Lois Strzyzewski of PFLAG Palatine invited Log Cabin to speak at their April Meeting. It’s always a pleasure to reach out to other GLBT organizations. I presented to the group what Log Cabin is doing to advance the cause of equality for the GLBT community, covering the topics of DADT, Prop 8, HB 2234, etc. I promoted the idea that Log Cabin helps further GLBT friendly legislation by approaching the issues from a different perspective, that we try to look for the conservative or business friendly reason for advancing equality not just the promotion of rights for a historically disadvantaged group.
PFLAG recently hosted their “Stand up for Equality” fundraiser, and they were very grateful for our financial contribution towards the event. Log Cabin Illinois purchased a half page ad.
There was a spirited discussion on how mainstream GLBT organizations have failed the gender identity community (aka “T’s”). I have to say that I was unprepared to address the “T issue” in any real depth. It’s just not one of the issues that comes up in the course of daily business at Log Cabin Illinois. The group was very curious about how Log Cabin approaches legislation that effects the T Community, and I really had nothing to say on the issue except that, advancing the cause of equality seems quite disingenuous if we as a community continue to make short term political sacrifices by continously distancing ourselves from the less visible participants of our movement.
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