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The link below is to Laura Calvo’s blog, TransEnough.com, and a blog entry about her work helping the with the No on 1 campaign in Maine. I wanted to draw your attention to it, because of how she talks about the “Pink Alphabet” issue of LGBT, and how various parts of this diverse mix of communities may see themselves as well as others. While I get crap from someone no matter what I write about Trans issues, I am keenly aware that this notion of what it means to be a diverse community or group of communities or whatever is the appropriate language is critically important.

I remember the days discussing if it should be the “Gay Rights” movement or the “Gay and Lesbian Rights”  movement or the “Lesbian and Gay Rights” movement or the … Do you remember those days? Why we are this diverse mixture of folks- what we do and do not have in common and what it means to demand full equality for everyone covered under the LGBT or GLBTQ or [however you list the pink alphabet] umbrella is extremely important, and I for one want to open as many lines to communication to understand different viewpoints and thought s about this as possible.

I want to make no comment on any of the actual content of the blog post, although there are some ideas I’d like to discuss. But for now, I am glad to just put it out there.  These are issues that we, as a LGBT/GLBTQ/[whatever your letters] communities must examine, discuss and come to a great level of understanding  of how to adequate include, and value everyone.

Maine, Marriage, and Motivation | TransEnough.com.