| "When
communities experience fear, harassment and
brutality simply because of who they are or
how they look, we are failing as a nation.
In light of the recent events in Missouri,
it is clearer than ever that there is
something profoundly wrong in our country.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
community
cannot be silent at this moment, because
LGBT people come from all races, creeds,
faiths and backgrounds, and because all
movements of equality are deeply connected.
We are all part of the fabric of this nation
and the promise of liberty and justice for
all is yet to be fulfilled.
The LGBT community stands with the family of
Michael Brown, who was gunned down in
Ferguson, Missouri. We stand with the
mothers and fathers of young Black men and
women who fear for the safety of their
children each time they leave their homes.
We call on the national and local media to
be responsible and steadfast in their
coverage of this story and others like it--racialized
killings that have marred this nation since
the beginning of its history. We call on
policy makers on all levels of American
government not to shrink from action, and we
are deeply grateful to Attorney General Eric
Holder and the Department of Justice for
their immediate commitment to a thorough
investigation.
At this moment, we are inspired by the words
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: In the end,
we will remember not the words of our
enemies ... but the silence of our friends.
ACLU
Advocates for Youth
AIDS United
AMBi The Alliance of Multicultural
Bisexuals
Bay Area Bisexual Network
BiNet USA
Bisexual Organizing Project
Bisexual
Resource Center
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100)
Campus Pride
Center for Black Equity, Inc.
CenterLink
COLAGE
Courage Campaign
Equality Federation
Equality Hawaii
Equality Maine
Equality Michigan
Equality North Carolina
Equality New Mexico
Equality Pennsylvania
Equality Texas
Family Equality Council
Fair Wisconsin
Fairness Campaign (KY)
Forum for Equality (LA)
Garden State Equality
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Gender Rights Maryland
Georgia Equality
GetEQUAL Nevada
GLAAD
GMHC
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT
Equality
Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI)
Human Rights Campaign
Immigration Equality
Indiana Equality Action
Lambda Legal
Lifelong, Seattle, WA
Marriage Equality USA
MassEquality
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Minority AIDS Council
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander
Alliance (NQAPIA)
Nehirim
One Colorado
PFLAG National
Pride at Work, AFL-CIO
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Soulforce
Southerners on New Ground (SONG)
Stonewall Democrats of Arizona
Tennessee Equality Project
The Equality Network (OK)
Trans People of Color Coalition
Transgender
Law Center
Trevor Project
True Colors Fund
Truth Wins Out" |
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