DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS : HELPING TO CREATE
ONE COMMUNITY
SFGMCI grew out of what many different types of gay men
were saying they felt about the gay community, what we
as a group of gay men were lacking and what we as a community
needed to do to achieve a vibrant and more caring community.
Most people believed that before we could begin building
something unified, each respective group of gay men had
to deal with their own ‘stuff’. The gay men
we spoke to felt that once each group started coming together
to define and act upon their own issues, needs, and desires,
all groups could come together and begin working towards
our common issues, concerns, desires and visions as a
whole community.
Responding to these needs, SFGMCI initially spearheaded a number
of active culturally specific community groups
and projects; ‘Brothas SF’ for Black gay men,
‘Destino Comunitario’ for Latino gay men,
SF Men of Experience’ for older gay men 50 and above,
and 'Reality Now' a new group for the younger queer men 25 and under.
These groups initiated events and ongoing activities that began to meet the specific desires, needs
and interests of these different groups (i.e., a new Latino
Gay Men’s Pride parade and event, a Latino men’s
newsletter, Brotha’s Think Tank, Generations –
a 20’s to 80’s Salon, Family Sunday Suppers,
and events focusing on racism in the gay men’s community
and internalized racism within the Black gay men’s
community).
SFGMCI is now working in partnership with individuals
and organizations to help bring the diversified
segments of the community together. Our partners have included the LGBT Center,
Safesexcity.com, the Sisters of
Perpetual Indulgence, the Radical Faeries, ThrivingSF,
and NEXUS.
See the page 'For All Men' and the Calendar to see some of our onging activities.
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