The problem, attendees were told, is that we\u0027re getting too good at conducting these kind of events because they happen too often.
People accepted candles, lit them and stood silently by themselves or in small groups, listening intently as the names of the five victims were read aloud.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The problem, those 100 people were told, is that people are getting too good at conducting these events because they happen too often; that there’s too much hate and too many people dying because of it.Article content “I still feel unsafe. I feel more unsafe now than I did seven years ago when I first came out as trans. That should be a staggering fact. We live in a world where a lot of us feel like no one is paying attention, where a government can put out a nice press release or give a little bit of funds and everyone is smiling, and the hate is still there. I think that’s where the rage comes from: the fact that we still have to do this.
“These are the moments that get attention, but we have young folks who lose their lives, young folks whose every day is harassment in school and on the streets,” Johnstone said. “It’s almost like we’re always in vigil mode because the hate is always there, and a lot of the time the world just doesn’t notice it.”
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