Yoruba Richen: What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement

Prevodilac: Vladimir Djuric Lektor: Mile Živković

Election night 2008

Izborna noć 2008.

was a night that tore me in half.

bila je noć koja me je pokidala na pola.

It was the night that Barack Obama was elected.

Bila je to noć u kojoj je Barak Obama izabran.

[One hundred and forty-three] years after the end of slavery,

140 godina po okončanju ropstva,

and [43] years after the passage

i 43 godine po usvajanju

of the Voting Rights Act,

Zakona o pravu glasa,

an African-American was elected president.

afro-amerikanac izabran je za predsednika.

Many of us never thought that this was possible

Mnogi od nas nikad nisu pomislili da je to moguće

until the moment that it happened.

do trenutka kada se to dogodilo.

And in many ways, it was the climax

I na mnogo načina, bio je to vrhunac

of the black civil rights movement

crnačkog pokreta za građanska prava

in the United States.

u Sjedinjenim državama.

I was in California that night,

Bila sam u Kaliforniji to veče,

which was ground zero at the time

koja je tada bila nulta tačka

for another movement:

za drugi pokret:

the marriage equality movement.

pokret za jednakost brakova.

Gay marriage was on the ballot

Gej brakovi bili su na glasanju

in the form of Proposition 8,

u formi Predloga broj 8,

and as the election returns started to come in,

i kako su izborni rezultati počeli da pristižu,

it became clear that the right

postalo je jasno da će pravo

for same sex couples to marry,

istopolnih parova na brak,

which had recently been granted by the California courts,

koje je nedavno bilo odobreno od strane kalifornijskih sudova

was going to be taken away.

biti oduzeto.

So on the same night

Tako da iste noći

that Barack Obama won his historic presidency,

kada je Barak Obama postao istorijski predsednik,

the lesbian and gay community suffered

lezbejska i gej zajednica pretrpela je

one of our most painful defeats.

jedan od najbolnijih poraza.

And then it got even worse.

A onda je postalo još gore.

Pretty much immediately,

Manje-više odmah,

African-Americans started to be blamed

afro-amerikanci okrivljeni su

for the passage of Proposition 8.

za izglasavanje Predloga broj 8.

This was largely due to an incorrect poll that said

Tome je u velikoj meri doprinela netačna anketa koja je rekla

that blacks had voted for the measure

da su crnci glasali za mere

by something like 70 percent.

negde oko 70%.

This turned out not to be true,

Ispalo je da je ovo bilo neistinito

but this idea of pervasive black homophobia set in,

ali ta ideja o raširenoj crnačkoj homofobiji se usadila,

and was grabbed on by the media.

i mediji su je prigrabili.

I couldn't tear myself away from the coverage.

Nisam se mogla otrgnuti od vesti.

I listened to some gay commentator say

Slušala sam nekog gej komentatora kako kaže

that the African-American community

da je afro-američka zajednica

was notoriously homophobic,

izuzetno homofobična,

and now that civil rights had been achieved for us,

i da sada kada su građanska prava izborena za nas

we wanted to take away other people's rights.

mi drugima želimo da ih uskratimo.

There were even reports of racist epithets

Bilo je čak i izveštaja o rasističkim epitetima

being thrown at some of the participants

upućivanim nekim učesnicima

of the gay rights rallies

skupova za prava homoseksualaca

that took place after the election.

održanim nakon izbora.

And on the other side,

A sa druge strane,

some African-Americans dismissed or ignored

neki afro-amerikanci su odbacili ili ignorisali

homophobia that was indeed real in our community.

homofobiju koja je bila istinski stvarna u našoj zajednici.

And others resented this comparison

A drugi su prezreli to poređenje

between gay rights and civil rights,

između građanskih prava i prava homoseksualaca,

and once again, the sinking feeling

i ponovo, tonuće osećanje

that two minority groups

da dve manjinske grupe,

of which I'm both a part of

čijih sam obeju deo

were competing with each other

se nadmeću jedna sa drugom

instead of supporting each other

umesto da se podržavaju

overwhelmed and, frankly, pissed me off.

preplavio me je i iskreno iznervirao.

