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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses sadness over internal conflicts within the queer community and highlights the importance of honoring past struggles for progress.
Michelle Visage's quote reflects on the challenges faced within the queer community, emphasizing that infighting undermines the hard-earned victories of previous generations. It evokes a sense of responsibility to continue advocating for the rights and dignity of queer individuals rather than regressing to previous struggles, showcasing the need for unity and support within marginalized groups.
In practice
During a pride event, to inspire solidarity among attendees.
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.
There are people who cannot risk loneliness with the experience. They always have to be in a flock and have human contact.
Lies had deserted me, and I felt as lonely as though they had been my only friends.
Let's create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don't fight because of our differences.
One would like to say in the aftermath of the 2008 election that everyone lived happily ever after. But the American drama, especially when it involves race, is always more complicated than that.
Favors cease to be favors when there are conditions attached to them.
Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.
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