Queerness is often about survival. While Torres is alluding to a space free from discrimination and violence, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, queer survival is being threatened even more. As much as we want to create a “safe space,” there is no true safe space as long as people are dying and becoming disabled from COVID-19. COVID-19 is being swept under the rug by our government despite clear evidence that repeat infections can leave lasting damage in almost every organ in the body.7 Currently, there is also a resurgence of anti-LGBTQIA+, anti-Black, anti-immigrant, and anti-free speech rhetoric and legislation. When queer people are denied the chance to exist, we must find a way to live. By critically examining our past, we can shed light on the present.
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1 Articles0 CommentsGwendolyn Hill (she/her) is a fourth year Psychobiology major and copy editor at OutWrite. Her passions include disability justice, accessibility, music, and self-expression through sustainable fashion. She also enjoys reading, photography, video games, and trying new recipes.
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