The Pink Panthers

The Pink Panthers name has been used for several different LGBT rights organizations in North America since the 1970s

The most recent incarnations include:

  • A small organization that does fundraisers to promote gay rights organizations
  • A militant, gay rights collective in Montreal, Quebec

A neighborhood watch founded by members of Queer Nation, that received notoriety when they were successfully sued in 1991 by MGM Pictures, the owner of the rights the Pink Panther cartoon. The neighborhood watch group would patrol areas that had a large number of gang assaults on homosexual men. In NYC, where the Pink Panthers was founded these patrols would generally be in the East and West Village. There was a number of patrols in the rambles (Central Park).

Todd Alan Haley II of Denver Colorado launched The Pink Panther's Movement (PPM) website and Facebook page with the help of activist and LGBT civil rights groups across the USA. Todd A. Haley II is the Queer Nation chapter leader in Denver, Colorado which has led many aggressive tactics towards anti-gay legislation and institutions in and around Colorado and Wyoming. The new venture is unrelated to The Pink Panthers Patrol neighborhood watch in New York City. Haley is using the logo design of the original LGBT activist organization in order to preserve the original Pink Panthers Patrol legacy which has been lost due to legal pressure by MGM and apathy of its original members . Todd Haley II was inspired by the dedication of The Pink Panthers Patrol and didn't want its name to be lost. He also did not want the movement to just be about the rights of LGBT peoples; he also saw a need to engage with several feminist groups around the United States. A feminist himself, Todd began actively engaging to make the party an LGBT and Women's only movement, denying the entry of many conservative heterosexual individuals. The Pink Panthers Movement holds true that they are in fact a non-violent, politically driven, movement where only a select few can now become active members. The cause is to protect LGBTQPA, Women's Rights,and other minorities from defamation, discrimination, and violence. The movement's slogans created by Haley are, "Be a voice in the community...not an echo!" and "Curb your homophobia, we bite back!"

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