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On The Day Of Remembrance

Started by Shana A, November 21, 2010, 01:18:44 PM

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Shana A

November 21, 2010, 01:18:44 PM
On The Day Of Remembrance
Filed by: Rebecca Juro
November 20, 2010 6:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/11/on_the_day_of_remembrance.php

A few years ago, I wrote a Transgender Day of Remembrance post for Bilerico Project which connected the issues of employment rights and hate crimes. With today's economy and political situation being what they are, I think it's time to make that point again, but there's more to it than simply access to gainful employment and therefore economic sustainability. There's also the matter of what we're teaching those who come after us.

LGBT kids who grew up during the visibly and at times aggressively homophobic Bush administration are now reaching adulthood to face the reality that they're not going to be welcome or considered an equal in many places or by many people simply because of who they love or how they present themselves to the world. Unsurprisingly, many don't much like what they see ahead for themselves. Horrifically, too many are choosing not to face that future at all.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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