Hello readers, Welcome back to another edition of the Reckon Report. Usually, I would start this section with a few cheerful quips. Since tomorrow is the beginning of February, it might have been something about Groundhog Day or Valentine’s Day or Mardi Gras. But I’m not feeling particularly cheery this week. The weather in my neck of the woods has been every possible shade of gray for much of the past month and it’s really done a number on me. Below the heavy clouds, we’re also dealing with a lot of heavy news lately. It’s a very fraught time to be a queer person or a Black person or a woman in America, let alone any combination of the three. We’re currently living through a moment in American history where rights people fought for for generations are being rolled back at the speed of light. It’s anxiety-inducing, to say the least. Every new legislative session seems to come with a heavy dose of “How are they going to try to criminalize [insert marginalized group here] this time?” It's exhausting to consider.
I don't want to drag this out, but I do want to say that if your head spins at the thought of everything that's happening lately, you're not alone in that. We've all heard about the importance of self-care in the last few years, but every new attack is an opportunity for community care. Every scary headline in this week's newsletter and newsletters to come is an opportunity for us to try taking care of each other. So let's figure out how to do that. And now, on to the main event. |