Now, I'm a documentary filmmaker,

Sad, ja pravim dokumentarne filmove,

so after going through my pissed off stage

tako da prošavši kroz moju iznerviranu fazu

and yelling at the television and radio,

vikanja na televizor i radio,

my next instinct was

moj sledeći instinkt bio je

to make a movie.

da napravim film.

And what guided me in making this film was,

I ono što me je vodilo u pravljenju tog filma

how was this happening?

bilo je, kako se to dogodilo?

How was it that the gay rights movement

Kako to da je pokret za prava homoseksualaca

was being pitted against the civil rights movement?

postavljen nasuprot pokretu za građanska prava?

And this wasn't just an abstract question.

I ovo nije bilo samo apstraktno pitanje.

I'm a beneficiary of both movements,

Ja imam koristi od oba pokreta,

so this was actually personal.

tako da je ovo bilo zapravo lično.

But then something else happened

Ali onda se još nešto dogodilo

after that election in 2008.

posle izbora 2008.

The march towards gay equality

Marš za jednakost homoseksualaca

accelerated at a pace

ubrzao je tempom

that surprised and shocked everyone,

koji je iznenadio i šokirao sve,

and is still reshaping our laws and our policies,

i još uvek preoblikuje naše zakone i našu politiku,

our institutions and our entire country.

naše institucije i celu našu zemlju.

And so it started to become increasingly clear to me

I počelo je da mi postaje sve više jasno

that this pitting of the two movements

da to suprotstavljanje dva pokreta

against each other actually didn't make sense,

jednog protiv drugog zapravo nije imalo smisla,

and that they were in fact

i da su oni zapravo bili

much, much more interconnected,

mnogo, mnogo više povezani,

and that, in fact, some of the way

i da, zapravo, neki od načina

that the gay rights movement has been able

na koji je pokret za prava homoseksualaca uspevao

to make such incredible gains so quickly

da napravi neverovatna postignuća tako brzo

is that it's used some of the same tactics

bio je da koristi iste taktike

and strategies that were first laid down

i strategije koje su najpre postavljene

by the civil rights movement.

od strane pokreta za građanska prava.

Let's just look at a few of these strategies.

Pogledajmo samo neke od tih strategija.

First off, it's really interesting to see,

Prvo, zaista je interesantno pogledati,

to actually visually see, how quick

da zapravo vizuelno prikažemo, kako brzo

the gay rights movement has made its gains,

je pokret za prava homoseksualaca napravio

if you look at a few of the major events

svoja dostignuća, ako pogledate nekoliko glavnih događaja

on a timeline of both freedom movements.

na vremenskoj liniji oba pokreta za slobodu.

Now, there are tons of milestones

Sad, tu su tone ključnih trenutaka

kod pokreta za građanska prava,

in the civil rights movement,

but the first one we're going to start with

ali prvi sa kojim ćemo početi

is the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott.

je bojkot autobusa u Montgomeriju 1955.

This was a protest campaign

To je bila protestna kampanja

against Montgomery, Alabama's segregation

protiv segregacije u Montgomeriju, Alabama

on their public transit system,

u njihovom sistemu javnog prevoza

and it began when a woman named Rosa Parks

i počeo je kada je žena po imenu Rosa Parks

refused to give up her seat to a white person.

odbila da svoje mesto ustupi beloj osobi.

The campaign lasted a year,

Kampanja je trajala godinu dana,

and it galvanized the civil rights movement

i ona je podstakla pokret za građanska prava

like nothing had before it.

kao ništa do tada.

And I call this strategy the

I ja ovu strategiju zovem

"I'm tired of your foot on my neck" strategy.

"Dosta mi je tvog stopala na mom vratu".

So gays and lesbians have been in society

I homoseksualci i lezbijke prisutni su u društvu

since societies began,

od kada društvo postoji,

but up until the mid-20th century,

ali sve do sredine 20. veka,

homosexual acts were still illegal in most states.

homoseksualna ponašanja bila su još uvek nezakonita u većini država.

