It is our duty to love and protect one another
What is love? Protecting the ones who you love more than oneself. - Unknown
In this community, we will always respect our different religious beliefs! I would like to wish all who are celebrating a happy Easter (March 31), happy Passover (April 22-30), and happy Ramadan (March 10-April 9). May we all work together for a world based on peace and renewal.
Did you know that if nothing changed and America elected a Republican President and one more Republican Senator right now, there would be a National Abortion Ban, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid would be slashed, and there would be zero hope for undoing the damage we have done to the planet? In time, there would be massive book bans, mass deportations, a rollback of same-sex marriage, and an assault on contraception and non-Christian religions.
I know it seems hopeless sometimes because we have MAGA Republicans who have gone radical in pushing their extreme white Christian nationalist agenda. As a Christian, I was taught that we need to take care of the least of us, and well I am not going to stop pushing our lawmakers to do better and protect the most vulnerable in our community. I hope you will join me. I was also taught to love and honor my brothers and sisters who are Jewish, Muslim, and other faiths or who have different beliefs than I do.
As champions for progress, we must double down on our efforts to promote progress and be willing to get uncomfortable. We must push our leaders to do better in our communities, but we must also push ourselves to talk to friends, families, and people about issues and voting.
America is brave because you are. And we need that bravery now more than ever.
Tomorrow is Transgender Day of Visibility, and I want to share a call to action and some information with all of you. A friend and I had a conversation1, and this is how it went:
My friend - "this seems complicated to me. You know I am for equal rights and opportunities, but how do people reconcile the fact that some transgendered athletes may have an advantage over other athletes because of their previous sex?"
Me -"my position is equity. That argument is unfounded for the most part and continues to perpetuate discrimination [check out this article2]. I do not believe anyone has the right to deny another any opportunity or rights based on how they identify. Other countries lead on this already like Australia....And speaking of biological advantage, some girls naturally produce more testosterone, or have an advantage because they naturally produce less lactic acid, allowing them to run longer distances, for example, without feeling as tired. Should we exclude them from school sports as well?"
Another friend shared this -"trans women do not have a biological advantage. Within one year of hormones they have no advantage over cis women. Trans women have been eligible to compete as women in the Olympics since 2004. Not one has made the team yet."
Everyone deserves to live their best lives in whatever way they choose. I respect people who are different or make different choices than me. Preaching or converting them to my chosen lifestyle isn't my job. My job is to love and respect them for who for who they are.
Lastly, I will address the transphobic rants you hear about bathrooms. I am more concerned about Republican lawmakers in my uterus than I am about trans folks in my bathroom.Â
Click here to Tell Congress: Pass the Trans Bill of Rights This Pride Month!
Can you take 1 (one) minute and Tell Republicans: Stop Demonizing the Transgender Community?
Bonus
Tell Congress: Now is the time to ratify the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)
Sign the petition: Starvation should not be used as a weapon
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https://www.npr.org/2021/03/18/978716732/wave-of-new-bills-say-trans-athletes-have-an-unfair-edge-what-does-the-science-s