Today, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively abolishing many women the right to an abortion, which was previously protected by the US Constitution. While I probably shouldn't be, I am stunned by this decision. No words come to mind to explain how outraged and heartbroken I am.
I am embarrassed and in a state of pure terror when it comes to the way marginalized people are treated in the US. This extends beyond those with a uterus. The hypocrisy, juxtaposition, and hatred that we see within legislation and our legislators are too much for me to bear.
As far as what to do next, I am lost. As far as changing the infinite amount of issues that the US has, I am extremely concerned that the US never will. How much protesting can one person do? How much can a group of people fight for their rights only to have them be taken away? And what do you do when you cannot convince a group of people who are psychologically manipulated in a cult-like fashion that what they are saying is so unbelievably wrong?
To people of color, to all marginalized, to children, to those who live in states that are taking away a fundamental human right to choose what you do with your body, I stand with you.
Pro-life people are not pro-life at all. They are pro-control and pro-submission. I will not be silenced or controlled. My strength is above those who choose to hurt others. And so, if you are sad and angry and sick to your stomach and want to show those justices what real murder is, you aren't alone. Your emotions are valid.
And while realistically I may not be enough to make substantial change, and I don't feel hope that there ever will be, I won't let this destroy me. That's when those bastards win.
In writing this, I guess I'm trying to find my way out of a pit of hopelessness. I stand with reproductive freedom. And those justices and legislators and politicians who don't can shove it so far up their ass, they choke.