So just 14 years after the Montgomery bus boycott,

I samo 14 godina nakon bojkota autobusa u Montgomeriju,

a group of LGBT folks took that same strategy.

grupa LGBT aktivista primenila je istu strategiju.

It's known as Stonewall, in 1969,

Poznata je kao Stounvol, 1969.

and it's where a group of LGBT patrons

kada je grupa LGBT aktivista

fought back against police beatings

uzvratila na policijska prebijanja

at a Greenwich Village bar that sparked

u baru u Grinič Vilidžu koje je raspirilo

three days of rioting.

tri dana nemira.

Incidentally, black and latino LGBT folks

Slučajno, crni i latino LGBT aktivisti

were at the forefront of this rebellion,

bili su na čelu ove pobune,

and it's a really interesting example

i zaista je ovo interesantan primer

of the intersection of our struggles against racism,

preplitanja naše bitke protiv rasizma,

homophobia, gender identity and police brutality.

homofobije, rodnog identiteta i policijske brutalnosti.

After Stonewall happened, gay liberation groups

Nakon što se Stounvol dogodio, grupe za oslobođenje homoseksualaca

sprang up all over the country,

nicale su svuda po državi,

and the modern gay rights movement as we know it took off.

i moderan pokret za prava homoseksualaca, kakvog ga poznajemo, nastao je.

So the next moment to look at on the timeline

Sledeći trenutak na vremenskoj liniji da pogledamo je

is the 1963 March on Washington.

Marš na Vašington 1963.

This was a seminal event in the civil rights movement

Ovo je bio iskonski događaj u pokretu za građanska prava

and it's where African-Americans called for both

i tada su afro - amerikanci agitovali

civil and economic justice.

i za građansku i za ekonomsku pravdu.

And it's of course where Martin Luther King

I tada je naravno Martin Luter King

delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech,

održao svoj čuveni govor "Ja imam san...",

but what's actually less known

ali manje je poznato zapravo

is that this march was organized

da je ovaj marš organizovao

by a man named Bayard Rustin.

čovek po imenu Bajard Rastin.

Bayard was an out gay man,

Bajard je bio otvoreni homoseksualac

and he's considered one of the most brilliant

i smatran je za jednog od najbriljantnijih

strategists of the civil rights movement.

stratega pokreta za građanska prava.

He later in his life became a fierce advocate

On je kasnije u svom životu postao žestok advokat

of LGBT rights as well, and his life

i za LGBT prava, i njegov život

is testament to the intersection of the struggles.

je testament o preplitanju borbi.

The March on Washington

Marš na Vašingtnon

is one of the high points of the movement,

jedan je od vrhunaca pokreta,

and it's where there was a fervent belief

i vreme žestokog verovanja

that African-Americans too

da afro-amerikanci takođe

could be a part of American democracy.

mogu biti deo američke demokratije.

I call this strategy the

Ja ovu strategiju nazivam

"We are visible and many in numbers" strategy.

strategijom "Mi smo vidljivi i mnogobrojni".

Some early gay activists were actually

Neki rani homoseksualni aktivisti bili su zapravo

directly inspired by the march,

direktno inspirisani Maršom,

and some had taken part.

i neki su i učestvovali.

Gay pioneer Jack Nichols said,

Gej pionir Džek Nikols rekao je

"We marched with Martin Luther King,

"Marširali smo sa Martinom Luterom Kingom,

seven of us from the Mattachine Society" --

nas sedam iz Matačin udruženja" -

which was an early gay rights organization —

koje je bilo rana gej organizacija -

"and from that moment on, we had our own dream

"i od tog trenutka nadalje, imali smo sopstveni san

about a gay rights march of similar proportions."

o maršu za gej prava sličnih razmera."

Several years later, a series of marches took place,

Nekoliko godina kasnije, serija marševa se odigrala,

each one gaining the momentum

svaki je dobijao zamah

of the gay freedom struggle.

na borbi za slobodu homoseksualaca.

The first one was in 1979,

Prvi je održan 1979.

and the second one took place in 1987.

a drugi 1987.

