CA Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Chair Asm. Evan Low, Vice Chair Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman Issue Joint Statement On Importance Of Black History Month

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February 1, 2021

Contact: Josh Koehn
Josh.Koehn@asm.ca.gov

CA Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Chair Asm. Evan Low, Vice Chair Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman issue joint statement on importance of Black History Month

“We are proud to honor and celebrate the lives, contributions and voices of Black LGBTQ people in our nation’s past, present, and future. The California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus cannot give enough thanks to Black LGBTQ people, many of whom fought for the rights we have today. We honor their sacrifices made in service to their communities and the nation at large. The Black community, and more specifically Black LGBTQ people, have been at the forefront of social justice movements since the inception of our country. From the Underground Railroad to the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s to the Black Lives Matter movement of today, every advance in racial progress and equality was led in some fashion by a Black person. We understand that Black activism has so often been born out of necessity, so that Black people can live and thrive in a nation built by their ancestors. We are committed to continuing to work with the Black community in an effort to end all forms of oppression. And we are reminded of the words said by our sister in the LGBTQ community, Audre Lorde: ‘When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision — then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.’ We in the LGBTQ community know, more than most, what it means to ‘dare to be powerful’ and we are eternally grateful to the Black community for helping to lead the way in this mission.”

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