Whether the issue is immigration, or criminal justice reform, or education reform, we need to be at the table as openly gay people working with our straight allies to interject LGBT people's needs and voices into the policy-making mix.”
Progressive organizers have aimed to address the manner in which racism, sexism, class oppression and other systems of discrimination create inequalities that structure the relative positions of LGBT people.”
Foundation Successes
Horizons Foundation has supported numerous leading LGBTQ organizations across the Bay Area since 1980today it's helping diversify the leadership of LGBTQ organizations. Roger Doughty, Executive Director, and Jewelle Gomez, Director of Grants and Community Initiatives, discuss their foundation's successes.