We at the Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada, along with the rest of our LGBTQ & allied community, are horrified by what happened on Saturday, January 8. We stand with all the victims of this horrific terrorist attack, including the families of those lives lost.
We will all be hoping, wishing, and praying for full and speedy recovery for all the surviving victims, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson, AZ). Rep. Giffords is not only a member of Congress dedicated to doing what’s best for her community and her state, but she is also a strong and steadfast ally of LGBTQ Arizonans who never hesitated to give her principled support to legislation that protects our families and affirms our Constitutional rights.
We are also incredibly proud of Gabrielle Giffords’ intern and out University of Arizona student Daniel Hernandez, and his bravery in saving Giffords’ life and helping others survive the attack as well. Daniel Hernandez, along with other Arizona heroes, such as Dorwin Stoddard giving up his own life so he can save his wife’s, remind us of what can happen when we look beyond ourselves to serve others. Even out of the terrifyingly brutal carnage of Saturday’s attack, these heroes remind us that the compassion, the caring, and the spirit of service of our people is what continues to make America great.
Moving forward, we at Stonewall hope all of us remember this. We also hope that we all remember that our representative democracy is based upon the civil and peaceful discussion of policy and sharing of ideas. Even as campaign rhetoric heats up, we must always ensure that cooler heads prevail and prevent incendiary rhetoric from encouraging further violence like we have seen this past weekend.
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