Week 5

I contacted my Representative Ms. Dianne Fienstien (D-CA) and expressed a great deal of concern for the treatment of LGBTQ youth in the city of Santa Clarita. Knowing very well that we live in a conservative area, I expressed to her in my email that although I am not a member of said community, many of my friends are, and many of them have experienced hateful remarks. I think because we are confined to the walls of CalArts, and have become accustomed to the community that has been built around us that we tend to forget about the society that lives beyond these walls. I fear not only for my friends but also for myself. In my email, I asked Ms. Fienstien, how can I as a 21-year-old African-American male trust that my life won't be eradicated by a radical supremacist with a gun and badge, who hides behind the law and uses ignorance as a means of justification. I eagerly await her reply