If you have the emotional capacity today, I’ll invite you to reflect on three questions: How many degrees of separation are you from gun violence? How close is “too close” for you personally? What could you do to impact change for a less frightening and more livable future?
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I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard speculation about the end result of the 2024 U.S. presidential election in the last month. Much of it reads to me like overwhelmed resignation. I believe it’s important to routinely ask ourselves — who benefits from your inaction? If anything, the last several weeks have proven that much can change in a short time.
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As if gender and sexuality weren’t complicated enough, the issues around them become even more complex when you consider all the diverse communities that have aligned themselves in what is often called the “alphabet soup” of the queer community. What was once called simply “gays and lesbians” morphed into “GLB” (for gay, lesbian, and bisexual) and soon after became “LGBT” (to include transgender people). The letters, along with the new identities they signify, just keep coming. Often, when I’m discussing gender and sexuality with a friendly audience, I’ll rattle off the acronym “2SLGBTQQIAA+” just to get a response … and will then proceed to break down the whole thing.
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Do you consider yourself a discerning person? Someone who isn’t easily swayed by pundits or propaganda and can see right through prepared talking points or an agenda? Excellent. Then I will let you in on a dirty little secret about DEI that some people don’t want you to know: You have already benefitted from DEI programs and policies, and you might not have even realized it.
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At a recent panel on diversity in digital media at NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute, I commented on having ADHD and how the insights from inhabiting multiple marginalized identities serve as motivation in my work to make organizations more equitable, accessible, inclusive, and just. As part of my journey, I’ve come to reframe my lived experiences as the source of my capabilities for being an inclusive writer and editor, making me more attuned to power dynamics, missing perspectives, and the people or groups most impacted by policies and decisions.
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