How can LGBTQ people, activists, and allies fight back? 'It’s going to take a lot more people giving a shit about this war on queer people, and voting, speaking out, and getting their friends to do the same, than we’ve seen so far,' jaymichaelson writes.
But this strategy works only up to a point. While 87 percent of Americans report knowing someone gay or lesbian, only 30 percent say they know someone transgender, according to a recent
Ultimately, these personal stories—especially what are called “feel/felt/found” stories by allies, meaning “I understand how you feel, because I felt the same way, but then I found….” – were shown during the marriage battles to persuade the ‘movable middle’ to support equality. Such narratives are especially compelling because they give “permission” for people to admit their hesitation, the exact opposite of the puritanical “cancel culture” that often predominates today.
“This is a dark time in our nation’s history,” said Wolf. “We need to lift the stories and experiences of trans folks, non-binary folks, people living at the intersections of marginalized identities. This is a time for allies to lift up those stories, and to share their own stories of why they stand in solidarity with LGBTQ people.”To be sure, there’s no one action, no one speech, no one law that will turn back this tide.
We all know that, mostly owing to larger forces global economic instability and the continued effects of the pandemic, America is poised to return Republicans to power. If you’re not LGBTQ-identified yourself, I invite you to pause and really imagine what that feels like. My community is under vicious attack, and Americans are about to reward our attackers.
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