Living Isn’t a Protest: A Letter from the Margins
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An anonymous voice responds to Windsor's recent City Hall protest and the deeper fear behind queer visibility.
By: Anonymous
No matter where you stand on today’s (May 26) protest at City Hall, there’s a bigger truth we need to talk about. Queer people in Windsor don’t feel safe. We don’t feel welcome. A lot of us are still hiding who we are at work, at school, even around our own neighbors. That’s not just uncomfortable. It’s exhausting, and honestly, it’s dehumanizing.
“If there’s even the slightest chance that our rights or our visibility are on the line, of course we’re going to be angry.”
This is a city where holding hands with the person you love can feel like a risk. Where being visibly queer can make you a target. And now with this policy, it feels like our right to be seen is being quietly taken away again. If there’s even the slightest chance that our rights or our visibility are on the line, of course we’re going to be angry.
You cannot ask for calm and politeness from people who are constantly being pushed to the margins. You cannot expect composure from a community that is just trying to live.
-Anonymous
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