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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:13 PM Mar 2016

Black Lives Matter to Help Lead San Francisco Pride Parade

In a move that illustrates the intersectionality of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the work of activists who advocate for LGBTQI rights, the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee has named BLM as one of its grand marshals for the 2016 pride parade.

The 46th annual San Francisco Pride Parade is scheduled for June 26, and this year’s theme is “For Racial and Economic Justice.”

https://www.colorlines.com/articles/black-lives-matter-help-lead-san-francisco-pride-parade

This is literally the best thing I have heard all day. Maybe all year. Pride is a big deal to me, and that these two very important movements will lead the SF parade might make me ditch NYC for SF pride this year.

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Black Lives Matter to Help Lead San Francisco Pride Parade (Original Post) La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 OP

This is fantastic news! It's rather difficult for the haters, when faced with this kind of unity. arcane1 Mar 2016 #1

+1000! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #8

This is what it is going to take. If the decent, non bigoted, non racist Americans Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #2

Thank you! I needed a smile. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #3

Xposted to California group KamaAina Mar 2016 #4

So freaking amazing. K&R Number23 Mar 2016 #5

me either. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #6

Oh, wow! brer cat Mar 2016 #7

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

1. This is fantastic news! It's rather difficult for the haters, when faced with this kind of unity.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:18 PM

Mar 2016

And yes, you should totally attend SF pride this year

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)

8. +1000!

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 12:14 PM

Mar 2016

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)

2. This is what it is going to take. If the decent, non bigoted, non racist Americans

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:30 PM

Mar 2016

come together anywhere and everywhere, the bad guys cant win.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

3. Thank you! I needed a smile.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:43 PM

Mar 2016

A big grin, actually. This makes me very happy.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

4. Xposted to California group

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:44 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1040

arcane1 and I hope you do it!

Number23

(24,544 posts)

5. So freaking amazing. K&R

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 04:57 PM

Mar 2016

[Black Lives Matter] goes beyond the narrow nationalism that can be prevalent within Black communities, which merely call on Black people to love Black, live Black and buy Black, keeping straight cis Black men in the front of the movement while our sisters, queer and trans and disabled folk take up roles in the background or not at all.

I didn't think it was possible for me to have more respect for BLM.

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)

6. me either.

Reply to Number23 (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:19 PM

Mar 2016

brer cat

(24,626 posts)

7. Oh, wow!

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:54 PM

Mar 2016

That is wonderful.

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