Oct

6

Oh.No.They.Didn’t – So Sick of the HRC Cock Blockin’

Filed Under LGBT, WTF? 

Ever since I heard the news about Obama addressing a group of gay rights “activists” at a dinner planned by the [I-once-loudly-criticized-the-National-Equality-March-but-now-that-it's-receiving-favorable-media-coverage-I'm-pretending-I-support-it] organization HRC, I’ve been a cranky bitch. I’m noticing lots of uninformed media outlets conveniently associating the march with the HRC’s name, claiming the HRC dinner marks the beginning of the march and making it appear as if the march is all the HRC’s doing. (please note the schedule of events) Besides asking uninformed queers for their hard-earned money for unnamed and mysterious equality projects that never really amount to a damn thing, the HRC’s involvement in this equality march has been extremely minimal, unless you count the time they spent encouraging their parrot bloggers to bad-mouth the march every chance they got.

Originally I promised my partner (and myself) that I would withhold all nasty HRC comments until after we return from the march, but, well . . . I lied. It ticks me off beyond belief that this “gay rights” organization is riding the NEM’s coattails and planning their annual fundraising dinner (complete with a performance from Lady Gaga) in conjunction with a march they never supported and still only pretend to support. The HRC’s annual dinners are usually the first Saturday in October: the 2008 dinner was October 4, the 2007 annual dinner was October 6 and the 2006 dinner was October 6. This year the dinner was conveniently moved to the second Saturday of the month. Coincidence? I think not. If that doesn’t annoy me enough, this group encouraged its parrot bloggers to spend weeks and weeks insisting the gay community should stay home instead of going to DC this weekend.

Today, I told a group of colleagues the following:

WHEN (not IF) the LGBTQ community has full equality, the role organzations like the HRC play in the equality movement will be moot and a whole lotta people will be out of a job. No more fancy galas. No more smoozin’ with the gay elite. No more Lady Gaga “fundraising parties.” It’s always been my belief that organizations like the HRC and NAACP (in their recent years) talk the talk for fundraising purposes only.

With that said, I have to remain focused on what we’re heading to DC to do – and that’s NOT to argue with the HRC groupies of the world. I’m excited about what we’re doing and I need to hold on to that excitement.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know there are more than a few queers who will give me the whole “stop hatin’ on the HRC, we need to work together” lecture. Save it. I’m not the one who needs that lecture.

So, I need to make a cocktail and read a few chapters from The Secret. Maybe I’ll re-discover my happy place. If that doesn’t work, I’ll have a few more cocktails and surf the ‘net for some porn.

Related:
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I LOVE the WTF? comments in the thread here: Obama to Speak at HRC Dinner on Eve of National Equality March

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2 Responses to “Oh.No.They.Didn’t – So Sick of the HRC Cock Blockin’”

  1. Rev. Steve on October 6th, 2009 11:54 am

    Having spent 15 years in the nonprofit field, I can tell you that after these organizations have been around for a while, it's not the passion for the the cause that drives them, it's survival. All their efforts are put toward keeping their paychecks coming. If they happen to do some good along the way, It's all about good PR, not serving the needs of the community. HRC is no different.

  2. Rafe on October 6th, 2009 11:42 pm

    I heart this. VERY much. Thank you.

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