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\"LGBTI\"Remember that day when we were all stunned silent, glued to the feeds of online news sources, watching the Hillary Clinton blue\u00a0wasting away to Donald Trump\u2019s red on a televised US map?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been harder for some Americans than others.\u00a0Suicide help lines for LGBTI in the US were overloaded on that election night<\/a>, which is why I donated $300 to the National LGBTI Health Alliance<\/a> for Edge Environment’s April ‘Make More Good<\/a>‘ donation.\u00a0(LGBTI means Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex, by the way.)<\/p>\n

Imagine being scared that your society just took a collective turn, mentally and legislatively, to a new order that will persecute you, marginalise you and compromise your safety. Imagine how you might fear for your child or your sibling or your best friend.<\/p>\n

Imagine being so scared of the people around you \u2013 your family, your neighbours, even your government \u2013 that you contemplate not living anymore. Imagine feeling so alone and vulnerable that you pick up the phone to talk to a stranger because that might be the only voice to talk you into other options.<\/p>\n

LGBTI kids are\u00a0twice more likely<\/a>\u00a0to attempt suicide than non-LGBTI kids. And that\u2019s undoubtedly an underestimation. We can only wonder how many apparently inexplicable losses were the result of LGBTI\u00a0secrets hidden even from loving and tolerant families, due to an overwhelming fear of social stigma or self-incomprehension.<\/p>\n

Help lines and support groups provide an invaluable service to people in need. They help LGBTI kids and adults, and their families, come to terms with navigating non-binary identities. They provide work-place training and even shelter. Finally, they advocate for tolerance and resolution on a matter that should have stopped invoking hatred a long, long time ago.<\/p>\n

I personally believe that the world would be a much better place if people weren\u2019t so awful\u00a0to each other. I\u2019m happy to enable some of the people who fight for that cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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