When I posted what I did above, this was the response I expected. Gene, these are the facts. Two out of the 3 women who founded BLM are LGBT. Fact. It is factual that there used to be substantial write-up on an about page on the official site that supported the concept of a society that was supportive of and inclusive of families headed up by same-sex couples. That much is true. But there is a large distinction between what the site said on that one page and what was actually happening in the streets.
A few years ago, in conversation with a longtime close friend of mine, a lady who is one of the founders of BLM Chicago, I addressed that. I told her that in all the time I'd been in BLM, attended rallies, marches, police board hearings, community policing meetings, etc, I'd never seen any of that LGBTQ stuff demonstrated for. The same went for actions put on in the other BLM chapters across the U.S that I'd read about in the various chapters' FB groups and Twitter feeds. They were about seeking body cams, dash cams and civilian elected police review boards. The discussions and actions have always been about deposing corrupt DA's, police chiefs and the like. Actions were always about getting justice for unarmed Black victims of police murders. It was always about providing assistance for the families affected financially and emotionally by the murders of their breadwinners. It was always about offering alternatives to the toxic nature of policing and lack of police accountability that negatively affects Black people- poor Black folks most severely.
I'd never seen ANY actions during that time that specifically pushed for the type of society (that used to be) detailed in that section of the website. My friend expressed to me that it wasn't an accurate description of what BLM is really about in actual practice, and that they needed to change that wording to reflect what goes on vs what whoever posted it personally believes.
Considering that they have been pushing and marching and advocating for justice upfront for unarmed Black people murdered by police for 7+ years, now. no it's not a front for some LGBTQ agenda.
@tajshan