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I'm just so sad.
I'm all but guaranteed to lose my healthcare, which will be a hurdle unto itself, but so many people have it so much worse. It's not just that rights will be stripped away; it's that the people who are against civil liberties now feel emboldened to aggressively threaten them, regardless of the law. Several of my friends have already reported abuse against them -- sexual assault, verbal assaults, death threats -- just because they are who they are. Women, trans, gay, POC...
And I think about my nieces. The women of the future. This week, a woman with a top tier resume lost a job to a bully without a tiny a fraction of her qualifications. What does that say about the value of hard work? Penis trumps all.
I've been deeply depressed since Tuesday. I broke out in full body hives yesterday as I read reports of more violence and hate crimes. I can't wait two or four years to turn things around. We must act swiftly to stand up against the bullying, the hate, and the incivility. How, though? The task ahead feels overwhelming. But here we are. Here we go.
I'm all but guaranteed to lose my healthcare, which will be a hurdle unto itself, but so many people have it so much worse. It's not just that rights will be stripped away; it's that the people who are against civil liberties now feel emboldened to aggressively threaten them, regardless of the law. Several of my friends have already reported abuse against them -- sexual assault, verbal assaults, death threats -- just because they are who they are. Women, trans, gay, POC...
And I think about my nieces. The women of the future. This week, a woman with a top tier resume lost a job to a bully without a tiny a fraction of her qualifications. What does that say about the value of hard work? Penis trumps all.
I've been deeply depressed since Tuesday. I broke out in full body hives yesterday as I read reports of more violence and hate crimes. I can't wait two or four years to turn things around. We must act swiftly to stand up against the bullying, the hate, and the incivility. How, though? The task ahead feels overwhelming. But here we are. Here we go.