One of Them Quotes

“Religious leaders liberate themselves from their history of repeated anti-queer actions every time there is a new debate on queer rights. They get a clean slate even thought their hands are muddied with a history of hatred against people like me.

Why do we treat the voice of church leaders as thought they have the same level of understanding of pseudoscientific practices as medical professionals do? While all medical bodies oppose conversion therapy, call it unethical and support banning it, the churches are being treated as though their view could somehow disprove the findings of the medical professionals.”
― Shaneel Lal, One of Them

“I am taking control of my life and demanding better... I am no longer controlled by those who tried to hurt me.”
― Shaneel Lal, One of Them

“White queer people spend more time creating lists of Black and brown majority countries where it is a crime to be gay than acknowledging the virulent racism towards Black and brown queer people in their own countries.

It is easier for them to imagine the countries in which they are oppressed instead of the countries in which they are oppressive.”
― Shaneel Lal, One of Them