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Daniel Welsh: Now More Than Ever, It Is Time to Be Our Best Queer Selves<\/b>
\nIf this horrendous tragedy has taught us anything, it’s that there are real people who will show up to our front door uninvited, and will gun us down because they’re p*ssed off at us having a snog on the dance floor. We need to support each other, because when all’s said and done, we truly are all in this together. We each need to stand up and be counted, put our fist in the air and prove we’re not going anywhere. We need to channel the bravery, strength and courage of those who came before us, and use it to remain defiant, even when that feels like the scariest and most difficult thing in the world.<\/p>\n

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