The third one was held in 1993.

Treći je održan 1993.

Almost a million people showed up,

Pojavilo se skoro milion ljudi,

and people were so energized and excited

i ljudi su bili tako puni energije i uzbuđeni

by what had taken place,

zbog onoga što se događalo,

they went back to their own communities

da su po povratku u svoje zajednice

and started their own political

započinjali sopstvene političke

and social organizations,

i društvene organizacije,

further increasing the visibility of the movement.

dalje uvećavajući vidljivost pokreta.

The day of that march, October 11,

Dan marša, 11. oktobar,

was then declared National Coming Out Day,

tada je proglašen za Nacionalni dan izlaska u javnost,

and is still celebrated all over the world.

i još uvek se slavi širom sveta.

These marches set the groundwork

Ovi marševi postavili su podlogu

for the historic changes that we see happening

za istorijske promene koje vidimo da se događaju

today in the United States.

danas u Sjedinjenim državama.

And lastly, the "Loving" strategy.

I konačno, strategija "Voljenja".

The name speaks for itself.

Ime govori samo za sebe.

In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled

1976. Vrhovni sud presudio je

in Loving v. Virginia,

u slučaju Laving protiv države Virdžinija

and invalidated all laws

i prekršio sve zakone

that prohibited interracial marriage.

koji su zabranjivali međurasne brakove.

This is considered one of the Supreme Court's

Ovo se smatra za jedan od orijentira

landmark civil rights cases.

u slučajevima za građanska prava pred Vrhovnim sudom.

In 1996, President Clinton signed

1996. predsednik Klinton potpisao je

the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA,

Zakon za odbranu braka, poznat kao DOMA,

and that made the federal government

kojim se federalna vlada obavezala

only have to recognize marriages

da prizna samo brakove

between a man and a woman.

između muškarca i žene.

In United States v. Windsor,

U slučaju Sjedinjene države protiv Vindzora,

a 79-year-old lesbian named Edith Windsor

79-godišnja lezbijka po imenu Edit Vindzor

sued the federal government

tužila je federalnu vladu

when she was forced to pay estate taxes

kada je bila primorana da plati porez na imovinu

on her deceased wife's property,

njene pokojne supruge,

something that heterosexual couples don't have to do.

nešto što heteroseksualni parovi ne moraju da rade.

And as the case wound its way

I kako se slučaj odmotavao

through the lower courts,

kroz niže sudove,

the Loving case was repeatedly cited as precedent.

slučaj Laving je nanovo citiran kao presedan.

When it got to the Supreme Court in 2013,

Kada je stigao do Vrhovnog suda 2013,

the Supreme Court agreed,

Vrhovni sud se složio,

and DOMA was thrown out.

i DOMA je odbačen.

It was incredible.

Ovo je bilo neverovatno.

But the gay marriage movement

Ali pokret za istopolne brakove

has been making gains for years now.

ostvaruje uspehe godinama.

To date, 17 states

Do danas, 17 država

have passed laws allowing marriage equality.

usvojilo je zakone koji dopuštaju istopolne brakove.

It's become the de facto battle

Ovo je postala de facto bitka

for gay equality,

za jednakost homoseksualaca,

and it seems like daily,

i čini se da svakodnevno,

laws prohibiting it are being challenged in the courts,

zakoni koji ih brane bivaju osporavani pred sudovima,

even in places like Texas and Utah,

čak i na mestima kao što su Teksas ili Juta,

which no one saw coming.

što niko nije mogao predvideti.

So a lot has changed

I tako, mnogo se promenilo

since that night in 2008

od one noći 2008.

when I felt torn in half.

kada sam se osetila pokidanom na pola.

I did go on to make that film.

Jesam nastavila pravljenje onog filma.

It's a documentary film,

To je dokumentarni film,

and it's called "The New Black,"

i zove se "Novi Crni",

and it looks at how the African-American community

i on gleda na to kako se afro-američka zajednica

is grappling with the gay rights issue

rve sa pitanjima prava homoseksualaca

in light of the gay marriage movement

u svetlu pokreta za gej brakove

and this fight over the meaning of civil rights.

i ove borbe za značenje građanskih prava.

