Center for Artistic Revolution

Center for Artistic Revolution
Formation2003
HeadquartersFirst Presbyterian Church, 800 Scott St., Little Rock
Director
José Gutiérrez
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page

The Center for Artistic Revolution (CAR) is the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization for the U.S. state of Arkansas. Founded in 2003 by Sabrina Zarco and Randi Romo,[1] the organization is currently headed by Romo[2] and is headquartered in downtown Little Rock.

CAR has been at the forefront of many LGBT-related news events in Arkansas, such as the 2004 ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage (the "We the People Project" was created to educate Arkansans on its LGBT population[3]), the 2008 ballot initiative banning unmarried couples from adopting children,[4] the 2010 controversy surrounding school board member Clint McCance's anti-gay comments via Facebook,[5][6] and the 2011 decision by the newspaper The Batesville Daily Guard to omit a dead man's male lover from his obituary.[7][8]

CAR is also well known for its "Safe Schools Initiative," tackling the issue of bullying, including the bullying of children who may be perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.[9] No gay-straight alliances existed in Arkansas schools when CAR was founded in 2003; by the beginning of 2012, thirteen had been organized, with CAR's help, across the state.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sync Weekly photo: Sabrina Zarco and Randi Romo". Syncweekly.com. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. ^ ".: Equality Federation | Home :". archive.is. 2013-04-14. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ^ "Resist.org Newsletter - CAR Merges Art and Change". Resistinc.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. ^ "Unmarried couples in limbo over adoption ban". FOX 16. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. ^ Koon, David. "Facebook, Clint McCance, and a teaching moment about hate". Arkansas Times. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. ^ "KARK News - Life Lessons from Pleasant Plains". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
  7. ^ "Human Rights Campaign - Vigil Tomorrow at the Batesville Daily Guard". Hrc.org. 2011-06-29. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  8. ^ "Glaad, Hrc, Local Arkansas Advocates Call For Newspaper To Apologize For Omitting Partner From Obituary". Glaad.org. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  9. ^ KUAR National Public Radio - Gay in Arkansas[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Arkansas and Kentucky Join the National Association". GSA Network. 2012-01-11. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2014-06-29.