Activists plan Big Gay Dance Party to disrupt white supremacist rally in DC
The LGBTQ civil rights group ResisDance Media is planning to disrupt the Unite the Right gathering in DC with “lots of raging trans and queer dancers, rainbow biodegradable confetti, bumpin’ beats, and fabulousness.” Organizers have yet to release the location of the counter-protest for safety reasons, the group said.
In addition to the ResisDance counter-protest, LGBTQ rights organizations are banning together to ask their followers to share the hashtags #UnitedAgainstHate and #AgainstHate for a Digital Weekend of Action. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) says the action would encourage its 3 million members to share messages of unity and call out white supremacy on social media.
“One year ago, white supremacists and neo-Nazis launched a violent, deadly attack on people of conscience in Charlottesville who were peacefully protesting their bigotry,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The horrific violence that occurred, and the murder of Heather Heyer, tragically reinforced the extent to which racism, anti-Black violence, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and xenophobia continue to plague America.”
Griffith added, “Today, we believe it is as important as ever for the LGBTQ community to loudly declare that the fight for racial justice and equity is inextricably bound to our fight for full equality. We must use our voices, our power and our energy to be good allies, fight white supremacy and be united against hate in all of its forms.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/activists-plan-big-gay-dance-party-disrupt-white-supremacist-rally-dc/
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