Dear MoveOn member,
Pride Month begins today, and all of us at MoveOn are honored to celebrate
this time of joy, resistance, and community with you.
We want to help MoveOn members wear their values during Pride festivities
(and long after!)—which is why we are proud to announce MoveOn's 2022
Pride Collection, including limited-edition “Equality For All” shirts,
enamel pins, and hats, along with our special-edition “Protect Trans
Youth” T-shirt.
All these items are union made right here in the United States, and
proceeds will go directly toward supporting the critical work MoveOn is
doing to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ politicians, stop the wave of dangerous
anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, and pass laws that solidify equal
rights—unlike the big box retailers who use Pride to try and make a quick
buck.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to check out the full collection and place your orders now.
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While we enjoy the solidarity and celebrations of this month, we must also
stay grounded in the reality we are currently facing across the United
States.
2022 is on track to be a devastating year for LGBTQ+ rights and the worst
year in our history for state legislative attacks on trans youth, with
Republicans turning children into fodder for their hateful, violent
culture war.^1
Hundreds of bills have been introduced—and many passed—that ban
discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, bar
teachers from addressing students with the pronouns they use, stop trans
kids from participating in sports, and criminalize parents and doctors who
support trans kids with gender-affirming—and lifesaving—health care.^2
It is a frightening and uncertain time—and that is exactly how the
Republicans behind these attacks want us to feel. They want to beat us
down, divide us, and make us feel defeated.
But we've got bad news for them: Pride has always been a protest. We will
never stop fighting fiercely for our rights and standing in solidarity
with other marginalized communities.
Let's use this year's Pride Month to show the GOP that they will lose
their attempts to strip rights away from the LGBTQ+ community, pregnant
people, people of color, and more by our joining together, making our
voices heard, and carrying this energy all the way to the ballot box in
November.
[ [link removed] ]And you can do it in style with MoveOn's 2022 Pride Collection! Click
here to check it out and place your order now!
Thanks for all you do.
–Kelly, Elizabeth, Alexis, Seth, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "This year on pace to see record anti-transgender bills passed by
states, says Human Rights Campaign," CBS News, April 22, 2022
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2. "Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation," Freedom For All
Americans, accessed June 1, 2022
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