And I wanted to capture

I želela sam da zabeležim

some of this incredible change that was happening,

nešto od te neverovatne promene koja se dešava,

and as luck or politics would have it,

i kao što su sreća ili politika hteli,

another marriage battle started gearing up,

još jedna bračna bitka počela se zahuktavati,

this time in Maryland,

ovaj put u Merilendu,

where African-Americans make up 30 percent

gde afro-amerikanci čine 30 procenata

of the electorate.

biračkog tela.

So this tension between gay rights

I tako, ta tenzija između gej prava

and civil rights started to bubble up once again,

i građanskih prava počela je opet da se naduvava,

and I was lucky enough to capture

i imala sam sreće da zabeležim

how some people were making the connection

kako su neki ljudi pravili vezu

between the movements this time.

između pokreta u tom trenutku.

This is a clip of Karess Taylor-Hughes

Ovo je snimak Kares Tejlor Hjuz

and Samantha Masters, two characters in the film,

i Samante Masters, dva lika u ovom filmu,

as they hit the streets of Baltimore

kako izlaze na ulice Baltimora

and try to convince potential voters.

i pokušavaju da ubede potencijalne glasače.

(Video) Samantha Masters: That's what's up, man, this is a righteous man over here.

(Video) Samanta Masters: To se dešava, čoveče, to je pravedan čovek tamo.

Okay, are you registered to vote?

OK, jesi li registrovani glasač? Čovek: Ne.

Man: No. Karess Taylor-Hughes: Okay. How old are you?

K.T. Hjuz: OK, koliko imaš godina?

Man: 21. KTH: 21? You gotta get registered to vote.

Čovek: 21. KTH: Moraš se registrovati.

We got to get you registered to vote.

Moramo te registrovati za glasanje.

Man: I ain't voting on no gay shit.

Čovek: Neću glasati ni za kakva gej sranja.

SM: Okay, why? What's up? Man: I ain't with that.

SM: OK, zašto? O čemu se radi? Čovek: Nisam za to.

SM: That's not cool.

SM: To nije kul.

Man: What made you be gay? SM: So what made you be straight?

Čovek: Zašto si postala gej? SM: Zašto si ti strejt?

So what made you be straight?

Dakle, zašto si ti strejt?

Man 2: You can't answer that question. (Laughter)

Čovek 2: Na to pitanje ne možeš odgovoriti. (Smeh)

KSM: I used to not have the same rights as you,

KSM: Ja nisam imala ista prava kao ti,

but I know that because a black man like yourself

ali znam da zato što je crni čovek kao ti

stood up for a woman like me,

stao uz ženu kao ja,

I know that I've got the same opportunities.

znam da imam iste prilike.

So you, as a black man, have the opportunity

Tako da ti, kao crni čovek, imaš priliku

to stand up for somebody else.

da ustaneš za nekog drugog.

Whether you're gay or not,

Bio gej ili ne,

these are your brothers and sisters out here,

to su tvoji braća i sestre

and they need you to represent.

i trebaju te da ih predstavljaš.

Man 2: Who is you to tell somebody

Čovek 2: Ko si ti da nekome kažeš

who they can't have sex with,

sa kim ne mogu imati seks,

who they can't be with?

s kim ne mogu biti?

They ain't got that power.

Nemaju oni tu moć.

Niko nema tu moć da kaže da se ne možeš venčati sa tom ženom.

Nobody has that power to say, you can't marry that young lady.

Who has that power? Nobody.

Ko ima tu moć? Niko.

SM: But you know what?

SM: Ali znaš šta?

Our state has put the power in your hands,

Naša država je tu moć stavila u tvoje ruke,

and so what we need you to do

i zato nam je potrebno

is vote for, you gonna vote for 6.

da glasaš, da glasaš za broj 6.

Man 2: I got you.

Čovek 2: Razumem te.

SM: Vote for 6, okay? Man 2: I got you.

SM: Glasaj za broj 6, OK? Čovek 2: Razumem.

