Burke is a great Ted Talk presenter who reminds us that bringing attention to such issues as sexual abuse has been great, but unless we see movement away from the sexist attitudes that are baked into our culture, it won’t last. There were some discussions with Tarana Burke, who began the #MeToo movement (made global by Alyssa Milano). This week I listened to a TED Radio Hour podcast about “gender, power and fairness” and it brought to mind a few things. Right now the movement is calling out sexism and racism, and the cause is more successful as people in different fields and on various platforms move the needle in the same direction. She’s been a shining example and a voice for women for a very long time. It began with a female host (Alicia Keyes) the “powerful four” launching the show (Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Jada Pinkett Smith) first solo woman to win “best rap album” (Cardi B) and finally, watching them honor my hero, Dolly Parton, an eight-time Grammy winner and the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year. And I saw the same thing Sunday night at the Grammy Awards. It may sound paradoxical to call their actions “colorful,” but it was amazing how they stood out. The coordination of wearing white on the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote is a powerful statement about how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go to get to true equality.” We have to ensure that all women have the basic tools to succeed in our communities, like equal pay and paid leave to care for newborn babies and sick family members alike. There’s a drastic lack of representation of women in leadership positions and sitting on corporate boards, which is one of the main reasons I pursued leadership in Congress, myself. Women across sectors and industries are standing up and demanding their voices be heard and experiences be counted. “This is a huge moment in our nation’s history – we have more women in the 116th Congress than ever before and that’s not a coincidence,” she said. SCV Signal News Podcast with Aron Bender.Martha Michael is a contributing writer for The Signal. Leave it to the late first lady to use her power to raise the volume of their voices. Such treatment always brings with it pain and perpetuates intolerance.” And in 1990, Barbara Bush made a statement to PFLAG President Paulette Goodman: “I firmly believe that we cannot tolerate discrimination against any individuals or groups in our country. The PFLAG founder was Jeanne Manford, who launched support groups for parents. In addition to the similarities I see between the fight for women’s rights and LGBTQ equality, I couldn’t help but notice how many females have played roles in the cause. Meanwhile, other local women such as Ashley Rubay and Tere La Guisa at Saugus High School, who planned a successful LGBTQ prom last year, are contributing to the march toward freedom of gender expression. Queer SCV Board members Kelly and Amanda Ramnarine, Ritchie Hagen, Bea Castillo and Nicole Vizcarra will continue to bring clarity to the Santa Clarita community, including their plans to participate again in the Newhall Fourth of July Parade. For more information about the event, contact or visit. In a collaboration between Queer SCV and PFLAG SCV, there will be a “Picnic in the Park” and the public is invited.Ĭarnival games will include twists, such as “Queer Pong” with rainbow glasses, a trivia wheel, live music by Hipified Records and food and drinks.īoston Scientific is supporting the event through an employee relations group that’s geared toward embracing diversity. This year’s local celebration will take place Saturday, June 22, at Richard Rioux Park, 26233 Faulkner Drive in Stevenson Ranch, from noon to 4 p.m. “You can’t get kicked out for being a woman or being a certain religion, but you can for being trans.” “It’s legal everywhere to get married, but in many states you can get married, but get fired from your job or get kicked out of your apartment,” Kelly explained.
“The celebratory part is that we’ve chosen to make a space where all of us can come together and feel safe.”īecoming more visible is one way to normalize the LGBTQ community, a group that often doesn’t get the protections other minorities get, such as in the workplace. “By our mere existence we’re committing acts of resistance,” she said. Pride Month is a combination of a celebration and protest, Kelly explained. “The reason Pride is important is because we’re still not safe.”
“The amount of hate the trans community gets is dangerous,” she said.
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