Will
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What was the impact of being with other people after the election? The election was obviously very hurtful but it’s been amazing because I’ve surrounded myself with my family (who 3 of us are gay), and friends (who have immigrant parents), that support group is unique. I think it’s been beautiful. It’s also inspired me to stay loud, not give up. It’s easy to stop talking about it, to normalize it, to just want to be in your house all day (which believe me, I started doing). But being around people who inspire you to fight back, be loud, accept that he’s our president but not what he stands for. And also being comfortable to say to people who try to tell us we’re being whiny babies, it’s time to be brave. If you see someone on the subway here in NYC, don't aggressively come up to them but it’s time to say hey how can I diffuse this, how can I say this is all of our America, not just for one neo-Nazi population. It’s very important to stress that it’s a segment of a population that’s horrible but it’s not all of us. What do you hope to achieve out of this rally and other ones? Just to let NY know that we’re here to get our voice out. I think any kind of rally that you can bring the community together and say love is more important than hate. That we’re not going to stay quiet on this, that we’re going to stay loud and we’re going to let them know that we’re alive and we have opinions. We are legitimate people who are not paid protesters. We have all come here on a Saturday from our jobs, from our daily lives. I came from NJ with my best friend he’s an immigrant and I’m a gay man. We’re not paid protesters we’re fighting to let our voices be heard. |