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As more people become truly aware of the severity of race-related violence, structural racism, and victim silencing that still occurs in the United States, many people want to become part of movements that create change. I commend these individuals.

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It is not about satisfying your curiosity.

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Know when to speak up. Your friends’ sexist joke isn’t funny and neither is his racist one, so call him out on both.

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Believing in a “we” that matters means taking on a responsibility toward other members of that “we,” as one expects them to return in kind. For me, I can’t imagine a family without trans members.

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2. Realize (mid-way through your freshman year at liberal arts college) that girls don’t like it when you grab their boobs when you’re drunk at parties.

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I don’t care about your feelings of confusion around my gender.

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In past months, the heterophobia tag on Tumblr has turned into a space where heterosexual users can decry “mean homosexuals” who make them feel bad for being homophobic.