ACT UP

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ACT UP is a radical homosexual activist group. ACT UP stands for "AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power".

Protesting WalkAway Event

ACT UP members Jason Rosenberg and Ken Kidd signed an open letter[1] to The LGBT Center in New York City dated March 21 2019 demanding that they "cancel" a "#WalkAway" event scheduled for March 28th "immediately."

Excerpt:

"The Center must not cede an inch of space to those who question the validity of trans and non-binary identities, peddle in Islamophobic conspiracy theories, or stoke the fires of anti-Blackness. At a time when right-wing attacks on all our communities are on the rise both in the halls of power and in the streets, facilitating this event endangers the very people The Center claims to serve, and disrespects the lives and legacies of LGBTQIATS+ people throughout history that struggled and died for our right to live with dignity. The Center should not allow its legitimacy as an institution be cynically co-opted by a group that shares none of its principles or goals.
"Please see the link below for detailed documentation of their transphobic, Islamophobic, anti-feminist, and racist hate speech. Recent history from Christchurch to Charlottesville shows that giving a platform to such peddlers of hate empowers self-described white supremacists, sexists, transphobes, and homophobes, and encourages them to escalate their activity from hateful speech to physical violence against our communities."

Signatories

Prominent members

Members

The following have been members of ACT UP:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Open Letter to The LGBT Center accessed March 21 2019
  2. ↑ [ http://nymag.com/news/features/act-up-2012-4/index10.html ]
  3. ↑ ACT UP Oral History website: Interviews
  4. ↑ Kevin Jennings: ACT UP Member
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