11/06/2024
My friends, there will be lots of doomscrolling and emotional posts today and this week. Love on yourself and your people today, extra hard. Be gentle with each other. Take the time you need to process. And remember, we are a resilient people and will get through this somehow. With that being said, PLEASE go out of your way to send a text, dial a phone, or share a hug with someone deemed “marginalized” today. That’s all of us that are not white cisgender heterosexual men who are married to white cisgender heterosexual women. I type that because ALL of us are the ones they are coming for. ALL of us are in for an eventful four years, with repercussions that will live longer than any of us.
Healthcare at risk.
Marriages at risk.
Social security at risk.
Fertility support and reproductive care at risk.
Employment at risk.
Legal protections for the disabled at risk.
Public education at risk.
Truly free speech at risk.
Truth, honesty and respect at risk.
Citizenship at risk.
Freedom at risk.
Notice I didn’t say anything about LGBTQ+ folks? These issues affect us too. We value and struggle with the same things as everyone else. Our issues aren’t about being LGBTQ+. They are about civility and respect and access. Today, and for the next few years, we ALL deal with the same challenges. We will all got here together and we will all get through this together. I love YOU and I want us all to simply breathe and be kindTori Coopere@highlightr stop striving for better. Tori Cooper
