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   Steve on December 18, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Permalink

   I personally see the word “gay” as covering all of the community.

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   edward on December 19, 2009 at 6:59 pm | Permalink

   Speaking of diversity and identity, lots of sexual and gender minority folks don’t use any of the ‘l’, ‘g’, ‘b’, or ‘t’ terms, or the ‘q’ (questioning or queer’) term. But, for many reasons, including for reasons of understanding needs, and how monies should be allocated to meet need, folks gotta be counted (e.g. the US Census coming up next year). To some extent, when folks resist ‘identifying’ themselves as ‘gay’ or ‘lgbt’ or whatever the term being used may be, they not only fail to build solidarity that may be translated into political will and social change, they also, to some extent fail to assist their lgbtq neighbors receiving support for their needs. Resisting labels is a truly American characteristic, and may also be a moral act to self-empowerment, but, may also be a streak of selfishness, and stubbornness, that impacts our lgbtq neighbors, by failing to act in solidarity. Now, having said that about the lgbtq labels, and moving on to other ways that we label ourselves, Does it seem bizarre to anyone else that the Richmond LGBT Film Festival – in the capital of the Confederacy and Massive Resistance, and also the capital of the state that elected the first Afr-American governor in modern US history, and also voted with President Obama – is apparently showing no films, and holding no discussions, with special attention to experiences of non-White lgbtq communities? On the webpage showcasing the films, there is White after White after White face after White face … http://www.reelpriderichmond.org/