By Thomas Maxheimer
Make America Hate Again: LGBT+ Centers In At Least Five States Have Been Vandalized Since January
Apparently making American great again was intended only for straight, white, cis gendered men because since being elected, the Trump administration has managed to empower plenty of anti-semitic, anti-ethic, and anti-gay hate as witnessed most recently by the rash of gay bashing and vandalism at LGBT+ centers.
LGBT activist ‘kidnapped and raped by man angry at Donald Trump being mocked’
In France a prominent member of the LGBT rights movement says he was attacked by an American man who told him ‘You people, you hate Trump’. The LGBT activist was against his will, restrained, beaten, and raped.
‘When We Rise’ Reminds Us That Violence Stalked the Ascent of Gay Liberation
When We Rise reminds us that violence is not new in the quest for rights. It also shows us that there was no immediate end of such violence, but more of a long, slow progression over decades. Furthermore, the miniseries slowly and carefully reveals the early days in the push for gay liberation. By cleverly illustrating the daily life of the nation’s first LGBT+ warriors, we can see just how ubiquitous violence was, and that the fight is far from over.
