Ruth Bader Ginsburg: LGBTQ People Shake with Grief and Fear
Our giant has died, and the future threatens
A giant has passed
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg yesterday has shocked oppressed and marginalized people, stunned feminists and women everywhere who revered the tiny judge for her groundbreaking work on gender equality.
Her body may have been small, but she was a giant in spirit.
LGBTQ people especially are grieving. Last night as mourners gathered near the Supreme Court in Washington DC, rainbow flags sprouted from the crowd, surprising no one. Our dedicated friend and champion of decades has passed. We wish to honor her and cherish her memory, but fear is gripping us. The future of our equality and freedom hangs in balance.
LGBTQ equality owes so much to RBG and the Supreme Court
People like to view history as an account of inevitable progress toward a status quo, but that perspective can mislead. The course of human events so often turns on critical moments with outcomes far from assured.
Many members of gender and sexual minorities take for granted a certain freedom in the United States. Depending on where we live, we may have to fight social…
