Chosen Family Open Thread and Safe Space For Healing
Feature image via The Guardian
Hello, my dear friends. It’s been over 24 hours since I woke up to the news of the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and even though I’ve hardly read about or thought about anything else since then, I still don’t know what to say or how to talk about it. A lot of you are probably feeling the same way. Many gay and trans folks who were able to be with chosen family yesterday are back at their jobs today, surrounded by people who can’t understand what’s going on in our hearts right now, or — worse — using this hate crime to double down on racism, xenophobia, and gun mania. So, we thought it might be a good idea to get an open thread going, to create a safe space where we can process and begin to heal with each other’s help.
"You can take my life but you won't stop our voice," sign at Stonewall Vigil says. pic.twitter.com/WGtI5XfdSa
— Ema O'Connor (@o_ema) June 12, 2016
Where to find a vigil to remember the lives lost in the #Orlando terrorist attack: https://t.co/opontXPVpX pic.twitter.com/6NwWSUihGX
— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) June 13, 2016
Sydney pays tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting with a vigil at Taylor Square in Darlinghurst. pic.twitter.com/c36e2efqPA
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) June 13, 2016
This is pride. Toronto stands in solidarity with the LGBTQ community around the world #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/Tof8Qqrsdv
— John Tory (@JohnTory) June 13, 2016
GoFundMe campaign for Orlando shooting victims reaches $1M in record time https://t.co/3tMwHNSPIl pic.twitter.com/g6QllXu4wY
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 13, 2016
World landmarks lit up in glowing tribute to Orlando victims https://t.co/zumrGVMTgh pic.twitter.com/FEfS1wamUC
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 13, 2016
We love y’all very much. We will make it through this together, like we always have done, and always will do.