Criticisms of HRC and the issues of addressing every civil rights issue at the same time.

[nextdrinksonme]

I've just read lots of criticisms of the HRC and the red = sign going around. The most prevalent ones are that the HRC has a problematic history regarding trans* folks and queer POC. Both of these I agree are issues. If you want to protect the rights of the QUILTBAG, you have to protect the rights of every letter and every person represented by

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[nextdrinksonme]

I never said that anyone had to support them. I just don't think it's right to demonize those who do and say that it automatically shows them as bad people or irresponsible allies or that they don't care about other issues and causes. You can be a Christian and show a cross and not be in support of the WBC. You can also be pro marriage equality for everyone and use that = sign in your profile and not be in support of everything the HRC does.

And it's really kind of impossible to not be, in some way, part of a fucked up system because the entire system is fucked up and, honestly being able to avoid that is another form of privilege. I don't want to add to the profits of factory farming, but I can't afford a lot of organic or free-ranged products. I don't want to support Wal Mart, but if I had to, I would work there. I don't want to support the wars we're in (which is different, imo, than wanting to support the troops fighting them), but I have to pay taxes and some of that money goes there. I think the important thing is to recognize that the system is fucked up and work to change it however you can--some people can do this in big ways, and some people have to do it in small ways, but that doesn't make one better or worse than the other.