During THR and Billboard's PrideSummit, Blklivesmatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors (OsopePatrisse) urges white people to stand up for black lives: 'We need everybody right now'
on Saturday, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors described herself as a "proud, queer Black woman" who has been out since she was 16 years old.
Welcoming everyone to the Pride event, Cullors underlined, "we have so much to give young, queer and trans folks today." She explained that, for the last seven years, Black queer women have been "at the helm" of the Black Lives Matter movement. During that time, they took on "some of the biggest forces in American politics" such as the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and law enforcement.
Cullors went on to note that, just seven years ago, it was "radical" to say Black Lives Matter. "Today, we're calling for defunding of the police." She again spoke about the Stonewall uprising, noting that the police were "terrible" in their handling of it. "It was not that long ago that queer folks were criminalized for what they wore and for who we [have] sex with," said Cullors.
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