Dallas activist Mark Reed has been named to the nine-member Board of Directors for GetEQUAL, the national LGBT direct action group.
Reed, who co-owns a lighting company on Oak Lawn Avenue with his partner, Dante Walkup, served on the executive steering committee for last year’s National Equality March. Since then, he’s participated in several GetEQUAL actions. In May Reed was arrested for chaining himself to the White House fence in protest of “don’t ask don’t tell.”
“I accepted a board member position with GetEQUAL because I strongly believe in their mission to inspire our community to rise up and demand full equality and social justice,” Reed told Instant Tea on Wednesday. “For too long we have been asked to be patient for our rights and that strategy has clearly not worked. As Cleve Jones has stated, ‘If we want to be equal, we have to act like we are.’ For me, that means refusing to be treated like a second-class citizen and holding leaders accountable who don’t believe the time is right for our freedom.
“I am very impressed with the talent of people recruited to join the provisional board and am looking forward to working with them to provide leadership and guidance to GetEQUAL. This position is for a six-month period and a decision to remain with the board will be determined at the end of my term.”
According to Reed’s bio on the GetEQUAL website, he and Walkup, who’ve been together for 1o years, plan to marry on Oct. 10, 2010.
Dumb.
Thankfully, GetATTENTION has not attracted any followers or talent.
Hello there, I just wanted to apologize to you all for being a first class as*hat. I really don’t mean what I say, but it happens when I don’t take my meds. Note to self: GetMEDS
Hey, this is kind of cool. I can say whatever I want and pretend I’m whoever I feel like being for the moment. I’m AndrewW and I can conquer the world!
No – wait. I’m Mark Reed. NO NO, I’m Pam Spaulding. Wait! no, I wanna be ALL of my schizophrenic personalities at ONCE! (I really love GetEQUAL, I’m just afraid to admit it) Go GetEQUAL! You ROCK!
Seriously – when are you going to finally ban my IP address? I’ve been waiting for that to happen (and I KNOW everyone else has, as well.) Love, AndrewW
I mean, I hate MYSELF! That’s why I post so much jibberish about people fighting for equal rights and stuff. I don’t belive I deserve them! I simply want to chat with my neighbors and HOPE AND PRAY that they like me. That there is how I plan to solve this whole thing. I HAVE a plan! I HAVE research! But NO WAY will I share it. It’s such secret squirrel stuff, you couldn’t handle it. NOTE TO SELF: GetMEDS (sorry, keep forgetting – you know, schizophrenia and all)
It looks as if Mark reed can post comments. Good, GetATTENTION needs that.
This small band of self-defined “activists” only wants attention. They haven’t done anything of value.
234 years of waiting for equal rights is 234 years too long
Congrats and well deserved. Keep up the good work.
Woops! There I go again! See? It can happen at any time people! I am like the Linda Blair of the LGBT Blog-o-sphere! Seriously Mark, very very HAPPY FOR YOU!
The numerous comments above – with someone pretending to be a regular Comenter – just demonstrate how childish GetEQUAL and their followers are.
I don’t believe GetEQUAL has accomplished anything and I think their publicity stunts are counterproductive, but if they have some Board oversight maybe they will make some sense. That remains to be seen.
SEE? I just changed my name to Childish Comments! It’s that easy folks! I secretly love what GetEQUAL is doing, but don’t know how to admit it. I’m a millionaire BTW – did you all know that? No really – I’M A MILLIONAIRE. I also have nothing better to do than set up google alerts in order to trash anything that conflicts with GAY, INC. — Makes you wonder, huh?
Congratulations to Mark and Dante!! Your courage will keep teenagers from committing suicide.