
Some of y'all can roll your eyes all you wish, but we have a problem when in this diverse city, it has been 22 years since the last African-American female was elected Houston Pride Grand Marshal on the feminine side in Rev. Carolyn Mobley, and I'll have to go through the historical record to find out when the last African-American male was elected.
So since I brought up the fact we have a problem, I'm going to suggest a possible solution for it.

You also have to take into account not everyone goes to a gay club or the Montrose Center, where those gay print publications are accessible for pickup.
Yes, you could go to TBLG friendly sites like Project Q and TransGriot, KPFT-FM, post it on the Pride Facebook page, Twitter feed and other social media outlets, but once again, not everyone is on the Net, or in many cases aware of what's happening in Houston's LGBT community for a variety of reasons.
Now here's my suggested proposal, and it's an idea that JD Doyle and I were discussing a few days ago.
First order of business is that the Pride Committee must become more diverse, not only ethically, but class wise as well. It's a red flag when Houston Pride is cricket chirping silent about a human rights ordinance (HERO) that will benefit the entire Houston trans, bi and SGL community.
Once those Grand Marshal candidates are selected, announce those elective candidates and the voting period dates at a Pride Perspective community meeting, on social media, and on KPFT-FM's Queer Voices.
That's my suggestions on the subject, and here's hoping that Pride Houston will engage in some hard solid thinking on the subject that will result next year in a more diverse group of Pride Parade Grand Marshals.
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Who is on the PrideHouston diversity committee, when do they meet, are their meetings publicized, and are they open to the public?
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