Several hundred thousand ballots were distributed to gays, lesbians and allies throughout the nation and online to determine the platform. March organizers plan to share the event's registration list with state and local groups and donate proceeds to organizations around the country. Ninety percent of proceeds from the march will be divided equally among statewide gay and lesbian organizations, national organizations for gays and lesbians of color and another category not yet determined. Hardy-Garcia said she hopes the march will bring out the largest gay and lesbian vote in history for the presidential election. There's nothing like a national march to inspire people.
Marches are life-transforming for people.
We have a whole generation who has never marched. She said she is aware that early organizing efforts for the March were full of turmoil, but believes as the event draws closer, those days are gone. From the beginning, the Human Rights Campaign and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the groups who first announced the event, have been criticized for attempting to design an event without community input. Detractors also have questioned the event's goals and timing. To Be Young, Black, Gay and Marching By Michael Crawford As an African-American gay activist, it would be as difficult to separate my racial identity from my sexual identity as it would be to separate the left side of my brain from the right.