Moving To My Community Essay

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Right now, I have no idea what my career path will be, or if I will even be able to advance, give back or serve the LGBTQIA+ community. I do know that in the future I want to give back to the LGBTQIA+ community. I know I want to serve the community. I know I want to advance the community. The only way I know how to do this in the future, as of right now, is to be present for those who need a presence of a fellow queer person. While that sounds incredibly simple, it is an often tiring task. It can be extremely exhausting to absorb the struggles and traumas of another person, especially when you face your own trials each day. But there is something unbelievably rewarding about being present for someone. In the future, I want fellow queer people …show more content…

I will be there for them. Being queer often entails feeling alone in your experiences, I know I have felt so alone it felt like I would never belong. I want to help other queer people from ever feeling alone, feeling like there is not enough space in the world for them. I want queer people to feel welcomed, I want queer people to feel heard and accepted and loved. I don’t want to ever hear about the death of a trans person because they were not protected by the queer community. I don't want to hear about the death of a young queer child who did not feel accepted. I want to provide protection to my fellow queer people. I want to be an advocate for queer people. I want to fight to protect our rights. I want to stand up to those in power and demand that we be treated with respect and dignity because every single queer person is worthy of the utmost dignity and respect. I want to march in the streets and yell and scream and demand that my queer brothers and sisters be protected and valued and shown love. I want to listen to queer people of all ages tell their coming out stories, whether it be for the first time and hundredth time, I want to

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