Like so many, many people I know about and read about, I have almost made myself sick about tomorrow (or this whole month, if things take a lot longer).
I requested November 5th off back in September when I realized how much I am struggling with the very strong possibility of Trump winning.
His supporters like to make fun of people like me; they think we're making a big deal out of nothing, that we hate all MAGAs and "have it in" for Trump.
I think they're wrong about that and I also think they have no understanding of what it is like to be in a marginalized group and to be sweating fear out of almost every pore at the thought of what could happen.
Some of my acquaintances say they support lgbtq+ rights but are still voting for Trump. I say: don't lie.
You simply cannot say you are an ally for queer people and then turn around and vote for someone who, if he gets his way, will role back every single right and progress the lgbtq+ community has made in recent years.
If you care about women, you cannot say that and vote for Trump. Women's lives are on the line.
There is so much more I want to say, but I need to go for now. If you plan to vote for Trump, you are not someone I am instantly going to dislike or lump into one big category that is best not labelled here.
But I will say that if you did vote for him or are voting for Trump, then you cannot call yourself an ally of any group that is marginalized (and I include atheists as well, since they stand to lose a lot as well if Trump is determined to turn Christian Nationalism into a real, solid thing).
No matter who wins(and you probably know who I want to win) things are about to get even messier than they already are,
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