Activist Proposes App to Rebuild LGBTQ+ Movement
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An LGBTQ+ activist and founder of the QWELL Community Foundation argues the queer movement has leaned too heavily on electoral politics and fragmented nonprofits, and proposes a coordinated infrastructure centered on a "Virtual LGBTQIA+ Community Center App" launching in 2027. Writing in The Advocate, the activist says the app would use a private directory to steer LGBTQIA+ consumers and allies toward queer-friendly businesses. The proposal cites $1.7 trillion in queer buying power and 192 million Americans who support LGBTQIA+ nondiscrimination as the basis for that business-directed approach. Those figures are the activist's stated rationale for the app, not a demonstrated result of it.
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LGBTQ+ activist and QWELL Community Foundation founder argues the queer movement has relied too heavily on electoral politics and fragmented nonprofits, and proposes a coordinated infrastructure built around a "Virtual LGBTQIA+ Community Center App" launching in 2027. The app would use a private directory to direct LGBTQIA+ consumers and allies to queer-friendly businesses, citing $1.7 trillion in queer buying power and 192 million Americans who support LGBTQIA+ nondiscrimination.
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