When one out of every five young people caught up in the criminal justice system identify as LGBTQ and when 22% of LGBTQ people live in poverty (including 30% of trans folx) rage at the systems which over criminalize us and marginalize us economically is absolutely legitimate.Īnd just as radicalism is a central part of queer liberation, so is inclusion. And anger – anger at powerful institutions, governments, and people – is an appropriate and understandable response to the injustices we continue to face. The Stonewall uprising afterall was a riot. The LGBTQ community has achieved the levels of equality we enjoy today in part because members of our community refused to play nice.
Radicalism Is Part Of Our History June 22, 2021
