Pride month may be over but the fight for LGBTQ+ rights isn't. We may have won the SCOTUS case, but there is still so much work to be done! Here's how you can plug in to support the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ folks, a thread:
Support orgs doing work to further and proctect the rights of LGBTQ+ folks. This list has 24 orgs you can contribute to right now! https://www.shondaland.com/act/a27789423/24-lgbtq-organizations-support-right-now/
24 LGBTQ+ Organizations You Can Support Right Now

Contribute to these non-profit groups and organizations to help combat racial, gender, and sexuality-based injustice and violence.

https://www.shondaland.com/act/a27789423/24-lgbtq-organizations-support-right-now/
Black queer folk face discrimination and violence, especially by police, at some of the highest rates in the U.S.! Here are ways to redirect your resources and support Black LGBTQ+ folks: https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/ways-you-can-support-the-black-lgbtq-community.html
Ways You Can Support the Black LGBTQ+ Community

For Pride Month and beyond.

https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/ways-you-can-support-the-black-lgbtq-community.html
LGBTQ+ folks are more likely to face violence from police. Black trans women face face high rates of brutality, abuse, and sexual violence at the hands of police. Learn more about how efforts to #DefundPolice is an LGBTQ+ issue from @PrestonMitchum https://www.buzzfeed.com/prestonmitchum/6-reasons-why-defund-the-police-is-also-an-lgbtq-issue
Here Are 6 Queer Reasons People Need To Support Defunding The Police

As a Black queer man in America, I know far too well that the police have only continued to hurt bodies like mine throughout history even after many alleged reforms, writes Preston Mitchum.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/prestonmitchum/6-reasons-why-defund-the-police-is-also-an-lgbtq-issue
The first #pride was a riot led by trans women of colour against police. Check out this resource on building a queer and trans abolitionist movement with everything we've got! http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Building-an-Abolitionist-Trans-Queer-Movement-With-Everything-Weve-Got.pdf
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