Day 2 of the blogger conference started out talking about blogger activism, how the Prop 8 and Amendment 2 (Florida) campaigns were managed online, and then I participated in a diversity on the web workshop and how to become a citizen journalist. This was great for me since I do want to make writing a career and I learned a lot about how people think, motivating factors, and really just how much religion and diversity dominate the discussion around homosexuality.
What I learned:
People want to be heard.
It is time to stop operating in fear.
Black folk don't have a monopoly on diversity.
There are many different viewpoints in the LGBT community.
Attacking religion is not a good defense when discussing LGBT issues.
Language is key in communication. (In school they called it word choice)
There is room at the table for different voices. It's time for us to sit down.
It is important to take responsibility for your own actions. Stop the blame game.
There are many ways to do something, some lead to more positive results than others.
It was a great day. I saw so many people needing and wanting to express their love, it's just built up inside ready to burst open on humanity.
We should have a discussion forum called "The Dinner Table" or "The Stew" where there is an actual venue for diversity and lgbt members of different backgrounds and viewpoints can really dishout their concerns, issues, and action plans. A real place where all our voices can be heard. We're so different and I'm tired of hasty generalizations or the idea that certain populations don't care or that they need to be educated or that there aren't even relevant issues. Let's get to brewing some ideas. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI like Ladybug's idea.
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