“Women, poor people, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, gay men, lesbians,
“Women, poor people, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, inter-sex people, we have been pitted against each other and made to feel like there are limited seats at the table for those of us that fall into the category of ‘other.’ As a result, we have become afraid of one another. We compete with one another, we judge one another, sometimes we betray one another. Sometimes even within our own communities, we designate who among us is best suited to represent us and who, really, shouldn’t even really be invited to the party. As 'others,’ we are taught to be successful we must reject those 'other 'others’ or we will never belong." - Kerry Washington, GLAAD, 3/21/15Source | Photo by David Shankbone -- source link
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