Queen Amor dancing at the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013, in front of photos of LGBTQ people who died due to hate based on their perceived or actual gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Photo Credit: Alan L. Bounville
This June marks the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots. And though there have been many legislative and social victories for LGBTQ people since the summer of 69, they have often come at the cost of progressive values overall. The fight for queer rights has often been waged in the corporate sphere, bolstering it to the detriment of workers and those most marginalized in society, which disproportionately includes LGBTQ people, People of Color, cisgender women, disabled people, and those who present even remotely outside the rigid gender binary that is forced upon us at every public or private turn.
How did this happen?
In a word: corporatocracy.
Corporatocracy — A society or system that is governed or controlled by corporations.
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