Gerry Scoppettuolo's Blog (2)

Times are really getting tough. For oppressed communities of color times have mostly always been tough. Are we gay activists adjusting our mindsets to what is coming in this country? We are likely moving into a set of pre-revolutionary conditions brought on by the crisis in global capitalism that will change everything. Yet some of our establishment leaders are still acting like it's 1999. It's really 1930. . $2.1 million just got vaporized from the state HIV/AIDS budget last week, leaving us w… Continue

Was it really 1977 that we organized Boston Gay Pride out of my living room? (OMG) We didn't have a lot of banks and corporations bankrolling us then. But what we did have was a lot of passion for the all the struggles and movements of the time. Our grassroots organizations didn't have to go into debt to find the money to pay for the privilege of marching in our own parade. JOIN THE STONEWALL SOLIDARITY FIGHTBACK CONTINGENT in LGBT PRIDE! Read the call THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 6:30 PM -- PLANNING A… Continue