Activism takes many forms for sex and gender minorities. Most activism is legal and non-violent, but activists may decide to use extralegal or even violent tactics in some cases, such as ACT UP demonstrations or the Stonewall Riots.
Grassroots activism
- Volunteering and donating
- Letter writing, petitions, phone calls and texts
- Participating in local meetings and events
Organized activism
- Lobbying
- Litigation
- Running for office
- Demonstrating
Economic activism
- Consumer activism: education, boycotts
- Picketing and striking
- Selective purchasing
- Ethical investing
- Economic sanctions
Professional activism
In recent decades sex and gender minority communities have achieved the donor base required to employ professional activists and advocacy groups:
- Law and politics
- Youth
- Race and ethnicity
- Media and arts
- Workplace
- Healthcare
- Sexuality
- Faith-based
- Academic
- Consumer
Extralegal activism
Most activism is legal, but in some cases activists choose to break existing laws to achieve their goals.
- Civil disobedience and resistance
- Political vandalism
- Monkeywrenching and sabotage
- Political violence by non-state actors