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Mim Eisenberg (NYer now in GA)'s avatar

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

—Martin Niemöller

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Jeannine Johnson's avatar

In Hawai'i we have mahu (trans) that can navigate between man and woman and our chiefs normally had consorts of both gender. These Republicans sound like the missionaries who came to our Islands and suppressed our culture. "In Hawaiian culture, there was space for monogamous or polyamorous relationships. There was also a broad understanding and acceptance for a variety of sexual orientations, gender expressions as well as sexual and non-sexual relationships allowing people to avoid stigma, trauma and shame. If anything, this seems to indicate that Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiians) of the past saw that having these spaces for varieties and identities to exist and flourish helped to maintain strong relationships with each other, the ancestors and the land itself because everyone felt part of the community and loved." Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp

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