Hate crime

[lokifan]

I’ve been rather disconnected this weekend -- working, and the beach, and trying to sort my sleep schedule - so I just heard about the Orlando shooting

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[nimielle]

I read an article today that went along your line of thought and that I really "enjoyed" for as much as one can enjoy an article on a topic like this. The basic premise was that this was not an attack on "the free world" as people like to say, but on "LGBTQA" specifically and that we shouldn't call it anything but that, because sadly, LGBTQA are not as free as other people. We'd like to think so in and in some larger cities that might be the case to some extend, but I for one, live in a city that has the largest pride in Europe and I still hear derogative talk about LGBTQA people almost every week. Also, there is still so much that needs to be made equal, like in terms of marriage and adoption and it's important to remember that we've come far, but there is still a ways to go and thus we can't just say "we" were attacked but rather make sure that allies stand together with the LGBTQA community and keep speaking up for them in situations like now, but in every day matters as well.
I'm really hoping the city I'm staying in will hold some kind of vigyl and if not here maybe when I get home tomorrow. Also am gonna wear all my rainbow ragalia until pride in two weeks.