Skit: Creating Change DC

We don't need two Human Rights Campaigns. I have a more love hate relationship with the Task Force. They are starting to censor us for the sake of money. I get that. I do something much smaller, and money means a lot to us. We can't do what we do with out coin. I've always been the one to tell my people to do what they want, say what you want, I'll deal with the aftermath after. Its easier to say sorry than ask for permission. That doesn't always work out in the long run. It is a very much short term plan. However, refusing to let there be any workshops about Palestine is clearly taking a side and repressing conversation for the money. That's crap. I hate that. I hate that they are trying to put an age on learning. Like my workshop is about kink. There's no sex, genitals, or graphic images at all. We keep it very pg 13. I learned about kink at 14. Our workshop also focuses on consent and dialogue. I wish I learned about that earlier. I was introduced to it by the people I work with, who I created this organization with at 19. There was a 5 year gap between being introduced to kink and understanding it in a healthy way. I don't care if they go home and start doing kink, because kink is not sex. But I want them to understand power dynamics before they find themselves in a very complicated personal one. I want them to understand consent and how to talk about what you want and need before they get into complex sexual situations where these tools are needed.  I started having sex at 16, before I knew it was suppose to be a conversation. Also our leader and the person I worked closely with left this year. She is the reason we exist. She has always had our back. I need to keep more friends inside than ememies to make this an organization worth my time and one more is gone. Also the personal classist exchange I had when I got there just left a really bad taste in my mouth. I'm worried about where the confernce its self is headed and I'm not going to sit back and let something that can be so great burn. I'm going to try to help save it. However, when I fall on closed minds, I will take this as far as it is useful for us then leave, with no rerets. I hope they can learn before they become outdated.