY/EM !Y S]VE >E P]PETRATORS ( 9/ITUTIONAL VIOL5CE & 9JU/ICE4 ,WE HAVE TO BE 9 ! /RUGGLES = ,L,G,T,B,Q FRE$OM & EQUALITY4 ,:E!R AS ,L,G,T,B,Q FOLKS OR AS ALLIES1 WE MU/ BE CONNECT+ ) ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O >E FI<T+ = P]SONAL & SOCIAL DIGNITY & JU/ICE4 ,AS ATTACKS & MURD]S >E COMMITT$1 WE MU/ WORK TO EI!R HI<LI<T & 5C\RAGE OR ORGANIZE \RSELVES ?OSE 9ITIATIVES & PROJECTS ?AT MOBILIZE & ACT- :E!R 9 \TRI<T /REET BAS$ SELF-DEF5SE OR 9 MASS ORGANIZATIONS ?AT CONFRONT GOV]NM5T & SOCIAL LAWS6 ,WE NE$ TO MAKE IT R\< = ANYONE :O ?9KS !Y CAN BA% US6 

,WE NE$ MOVEM5TS ?AT FI<T = 9DEP5D5CE1 AUTONOMY1 SELF-ORGANIZATION & FRE$OM6 ,WE NE$ BROAD BAS$ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS BAS$ ON SOLID>ITY1 DEF5SE1 & RESI/ANCE6 ,L,G,T,B,Q FOLKS HAVE TO RELY ON \RSELVES & =GE ACTIVE & ORGANIZ$ RELATION%IPS ) ANY & ALL :O CAN BE ALLIES4 ,9 ! S*OOLS1 WORKPLACES1 ! CLUBS1 & ON ! /REETS1 WE NE$ TO BR+ TOGE!R & CREATE A DIV]SE1 MILITANT & UNCOMPROMIS+LY PRO-GAY MOVEM5T6 

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