It's funny that one person can be a huge radical for women's rights, but has been an ableist all their life. Or another person who marches and riots for the demilitarization of the police and fights for black rights but in another context is a homophobe. There are even people in the LGBT community who fight tirelessly for gay rights and marriage equality, but if you ask them about the struggles of the transgender community they wouldn't know what to say.
It's interesting how we distribute hate in this country. One person can be a radical for women's rights, but make no effort to support or show interest in disability solidarity or Black rights. We have people marching and rioting for the demilitarization of the police, fighting tirelessly for black solidarity, but have no interest in supporting equality in the LGBT community. Some members and allies of the L-G-B-T community itself are selective in reference to what parts of the community they want to support. Allies and members of the community spend their lives fighting surface level battles for gay rights and marriage equality, but if you asked them about the struggles or issues in the Transgender community, the suicide rate, lack of medical coverage or the struggles of any other community, they wouldn't have a clue. They focus on the parts of LGBT that they identify with and understand. People in this country support the entities that are directly in front of them. We don't necessary support what is right, but what we are exposed to and what works in our favor. That is just the society we live in.
One of the most important concepts brought to my attention is the idea of the interconnectivity among people. The theory that our dreams and our fears are connected and affected by each other is a idea that may lead to an increase in consciousness and a catalyst to change in our society.
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