While many of the African American men and women, as well as people of color and the lgbtq+, are all fighting for the same equality there are times when the voice overlapped each other or worse they focused on just cis men instead of the LGBT and women of the same groups. That is why the groups had to separate and create their own groups so they can be heard as well. Examples of this are shown in the pictures uploaded by Nancy Susano and Jaisely Dominguez. Nancy uploaded a picture of what seems like a march and someone holding up a sign saying “Black Woman Matter” while of course all of the black lives matter sometimes we focus so much on the big picture instead of thinking about how much further African American women need to push up further as well. The same is to be said about the picture posted by Jaisely, there is a person depicted holding a “Dykes against racism everywhere” Many of the LGBT persons are also a part of the fight for equality but they are also a group that has to be pushed up further.
The Combahee River Collective Statement by Combahee River Collective stated “We also often find it difficult to separate race from class from sex oppression because in our lives they are most often experienced simultaneously. We know that there is such a thing as racial-sexual oppression which is neither solely racial nor solely sexual” This proves that my previous statement that separate movements have to be had for different groups of people. While many people often experience the same kind of oppression or inequality doesn’t mean we are all fighting for the same fight and ALL are going to be heard as sad as that is.
In the video, Paris Is Burning showed many of the categories that were part of the ball, things as, School, military, businessmen. Ordinary queer people in stereotyped ‘straight’ activities and careers. It was said in the video “In a ball room you can be anything you want. you’re not really an executive but you look like one and there for you are showing the straight world I can be an executive, if I had the opportunity I could be one” This shows just how much society caters to cis white men, black and people of color have to work harder and be smarter for the same job position as a white man but they are often overpassed for the said white man. Even if the person of color is more qualified for the job.
