Letter (2016.037.0225)
Description
Handwritten letter on journal paper that says, “THE WORLD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU / Dear Orlando citizens, beloved victims and you the / heart-broken families that got left behind, I write to you as a fellow human being, full of love, empathy, sadness for what has happened and what keeps happening in the world. I want you to know that you are not alone. We think of you and feel with you from all corners of the world. When the news of this horrid night reached us who live in Shanghai, China, the LGBTQI community and other engaged people organized a vigil in one of Shanghai’s bars. It was a beautiful night where people shared poems, stories, songs, memories and sent so much love your way. I also know you have all the love and support of the Swedish LGBTQI society as well as the majority of people in the Swedish society as a whole. We must stop the thoughts that lead to these actions. We must stop dividing ourselves into categories, boxes creating distance between this idea of “us” and “them.” We are all the same, humans. Gay-straight, man-woman, black-white, rich-poor, we need to stop it NOW. We are humans nothing else! I love you! I cry for you! I will fight for you! With love! As long as I live! And education! / Kirsti Jőnson / Shanghai, China (from Sweden).”
Keywords
China, International Response, Kirsti Jőnson, Letters, Public Reaction, Pulse Nightclub, Pulse Nightclub Memorial, Shanghai, Sweden
Item Details
- Object ID: 2016.037.0225
- Collection Site: Pulse Nightclub
- Collection Date: 07/29/2016
- Size: 8H X 5.5W
