Tag: LGBTQ
It took thousands of people and decades to build the political power to make this moment possible. We value the heart and labor that has led to this victory, and we know that the survival of our community relies on…

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#BlackSpring has begun in earnest around the world. In Baltimore, Chicago, Ferguson, Oakland, New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Charleston, and cities across the US & the globe, we continue to stand together to build a world where #BlackLivesMatter. There is…

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It is time to MAKE IT RAIN again! The 3rd annual Give OUT Day is less than 1 week away and we need your support and love by pledging to give to SONG on May 21, 2015. We need YOU…

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UPDATE:  Four organizers were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. Read original statement from organizers Charleston, South Carolina–May 6, 2015 BREAKING: LGBTQ Community in South Carolina Blocks Bridge Calling For Accountability From North Charleston Police & Creation of Citizen Review…

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Audre Lorde taught us and we’ve experienced that, “there are no single-issue struggles because we do not live single-issue lives.” As organizers and leaders we are committed to our collective liberation and so our eyes, our minds, and our hearts…

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On Thursday night, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country in living rooms, over laptops, and in front of televisions waiting for and anticipating executive action on immigration from President Obama. Together we held our breath, we held hands, and…

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The daily targeting of undocumented immigrants has not gone without resistance from our communities locally, regionally, and nationally. We have worked on individual deportation cases, shutdown Immigration and Custom Enforcements (ICE) detention centers, taken direct action on Congressional offices, and…

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Dear SONG members and supporters: This work is hard. Even though we know our members and our people are the reason for the work and the solution to our problems, on a hard day the best of us can be…

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For decades the LGBTQ community has been punished for the core “crime” of existing and surviving in our genders and sexualities. Despite harsh legislation and social stigma, we built a LGBTQ liberation movement to protect ourselves, to survive and claim…

Tag: LGBTQ
President Announces Executive Action on Immigration. Our Continued Demand? Act NOW to Implement Broadest Relief Possible! After months of direct actions, town hall meetings, shutting down ICE offices, signing petitions, educating elected officials, and challenging ICE’s hold on local
 jurisdictions, the…