Being an LGBT ally means more than being OK with gay marriage because you love “Modern Family”. Being an ally means you support LGBT issues and you speak out against LGBT injustice. Being an ally means being consistent. Today I volunteered at Savannah Pride, but I won’t wait until next Pride weekend to support LGBT.
When it comes to LGBT in popular culture and media, it is still mostly focused on the Gay White Male. That needs to change. A few years ago, I got to speak at a conference, Salon LGBTQ, and I spoke about how to be an ally in the social media streams. At the conference, I got a chance to re-introduce myself Riese Bernard, one of the founders of Autostraddle, one of the most popular and influential lesbian blogs.
“Orange is The New Black” has brought attention to lesbian women of color and transgender women, but there’s still a dearth of Black, Asian and Latino gay men. I bet most people have yet to see “Noah’s Arc” or even “Paris is Burning” which is the source of all current slang today. No shade. 😉
Anyway, I want to see more like people who look like me in the forefront of the LGBT movement. Â Just like not all “skin folk is kinfolk”, not everyone who looks like an ally is actually one. #CaitlynWhatsGood