First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
Poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller
A message to the LGBTQIA+ Community and its allys
Everyday that passes under the current Administration is another day the LGBTQIA+ community is under attack and being erased from history and stripped of recognition. Rightful many in the community are scared but that has made many turn on their siblings in the community thinking it will save them from this harm. That thought process is not true whether someone tries to conform and throw others under the bus they will still end up under the bus themselves. Now is the time to get loud, the time to defend your siblings and defend yourself against erasure.