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Republicans finally admit that ‘yeah, actually, Project 2025 is the agenda’ (www.thepinknews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm going to stick around and fight like hell

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What does fighting like hell consist of?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Honestly, just existing is a part of the fight. If people know a queer person personally and see that they're human too just like them then they're a lot less likely to dehumanize them and are more likely to help protect and fight for them. It's easy to dehumanize and be cruel to a group that you've never interacted with. But if it's your neighbor, friend, or colleague then it's no longer just some abstract concept.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love and live by this quote at the end of Paris is Burning. by Dorian Corey, one of the founding Mothers of ballroom.

It's a 1 min clip worth hearing her say it, but for those who can't watch:

Everybody wants to make an impression, some mark upon the world. And then you think, you left a mark on the world if you just get through it and a few people remember your name. You don't have to bend the whole world. I think it's better just to enjoy it. Pay your dues, and just enjoy it. If you shoot an arrow and it goes real high, hooray for you.

[–] DrDickHandler -1 points 1 month ago

That's cool. Most Americans won't though.