"GOOD TROUBLE"

 

Representative John Lewis once said " Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble".

Allies and people in power say things like, "you need to wait", "your time will come", "can you find a more appropriate time to do this?"

So when is a good time to talk about human rights?

When will our time come to talk about who we are and talk about our history?

What is "good trouble"? 

In my head it has never been a more appropriate time to discuss trans rights and queer rights. In my head "good trouble" means all trouble. 

Dr. Martian Luther King said once, "...but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."