ABOUT
Truth in Progress is an organization and host of a multi-media project dealing with issues of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. We take a special look at the similar yet different experiences and histories of the Civil Rights and LGBTQ Equality Movements in order to promote dialogue and action about racial and queer justice issues today. We began our journey in 2010, and in 2016 released our first documentary, From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?. We released our second film, From Selma to Stonewall: Navigating the Way and its audio resource in 2020.
BEGINNINGS
Video: Truth in Progress—A Conversation
We began with the ongoing dialogue between the Rev. Gil Caldwell, an older black, cisgender, heterosexual retired pastor and Civil Rights foot soldier, and Marilyn Bennett, a younger white lesbian author and activist. They had been in correspondence about issues of race, sexual orientation, faith, and justice for over fifteen years, having been arrested together in an act of civil disobedience in Cleveland, Ohio in 2000. In the years following, they began a frank, personal, and often humorous exchange about their life experiences and how those experiences have shaped their individual perceptions on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
As they relayed their stories with one another, layers of history and beliefs were pulled back, revealing a process of give and take that continued to inform and form one another. This exchange became a “truth in progress,” a shaping and reshaping of perspectives. We now invite you into the conversation to share your stories and thoughts so that we can foster a broader truth in progress.