I came out 16 years ago this month.
Thinking about this in light of #SCOTUS arguments about LGBTQ rights in the workplace--not because I am hopeful, but because I want everyone to think about what it means to have a governing body discussing your life without you in the room.
Our family with disabilities has taught us:
"Nothing about us without is for us."
As women, queers, Black, trans, poor, disabled, sex working, undocumented folks, the "rights of individuals" mythology of the US political system applies to corporations before it applies to us.
#PrisonAbolition is also about abolishing legal structures that even pose LGBTQ and workers rights as up for debate.
Our ability to live full, healthy, happy lives on our own terms is not a question, it is a right. #SCOTUS
Being queer is not harmful. Being trans is not harmful. Taking away the rights of trans and queer people to work, eat, be housed, have access to healthcare, is the deepest harm. It is not a question of "rights," but of power, domination, and intentional violence. #SCOTUS
P.S. When I say we are "not in the room" I'm not implying I want more LGBTQ justices/judges. I'm implying the court system is rooted in enslavement and colonialism, and real representation isn't more queer people in power, it means new structures that are genuinely democratic.
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