Welcome to Bursting Through ONLINE
Bursting Through ONLINE is the nonsense-free, emotionally safe place for Allies and the Queer Community. The place to bring your fears and concerns about what is happening to the Queer community, have meaningful conversations, connect with like-minded people and discover substantive solutions.
What is the problem we are facing?
Hate is organized.
55% of the US adult population self-identify as Allies to the Queer Community and 7.1% of the US adult population self-identify as Queer.
We (Allies and the Queer Community) are 62.1% of the population. We are the majority, yet the anti-gay movement, comprised of several organizations who identify as anti-LGBTQ hate groups, is stronger than ever and growing.
Hate groups are grassroots, highly organized and constantly taking action. They have won significant battles at all levels of American government and society — from local school boards to the federal courts.
We are not as organized and actionable. We tend to rely too heavily on huge political organizations like HRC and PFLAG to do the heavy lifting, counteract the hate and solve the problem.
We are unsure of what to do when more action is needed and our time and energy is limited. We want to be part of the substantive solution but don’t know how.
What will you do here?
We (Allies + the Queer Community) will come together safely, share our stories and create the small steps of easy activism that, coming from a majority, will create the change we all seek.
When we engage in the old battle, we’re drowned out by the opposition’s willingness to be ugly and abusive, the media’s focus on that ugliness, and the laws that are protecting the ugliness vs the majority.
Here:
We refuse to engage in the old battles and know we do not belong where the system has put us.
We are not engaging in nonsense.
We engage with emotional maturity, compassion, and intelligence.
We add actions to our foundation of love and support.
What do you get? (free subscription)
A community of mindful, awake people ready to move beyond the nonsense.
A different conversation plus action.
Bi-weekly Knowledge and Power emails delivered to your inbox.
What do you get? (paid subscription)
Deeper dives into meaningful, relevant topics through community discussion.
Diving deeper into specific topics with guest subject matter experts including politicians, faith leaders, educators and more.
Achievable action plans.
Quarterly Storytelling Workshop.
Who leads Bursting Through ONLINE?
Hi, I’m Steve Petersen, founder of Bursting Through, leader of the Bursting Through Movement, storyteller, activist, and connector of people.
My 27-year marketing and visual merchandising career took me from rural Iowa to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies in Manhattan, to teaching at a private art university in San Fransisco, and to my current life as a social entrepreneur in Las Vegas.
My professional and personal journey exposed me to diverse people and experiences. I am proud to know and consider friends, those who self-identify as everything from redneck to woke. Along the way, I realized the most powerful part of the human experience is a genuine, authentic connection that we are all seeking.
That realization combined with a deep journey of self-discovery, understanding my privilege, and watching in real-time as my civil rights as a gay man are rolled back, are at the core of Bursting Through.
