We believe we can build on the legacy of those who came before while making history as we go. That is why we’ve chosen the 2024 theme to be: Like those leaders, we recognize that this moment calls upon us all to do what we can with what we have to build toward more liberation and justice, for ourselves and future generations. Other younger activists like Alok Vaid-Menon, Judy Vaughs, and Adrienne Maree Brown are committed to broadening the vision of what the future can be and have committed to moving us forward. In fact, some architects of our movement are still fighting with us today such as Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Tracie Jada O’Brien, and Cleve Jones. We don’t have to look far to connect to our history. We have always been here, building, fighting and creating. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and artists like Stormé DeLarverie, RD Riccoboni, and Frida Kahlo. History is full of hard fought victories on the shoulders of LGBTQIA past leaders like Harvey Milk, Chris Kehoe, and Leslie Feinberg, revolutionaries like Marsha P. The sheer volume of attacks on our community are unprecedented, but the narrative is nothing new. Three weeks into 2024, there are 285 active anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in 35 states or territories. In this election year, we find ourselves in the crosshairs of hate.
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