Has the North Carolina LGBT Community lost it voice?

Once again an anti-gay, anti gay marriage group will be holding an anti-everything gay event in Raleigh this August. Once again our community leaders don’t want the local LGBT community to hold a counter protest; instead they want us to work with an out of state group. (freedom to marry)

Just when did we lose our voice and our right to hold our own events? Please can someone out there tell me this? What gives this group the right to act and speak on our behalf? Well, the answer to this question is very easy answered. We have allowed them to speak for us, because we no longer act for ourselves.

ENC is organizing a response for NC that works for NC; we are working with FTM to better understand what NOM is doing in the rallies around the country before they get to NC and learn from other organizers.

To better understand NOM, what a bunch of bullshit. Is NOM new to the scene, no? We have been dealing this group from some time now. We know what their tactics are and will be during these rallies.

"The NOM tour is a national event with national implications. It makes sense for Freedom to Marry to counter each NOM event.  I'm not saying let people speak for us but really come on now: isn't it smarter to work with each other instead of against? Why are you always so confrontational to friends and foes alike? "

So local groups and activist can’t handle a national group like NOM now, wow is there anything we can do.

Now I love this one about me,

You want unity? Maybe you can start by trying not to be such a divider.

This from our own statewide LGBT newspaper editor, whom a few months back wrote about the real estate crisis and only focus on Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh. Like it was too hard from them to call or email real estate agents in the east to see how this was affecting our communities. I can only guess that day the phones were all down and computer were offline.

Theirs recent newspaper doesn’t even any business ads of businesses east of 95.(i don't count Wilmington part of the east)  I know in the east there are gay friendly businesses, from Greenville to the Outer Banks. However there is piece on ECU student union and their LGBT history calendar. I was shock to see that.

And, for the record, no one said you shouldn't plan a protest. It was just suggested you get in touch with a group that is already planning something.

Why should we (local groups) always have to team up with out of state groups whom have their own agenda? The last time I check we have our own equity group. Which didn’t even want the small protest that was held in Raleigh last year during the NC4Marriage rally, which was also completely ignore by every NC blogger and our own LGBT Paper? Our Equity leader basically didn’t do a damn thing but stood there with a blank expression on his face.

So Freedom to marry will most likely hold a rally in Raleigh this August, My question is how many of the 5000+ lgbt community members will be there?