They Keep Trying to Erase Us
From Stonewall to Pulse, How Power Turns Policy Into Cruelty
By J. H. Irwin
Author | Storyteller | Exploring the Human Experience Through Words
Author’s Note:
"This article is written from lived experience, not abstraction. Stonewall, Pulse, Pride flags, and rainbow memorials are not symbols to the LGBTQ+ community. They are survival markers. They are grief made visible. When governments erase them, they are not enforcing neutrality. They are inflicting harm.”
When Power Erases Memory, Cruelty Is the Point
When the Pride flag was removed from Stonewall National Monument earlier this month, I felt something deep and familiar. Not shock. Not surprise. Recognition.
