Long Beach Dyke March to take place this week

qvoicenews.com:

Women participate in the 2014 Long Beach Dyke March. Photo: Yvette Jessica. The Long Beach Dyke March will take place this week, and the flyer says it all.                                        “Calling all Dykes!

Queers! Women and Allies! “Now is the time to stand together. “Our right to love! “Our right to marry! “Our right to choose what we do with our bodies! “Come march with us in community and solidarity. “Bring posters.

Bring friends. Bring noise makers. “Bring big dyke energy now” The goal of the Long Beach Dyke March is to “increase lesbian visibility and support the rights of all women regardless of labels, including bisexual and transgender women.” Disparities in health care, equal pay, LGBTQ+ rights, domestic violence, and hiring opportunities are some of the problems women face. “This is not a parade but an exercise in civil rights to peacefully assemble,” the flyer says.

The dyke march will take place Friday at 7 p.m. at Bixby Park. Organizers have not yet released information on the march route.