Thursday, May 14, 2009

Break the Silence Before the Violence

This Saturday May 16 will be two years since the murder of Sean Kennedy. There will be a candlelight vigil in Greenville, SC this coming Sunday at 6 PM. It's hard to comprehend that there would even be debate on hate crime and anti bullying legislation both at the state and federal level.



There has been a less than overwhelming response to the passing of Virginia Prince. At most there have been announcements and a brief description of her as a pioneer in many of the blogs and newsgroups. Many may disagree but this is not an altogether bad thing. As I said, we respect the pioneers but look to the future. Unfortunately there are a few yet today who would remain mired in the past. To those who feel that way, I remind you again our future lies in a united LGBT community. The days of closeted support groups are over if indeed they ever were a good idea. The fear or the inability to change can stifle a support group as easily as it can an individual.

1 comment:

Mary said...

I googled Virginia Prince and read about her at http://www.gender.org.uk/conf/2000/king20.htm and http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/prince_vc.html.

I've been thinking of getting involved at Charlotte's LGBT Community Center. I'm not a lesbian, but am inspired by the cause.