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>>> LGBTQ
>>> LGBTQ IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHEN THE
POLICE FOUGHT THEM FIGHTING FOR
GAY RIGHTS.
GAY RIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE ARE WELCOMING IN LEE
WILLIAMS AND ISYSS HONNEN.
>> TELL US WHAT WAS HAPPENING
IN STONEWALL.
IN STONEWALL. >> IT WAS A BAR WHERE PEOPLE
COULD FIND COMMUNITY AND BE
THEMSELVES AND ONE OF THE FEW
PLACES THAT PEOPLE COULD GO
WHERE A COMMUNITY LOVED THEM
AND IDENTIFIED WITH THEM.
>> WHAT WAS THE POLICING THAT
WAS HAPPENING THERE THAT PEOPLE
OBJECTED TO?
OBJECTED TO? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
IN STONEWALL, AND FOLKS WITHIN
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY WERE ABLE
TO GO AND BE SAFE.
FOR A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS, EVEN
FOR LGBTQ FOLK OF COLOR WERE
ALSO NOT ACCEPTED.
LIKE THEY WOULD WEAR BRAS OR
PANTIES, IF YOU WERE WEARING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THE POLICE
WOULD GIVE YOU ATICKET FROM
WEARING AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
FROM THE OPPOSITE GENDER.
THE PATRIOTS WERE OVER IT T THE
POLICE BRUTALITY THAT THEY WERE
FACING AND THE HARASSMENT.
AND POLICE WOULD OFTEN RAID THE
BAR.
BAR.
BAR. FINALLY THE PEOPLE SAID NO
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. AND
MORE. AND IT WAS A LOT OF FOLKS ON
THE MARGINS.
THE MARGINS. WHAT WE SEE TODAY IS NOT THAT
REPRESENTATION AS WE CELEBRATE
50 YEARS.
50 YEARS.
50 YEARS. >> THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
WEAR STILL KIND OF FIGHTING OUR
WAY ALONG FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT
NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING AT THE
SAME SPEED, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> SO LAST WEEK, THE NEW YORK
POLICE DEPARTMENT APOLOGIZED
FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT STONEWALL.
IT MATTERS.
IT MATTERS. BUT IT IS ALSO 50 YEARS LATER.
>> IT IS 50 YEARS A LITTLE TOO
LATE.
LATE.
LATE. PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING HARASSED
BY POLICE AND DETENTION
CENTERS.
CENTERS.
CENTERS. >> THING IS SOMETHING THAT WE
NEED TO TERM, THAT THERE ARE
SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH YOU ARE
THE PERSON MIGHT BE THE TARGET
OF DISCRIMINATION, IS SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT BE HARD FOR PEOPLE
THAT HAVE A PRIVILEGE OF NOT
HAVING IT HAPPEN TO THEM DO NOT
ALWAYS UNDERSTAND.
ALWAYS UNDERSTAND. CAN YOU TAWM OF TALK TO ME A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT H.
>> WITH THIS 50 YEARS LATER THE
COMMUNITY ARE LIKE, NO.
IT IS LIKE 50 YEARS TOO LATE.
>> CAN IT BE SEEN AS AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IT WAS WRONG?
>> I DEFINITELY THINK SO.
50 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL,
CLEARLY IS PROGRESS.
WE'RE HERE TODAY.
BUT A LOT OF FOLKS WERE LEFT
BEHIND AT THE EXPENSE OF FOLKS
THAT HAVE THE MOST PREJUDICES
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE
BEEN LEFT BEHIND.
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
LEFT BEHIND.
LEFT BEHIND. THIS YEAR A LONG.
12 TRANSGENDER PEOPLE OF COLOR
HAVE BEEN MURDERED.
WE SHOULD ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT
50 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL THAT
WAS CALLED TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF
COLOR.
COLOR.
COLOR. THAT SHOULD BE ON THE LIST FOR
EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY AND IT
IS NOT.
IS NOT.
IS NOT. >> WE'RE IN A BETTER PLACE WHEN
WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THERE IS AN INVESTMENT OUGHT
TO BE MADE BY ALL OF US.
HOW DO YOU TALK ABOUT THE TWO
PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE NEVER
EXPERIENCED ANYTHING OF THIS
SORT ABOUT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
AND THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
THAT PEOPLE HAD FROM BEING IN
PUBLIC TO GETTING MEDICAL
SERVICES TO ACCESSING HOUSING
OR JOBS, ALL OF THAT.
THAT HAS EVOLVED, CORRECT?
>> THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT IT, IT
AFFECTS US ALL WHETHER YOU'RE A
TRANSGENDER OR NOT, RIGHT?
WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS.
WE LIVE IN A STATE WHERE THERE
IS NONDISCRIMINATION IN PLACE
FOR 2006.
FOR 2006.
FOR 2006. BUT LEGISLATION DOESN'T KEEP US
SAFE UNLESS WE CHANGE THE
CULTURE AND IF PEOPLE DON'T
AGREE WITH OUR IDENTITY.
IF WE'RE NOT CHANGING THEIR
HEARTS AND MINDS, RIGHT?
>> HOW DO YOU THAT?
>> THROUGH EDUCATION AND HAVING
OPEN AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS.
>>> CELEBRATING PRIDE AND
HAVING THIS MONTH TO DIG INTO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THERE HAS BEEN IN CONTROVERSY
OVER EMBASSIES CAN FLY THE
PRIDE FLAG THE AMERICAN FLAG.
THERE IS ALL KINDS OF STUFF
COMING THROUGH.
COMING THROUGH. WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR
YOU AT THIS POINT.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING
SOME ARE?
SOME ARE?
SOME ARE? >>I PERSONALLY V A FEELING OF
GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS.
>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE TAKE STEPS FORWARD AND ALSO
TAKE SOME STEPS BACK.
IT IS SIMILAR IN THE SENSE OF
WHITE SEXISM.
WHITE SEXISM. A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT THIS
EMPHASIZE ON THINGS THAT WERE
SYMBOLIC AND A PRIVILEGE FOR
PEOPLE THAT ACCESS OF A THE
LOVE THING.
LOVE THING. WHITE MEN WITH MONEY WERE ABLE
TO MAKE THE CHANGES.
WE JUST CAME OFF OVER A DECADE
LIKE MARRIAGE EQUALITY.
BUT IF YOU'RE POOR, YOU
PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO GET
MARRIED.
MARRIED.
MARRIED. WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT HOW IT
AFFECTS TRANS COUPLES.
AND WE HAVE THE EPIDEMIC OF
AIDS, AND A SITUATION OF MOST
LGBT PEOPLE ARE POOR.
SO THE THINGS THAT ARE
AFFECTING OUR LIVES.
BUT THE DAY TO DAY STRUGGLES OF
LGBT PEOPLE, WE NEED TO GIVE
BACK TO THE BASIC.
THAT IS WHAT STONEWALL IS
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> THE PHYSICAL SAFETY AND THE
ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THAT
REBILLION HAPPEN WERE AT THE
MARSHES IN THE LGBTX COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU