Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

[I wasn't planning to do another LTBGQ+ tweet so son after a week of trans-related ones, but then someone shot up a bar hosting a drag show on the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, killing 5 (two of whom were trans) and injuring several times as many people. (The killer was taken down and beaten senseless with one of his own guns before the police arrived.)]

"[...] First, we know that each victim at Club Q was a beloved child of God, and each member of the LGBTQ community is made in the image of a God who loves and cherishes them. There is no place in this country, our churches or our homes for hatred of God's LGBTQ children. We know that God's heart breaks when members of the LGBTQ community are subjected to violence, hatred or discrimination.

"Second, we know that these horrific murders did not occur in a vacuum. When members of the LGBTQ community are targeted in our laws or in our overheated political rhetoric, it's not long before they become targets of violence. The Trans community, in particular, has been vilified and marginalized, and we must do better. Our faith demands that we love and respect our LGBTQ sisters and brothers as the beautiful creations that they are. [...]

-- The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith (Dean, Washington National Cathedral), 2022-11-21