Still so heartbroken about Orlando and the infuriating irony that the victims were in one of the rar
Still so heartbroken about Orlando and the infuriating irony that the victims were in one of the rare few spaces that they felt safe. Activist Isa Noyola points to something important: in tragic moments like this, we honor the victims, call them brave, show them love. But then what? What about after the wave of media attention has passed? The fact is that LGBTQ folks, immigrants, people of color, Muslims, and others are rarely accepted or cared for by mainstream society while still alive, and remain marginalized.Isa has us thinking critically about how we can do more to respect, care for, and normalize the existence of marginalized people on ordinary days, when there’s not a mass shooting. How to not switch between poles of demonizing and sanctifying—which are really just two sides of othering—but to acknowledge everyone as ordinary human beings, worthy of respect and safety in daily life.**Watch Isa Noyola’s interview on Democracy Now! here** -- source link
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