KSM: All right, do y'all need community service hours?

KSM: OK, da li vam treba društveno korisni rad?

You do? All right, you can always volunteer with us

Tebi trebaju? U redu, možete uvek volontirati sa nama

to get community service hours.

da dobijete sate društvenog rada. Svi želite to da uradite?

Y'all want to do that?

We feed you. We bring you pizza.

Mi vas hranimo. Mi vam donesemo picu.

(Laughter) (Applause)

(Smeh) (Aplauz)

Yoruba Richen: Thank you.

Joruba Ričen: Hvala.

What's amazing to me about that clip

Ono što mene oduševljava kod ovog snimka

that we just captured as we were filming

koji smo zabeležili praveći film

is, it really shows how Karess

je da stvarno prikazuje kako Kares

understands the history of the civil rights movement,

razume istoriju pokreta za građanska prava,

but she's not restricted by it.

ali nije njome ograničena.

She doesn't just limit it to black people.

Ona ga ne ograničava samo na crne ljude.

She sees it as a blueprint

Ona ga vidi kao osnovu

for expanding rights to gays and lesbians.

za širenje prava na gejeve i lezbijke.

Maybe because she's younger, she's like 25,

Možda zato što je mlađa, jer ona ima oko 25 godina,

she's able to do this a little bit more easily,

pa je u stanju da to malo lakše uradi,

but the fact is that Maryland voters

ali činjenica je da su glasači u Merilendu

did pass that marriage equality amendment,

izglasali prolaz tog amandmana o jednakosti brakova,

and in fact it was the first time

i zapravo to je bilo prvi put

that marriage equality was directly voted on

da je jednakost brakova direktno

and passed by the voters.

izglasana od strane birača.

African-Americans supported it at a higher level

Afro-amerikanci podržali su ga na najvišem nivou

than had ever been recorded.

koji je ikad zabeležen.

It was a complete turnaround from that night

Ovo je bio potpuni preokret od te noći

in 2008 when Proposition 8 was passed.

2008. godine kada je prošao Predlog 8.

It was, and feels, monumental.

Ovo je bilo i osećalo se monumentalnim.

We in the LGBT community have gone

Mi u LGBT zajednici prešli smo put

from being a pathologized and reviled

od patologizovane i psovane

and criminalized group

i kriminalizovane grupe

to being seen as part of the great human quest

do toga da smo viđeni kao deo velike ljudske potrage

for dignity and equality.

za dignitetom i jednakošću.

We've gone from having to hide our sexuality

Prošli smo put od toga da smo morali sakrivati svoju seksualnost

in order to maintain our jobs and our families

kako bi sačuvali poslove i porodice

to literally getting a place at the table

do toga da smo bukvalno dobili mesto

with the president

za stolom sa predsednikom

and a shout out at his second inauguration.

i pomen na njegovoj drugoj inauguraciji.

I just want to read what he said

Želim samo da pročitam šta je rekao

at that inauguration:

na toj inauguraciji:

"We the people declare today

"Mi narod, objavljujemo danas

that the most evident of truths,

da je najevidentnija od svih istina,

that all of us are created equal.

ta da smo svi stvoreni jednaki.

It is the star that guides us still,

To je početak koji nas i dalje vodi,

just as it guided our forebears

baš kao što je vodio i naše pretke

through Seneca Falls

kroz vodopade Seneka

and Selma and Stonewall."

i Selmu i Stounvol."

Now we know that everything is not perfect,

Sad, mi znamo da nije sve savršeno,

especially when you look at what's happening

naročito kada pogledate šta se dešava

with the LGBT rights issue internationally,

sa LGBT pravima internacionalno,

but it says something about how far we've come

ali to govori nešto o tome koliko daleko smo stigli

when our president puts the gay freedom struggle

kada naš predsednik stavlja borbu za slobodu homoseksualaca

in the context of the other great freedom struggles

u kontekst ostalih velikih borbi za slobodu

of our time: the women's rights movement

našeg vremena: pokreta za ženska prava

and the civil rights movement.

i pokreta za građanska prava.

