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Friday, April 22, 2022

First They Came...

And I did not speak...


First they came for the transgender kids 
And I did not speak out
Because I was no longer a kid

Next they outlawed transgender counseling
And I did not speak out
Because I did not need counseling

Then they outlawed all gender-affirming care
And I did not speak out
Because I did not need gender-affirming care

Then they outlawed cross gender presentation 
And I did not speak out
Because I did not go out in public 

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me.

Rhonda Williams 

My adaptation of a poem by Martin Niemöller written in May 1952

Read about Martin Niemöller at Christian History 



2 comments:

  1. How true! When we don't speak up for others or what we believe in, no one will speak up for us either.
    Beth

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