[1]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress

(tw: stories / mentions of sexual abuse)



So we know people in power and conservatives use culture wars in order to
distract and diffuse us from challenging institutions of power, right? I
want to talk about how the attacks on trans and LGBTQ+ people factor into
this. 

The first time I was ever hit on by a grown man, I was about 13 or 14
years old. I still had braces in my teeth. 

I can’t tell you how many stories I, and almost every woman I know, have
about things like this. 

Many of these disgusting attacks on trans and LGBT people are actually
projections of what predatory, cisgender, and often straight men do when
left alone in the presence of women – or sometimes, horribly, children. 

To distract you from challenging the patriarchy, they're trying to get you
to attack the very gender expressiveness of gender non-conforming people
that disrupts the patriarchy.  And it’s the LGBTQ+ community doing much of
the work of challenging those same patriarchal and oppressive norms that
uphold the kinds of silence that benefits abusers.

[ [link removed] ]That’s why we’re reaching out to you today.
Will
you please join us in defending our LGBTQ+ siblings by making an urgent
$6 contribution today to Equality Federation?

Equality Federation is an advocacy accelerator rooted in social justice
and focused on building power for state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) advocacy organizations. 100% of your
donation will go directly to Equity Federation.

It is critical that we stand with our trans and LGBTQ+ neighbors. Their
safety is all our safety.

[ [link removed] ]Support our trans and LGBTQ+ allies today →

✌🏽🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 💕,

Alexandria


 

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