I didn't just wake up one day and become an ally, that is a work in progress. There is a lot of stuff that goes through my head that isn't accepting and supportive of marginalized groups. There is a lot of hatred and fear in my heart. I didn't intentionally put it there, but it comes out sometimes and a better part of me wonders where it comes from. I think it's there in all of us in various ways. It's a fear and mistrust of others, it's a monster that is fed when we don't question the quality of information coming into our heads, without or within. It is something we must be vigilant to fight against for our own sake and for the sake of the others around us.
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