I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't it.
~ Dashanne Stokes
Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.
Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people.
We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges.
Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.
Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change.
Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.
Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.
You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.
A fool can't help but be a fool, but when others follow, he makes a fool of us all.
Privilege doesn't just insulate people from the consequences of their prejudice, it cuts them off from their humanity.
Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those they wish to oppress.
We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts.
P.T.S.D. doesn't make you weak. It makes you a survivor.
Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions.
Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words?
Talk without the support of action means nothing.
One of the best ways you can fight discrimination is by taking good care of yourself. Your survival is not just important, it's an act of revolution.
If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.
Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.
Persecution complexes are reaffirming to those who benefit from unearned privileges.
If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.
Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don't.
Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.
If you can't see past my name, you can't see me.
Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.
If you defend free speech for bigots but not to combat bigotry, then you believe in bigotry, not free speech.
Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.
Bigots often like to say they're the ones being hurt as they oppress and hurt others. Never fall for the 'pity the privileged' routine.
If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.
Trump didn't divide America. He just doused us with gasoline and fanned the flames.
Building bridges takes us further than building walls.
It's a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president.
Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.
Calling for an end to hate shouldn't be treated as a punishable offense.
What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege?
It's terrifying to think you could become the next statistic.
Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them.
Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.
Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.
