Thoughts on Justice Ginsbug's Passing
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:11 pm
As usual, my daughter has expressed things far more eloquently than I ever could.
I am scared.
I am in a privileged position, pretty secure, but I am an LGBT woman. I am a dual citizen. I am part of a minority faith. I am a partner to someone who needs healthcare.
And above all else, I am an American who loves her country.
And while I know that disagreement is the heart of compromise, and that it is through a variety of views that we find the best way forward, I am afraid for the future. I am afraid that my sisters and nieces won't have the same chances in life that I have had. I am afraid that I will see my friends' rights curtailed, that I will see my rights curtailed. I am afraid I will see my partner and my family have to make impossible decisions to survive.
I know all these things are already true in this country. I love this country despite where we are now because I love the promise of what it says it can be. I am afraid of where we will be in a few months, and that the promise that is America will be lost.
I am afraid.
I am scared.
I am in a privileged position, pretty secure, but I am an LGBT woman. I am a dual citizen. I am part of a minority faith. I am a partner to someone who needs healthcare.
And above all else, I am an American who loves her country.
And while I know that disagreement is the heart of compromise, and that it is through a variety of views that we find the best way forward, I am afraid for the future. I am afraid that my sisters and nieces won't have the same chances in life that I have had. I am afraid that I will see my friends' rights curtailed, that I will see my rights curtailed. I am afraid I will see my partner and my family have to make impossible decisions to survive.
I know all these things are already true in this country. I love this country despite where we are now because I love the promise of what it says it can be. I am afraid of where we will be in a few months, and that the promise that is America will be lost.
I am afraid.