This is the story I was waiting for @thisisjorge to write.http://fusion.net/story/314007/undocumented-victims-pulse-orlando-shooting/ …
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Jorge Rivas's story brings to light what's just below the surface for so many:
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There are names we won't speak; doing so would out them as queer. There are names we won't speak; doing so would out them as undocumented.
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Hard enough to void right to privacy and speak to reporters about any tragedy. For undocumented/queer people, the difficulty is compounded.
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When a total stranger, @JSmithAD41, told me "pick an outrage" following the shooting, it made me numb. If only it were that easy, Justin.
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The inability of so many people to recognize all of who someone is: queer, undocumented, of color, poor, Spanish speaker, and a lot more...
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That inability is part of why we're here. Here's to see human beings as complex and whole.
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