Just a wee media reflection today, near the start of June and #Pride Month, on the underlying pain of a life made political. Should it come as a surprise that an everyday episode of legal-drama TV gets to the heart of what makes the politicization of queer experience so cruel?
Or is this a reminder that everyday people know what really counts--and it's the cynical political actors who keep trying to drive us to unkind and undemocratic extremes?
#LGBTQ #Law #TV #Humanism
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/whats-so-queer-about-being-here
@MLClark I’m gonna quote some of that in a LinkedIn post and link this article. Thanks.
I'm supremely thankful that you found it useful, GRG! Thanks for taking the time with it. 💛
@MLClark this quote. Perfection:
Every time society stirs up gay, trans, queer, or other forms of minority panic, it strips people of the ability to be people. If you fight back, you’re a political entity. If you don’t fight back, politicians will take away your right to exist safely in public, if at all.
@MLClark my opinion: regular people dgaf about race, creed, or sexual identity. It's mostly politicos and media cretins making the issue to increase ratings and polarity.