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LaKay Cornell's avatar

Thank you for reminding me that I have community and maybe just need to work harder to connect with it. I texted a good friend "Did you hear about Colorado?" And they responded, "Yeah, Colorado Springs is really conservative." I didn't even know what to say back and all the things went through my head, "I also live in a really conservative town." or "Which is important because?" but I didn't send any of it because what I was thinking is, "How can I be okay when they want me dead?"

I had a long talk w my mom, when we were together last week, about how this feels like an indication of one more thing that future generations won't get to enjoy. I had just read Hola Papi's piece on the importance of safe spaces, and we were talking about how these shootings aren't just about wiping us out, they are about getting rid of the places we feel safe. To believe that my daughter won't be able to enjoy being in a gay bar and not being afraid to really show up as who she is - to flirt, to dance, to drink, and to worry not about being queer, but maybe about "normal" things like drinking too much or spending too much money - is one of the saddest parts of my current life.

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Marianne Morris's avatar

Oh Saeed ... thank you for this. "...they’ve got bullets for those of us who dare make it to adulthood." That gave me chills. We're walking targets and it makes me mad and makes me hopeless. But then I remember that when we work together we have power.

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