Your cape is ready. Join me.

I've been stitching and sewing and piecing this (and my emotions) together since we learned that the next US President will be Donald Trump.

A world with President Trump is a world that is going to need a lot of progressive, fair-minded heroes. Superheroes.

It's a world that is going to need every one of us to stand up, raise our voices, and use the power of Truth and Love to fight injustice -- what Mahatma Gandhi called Satyagraha.

"Satyagraha is soul-force pure and simple." - Mohandas Gandhi

We have our power. And our cape.

And we will be #StrongerTogether.

Now more than ever.

Lee

Hell No - Identity is NOT a costume! Stand up for Caitlyn Jenner and ALL Trans people!

I really believe in this ALL OUT campaign to stop a Halloween costume store from selling costumes mocking Caitlyn Jenner's recent transition. As they say so eloquently,

"Identity is not a costume."

Here's the full text of their appeal:

Nope. No way. The biggest Halloween shop in the U.S. is trying to sell a costume that makes fun of transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner. That’s right. Spirit Halloween will be telling thousands of party-goers that trans people are a joke.
Caitlyn’s high profile transition gave millions of people a more sensitive understanding of what it means to be trans. But prejudice and violence against transgender people are still rampant. And by selling a Caitlyn costume, Spirit Halloween will be cashing in on this bigotry.
If thousands of us speak out, we can show them that making money out of bigotry is awful for their reputation. We could stop that costume from making it on to the shelves. Sign now and tell Spirit Halloween that being trans is not a joke and this costume has got to go.

You can sign their petition here. I did.

It reads:

TO: SPIRIT HALLOWEEN
By selling a costume of Caitlyn Jenner for Halloween, you would be telling thousands of party-goers that trans people are a joke.
Trans people still face rampant bigotry and violence. It is completely irresponsible to make money out of this prejudice.
Please stop any plans to produce or sell a Caitlyn Jenner costume.

Here's to a season of celebrating our differences with kindness! And let's make that not just for Halloween, but for every season. But let's start here. Now. With standing up for Caitlyn, and for Trans people everywhere.

Lee