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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> I've had time to read and reread and reread this post and I'd like to add a
> few comments further, if I may.
>
> "Teddy Welsh" <ewelsh@wsc.ma.edu> wrote in message
> news:I40H0H.1yKv@lugnet.com...
> > I've been kicking an idea around for a while, and I wanted to put it out
> > to the
> > community: I'd like to start an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
> > and
> > transgendered (LGBT) AFOLs. A lavender brick society, if you like. It's
> > seemed
> > to me that "family" participation at fests and suchlike has been very
> > sparse,
> > and I'm wondering if it isn't the classic invisibility thing. Wouldn't it
> > be
> > cool if we all wore a little pink brick (or better yet, a lavender brick)
> > on our
> > fest nametag, as a subtle little "Yoo hoo, Miss Tallulah!" to those in the
> > know?
> > Call me an old-fashioned activist bitch, but it sure would make me feel a
> > little
> > more welcome in the community. Not that I feel particularly
> > unwelcome--but I
> > have felt a certain disconnect from time to time. A bit of visibility and
> > awareness would go a long way in my book.
SNIP
> > In the larger scheme, I want to open a conversation about what it means to
> > be
> > queer in this community, but I'm not sure I want to have that conversation
> > in a
> > general forum. I'd rather participants opt into the conversation.
>
> So what DOES it mean to be queer in this community? Have you had troubles
> obtaining Lego because of it? Have you been scrutinized for a gay-themed
> MOC you posted here? I certainly had no idea that being queer was any
> different from being not-queer here at Lugnet, especially when it pertained
> to the LEGO community.
SNIP
> >
> > A few thoughts, anyway, that I'd love to pursue further. Interest?
> > Administrative support?
> >
> >
> > -Teddy
>
>
>
> Rob Hendrix
It's all useless. LGBT people can't seem to feel accepted in society unless they subdivide themselves into therapy groups. I'll still accept them, lavender bricks or not, and look upon their creations with the same eyes that see non-LGBT works. However, if they only post their creations in LGBT, then I will not look upon them because I will not browse around in a forum that is created on the premise of group exclusion.
I'm glad this lady isn't that way about herself (WARNING--images my be
disturbing to some):
http://www.helpjacqui.com
She should be an inspiration to anyone who has felt the public treats them
unfairly.
Rob L.
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