LGBT people, long frustrated by police brutality, finally fighting back. trans women of colour and gender non-conforming lesbians, were some of the key people involved in the act of resistance, including Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Stormé DeLarverie.
i understand that not everyone can donate rn even if they really wanted to. i myself am currently unemployed and cannot donate much more than i already have atm !! not donating is okay - pls don’t feel guilty if you do not have the means to do so.
if donating is not a possibility right now, ive found this 1 hour video you can watch on youtube where all proceeds from the ad revenue will go to an organization to help the cause (more info in the video’s description). op has compiled songs and art from Black artists to listen to. you can leave it on to play in the background or plug in earphones and go about your business as usual. it can’t get more simple than that.
as a fandom that’s known to mass stream, it would be amazing if you could channel that energy into watching this video !!!!!
with AAPI heritage month drawing to a close, i think it’s important now more than ever to speak up against the deep-rooted racism that exists within our community. while i cannot speak for every asian american, i believe that we cannot celebrate our heritage in good conscious when many of us have been inspired by, shaped by and profited off Black culture without experiencing their hardships and grief. we must not forget that we have benifited from various social justice movements led and supported by the Black community.
anti-Blackness is not just perpetuated by whites; we must also realize we are part of the problem and that just because we also face racial discrimination does not mean we can, or ever will, understand the pain and horrors the Black community has suffered.
we are privileged - and with this privilege comes responsibility. the responsibility to educate ourselves, learn our history, unearth our learned anti-Blackness, confront our racist family members, and LISTEN to Black people (without expecting them to teach us how to not be racist) - so that we can recognize inequality and injustice, speak up against it, and provoke a change. this is the least we can do in our fight to dismantle white supremacy.
