Our team will walk around town putting up posters and getting into the bars and informing people about the march. On the weekend of Feb. 12, Hardy-Garcia and a dozen members of her staff launched their outreach plan in New York City, passing out fliers in gay pubs and taping fliers to lampposts. Hardy-Garcia said the outreach plan was successful, and she is optimistic about its results in other cities. I get calls from people every day requesting information. People have to remember these groups are often not as big as they seem.
Individual participation is just as important.
What really excites me is someone who is coming here from the middle of the country, who really knows what it's like to be isolated, as opposed to cities that have big pride parades and celebrations. But critics of MMOW argue that the march's platform is not political enough and that it is merely an extension of pride celebrations already hosted by several cities across the country. This is a political march. We have a Congress that did not pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which is outrageous. We are fighting to get Ryan White funding, the battle against AIDS is far from over.