For the kids out there that are worried about what the future holds, especially the LGBTQI+ kids, our brothers and sisters that came before us didn't fight for nothing. Trust me: we will only move forward, but you need to put your fear aside and find the strength to believe that.
Interpretation
The quote encourages LGBTQI+ youth to be hopeful, reminding them of the struggles faced by those before them and emphasizing the importance of belief and strength.
Michelle Visage's quote speaks directly to LGBTQI+ youth who may feel anxious about their future. It acknowledges the struggles and sacrifices made by those in the past, reassuring young people that they are not alone and that there is strength in belief and community. It emphasizes the need to overcome fear and embrace hope, as the journey toward acceptance and progress continues with their courage and resilience.
In practice
This quote could be used during a motivational speech at a pride event.
To see queer people keeping each other down makes me so sad because I've been around for a long time - I've seen the people who came before us fight for what we have right now, and they did not fight like that for us to go backwards.
We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time.
Bathrooms have always been a big issue in my life. My parents fought for me to be able to enroll in elementary school as a girl, which I did. But I still would not be allowed to use the girls' room under any condition.
when the fierce, burning winds blow over our lives-and we cannot prevent them-let us, too, accept the inevitable. And then get busy and pick up the pieces.
Do you know why this world is as bad as it is?... It is because people think only about their own business, and won't trouble themselves to stand up for the oppressed, nor bring the wrong-doers to light... My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.
A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.
It's easier to aim to please and say what others want to hear than to form an opinion and fight for it, even if it means taking a risk or losing your job.
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