His statement demonstrates not only

Njegova izjava ne pokazuje samo

the interconnectedness of those movements,

međupovezanost ovih pokreta,

but how each one borrowed

već i kako je svaki pozajmljivao

and was inspired by the other.

i bio inspirisan drugim.

So just as Martin Luther King

I baš kao što je Martin Luter King

learned from and borrowed from Gandhi's tactics

učio i pozajmljivao iz Gandijevih taktika

of civil disobedience and nonviolence,

građanske neposlušnosti i nenasilja,

which became a bedrock of the civil rights movement,

koji su postali kamen temeljac pokreta za građanska prava,

the gay rights movement saw what worked

tako su i pokreti za gej prava videli šta je funkcionisalo

in the civil rights movement,

u pokretima za građanska prava,

and they used some of those same strategies

i koristili su neke od tih strategija

and tactics to make gains

i taktika da ostvare rezultate

at an even quicker pace.

čak i bržim tempom.

Maybe one more other reason

Možda postoji još jedan drugi razlog

for the relative quick progress

za relativno brz napredak

of the gay rights movement.

pokreta za gej prava.

Whereas a lot of us continue to still live

Iako mnogi od nas nastavljaju da žive

in racially segregated spaces,

u rasno podvojenim prostorima,

LGBT folks, we are everywhere.

LGBT aktivista, nas ima svuda.

We are in urban communities

Mi smo u urbanim zajednicama

and rural communities,

i ruralnim zajednicama,

communities of color, immigrant communities,

zajednicama obojenih, useljeničkih zajednica,

churches and mosques and synagogues.

crkava i džamija i sinagogi.

We are your mothers and brothers

Mi smo vaše majke i braća

and sisters and sons.

i sestre i sinovi.

And when someone that you love

I kada neko koga volite

or a family member comes out,

ili član porodice izađe u javnost,

it may be easier to support their quest for equality.

možda je lakše podržati njihovu potragu za jednakošću.

And in fact, the gay rights movement

I zapravo, pokret za gej prava

asks us to support justice and equality

traži od nas da podržimo pravdu i jednakost

from a space of love.

iz prostora ljubavi.

That may be the biggest, greatest gift

To bi mogao biti najkrupniji, najveći dar

that the movement has given us.

koji nam je pokret dao.

It calls on us to access that which is most universal

On nas poziva da pristupimo onome što je najuniverzalnije

and most intimate:

i najintimnije:

a love of our brother and our sister

ljubavi prema bratu i sestri

and our neighbor.

i našem susedu.

I just want to end with a quote

Želim samo da završim sa citatom

by one of our greatest freedom fighters

jednog od naših najvećih boraca za slobodu

who's no longer with us, Nelson Mandela

koji nije više sa nama, Nelsona Mendele

of South Africa.

iz Južne Afrike.

Nelson Mandela led South Africa

Nelson Mendela je vodio Južnu Afriku

after the dark and brutal days of Apartheid,

nakon mračnih i brutalnih dana aparthejda,

and out of the ashes of that legalized racial discrimination,

i iz pepela te ozakonjene rasne diskriminacije,

he led South Africa to become the first country

vodio je Južnu Afriku dok nije postala prva

in the world to ban discrimination

država na svetu koja je zabranila diskriminaciju

based on sexual orientation within its constitution.

zasnovanu na seksualnoj orijentaciji u svom ustavu.

Mandela said,

Mendela je rekao:

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains,

"Da bi bili slobodni nije samo dovoljno odbaciti nečije lance,

but to live in a way that respects

već treba i živeti na način koji poštuje

and enhances the freedom of others."

i poboljšava slobodu drugih."

So as these movements continue on,

I dok se ti pokreti nastavljaju,

and as freedom struggles around the world continue on,

i dok se borbe za slobodu širom sveta nastavljaju,

let's remember that not only are they interconnected,

setimo se da one nisu samo povezane,

but they must support and enhance each other

već da one moraju podržati i pojačati jedna drugu

for us to be truly victorious.

da bismo mi bili istinski pobednici.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)