pegsephone:

pegsephone:

your lgbt pride means nothing if it doesn’t include every member of our community. people of color, disabled people, immigrants, sex workers, addicts, the mentally ill, etc. if you aren’t fighting for all of us, you’re fighting for none of us.

so a quick little follow up in response to everyone adding these “don’t forget x sexual orientation/gender” comments to this

that’s not what this post is about. i purposely did not mention those things because that’s not the issue im focusing on

too often we only support the “lgbt” part of someone and forget the rest. but you cant separate someone’s race from their sexual orientation. you can’t support the “trans” part of someone but ignore the “disabled” part. you can’t say you care about the wellbeing of lgbt people but talk down about or ignore addicts, sex workers, the mentally ill, immigrants, etc.

there is no trans or gay liberation without equality on the basis of race, there is no freedom for the lgbt community until every disabled or autistic person has the care and support they need. you can’t support the rights of gay people without supporting the rights of addicts and sex workers. there is no lgbt community without people of color, disabled people, immigrants, Jewish people and Muslims. there is no history behind the lgbt community without acknowledging sex workers.

this isn’t about supporting someone just for being a lesbian or nonbinary or bisexual. this is about supporting every part of the lgbt community. ignoring the other issues means you ignore the most vulnerable within our community