Dialogue posts This can be a dialogue entry, written by an exterior contributor. The publish expresses the views of the author.
Delight is a celebration of all of the progress that has been made within the struggle for rights and the appropriate to stay a innocent life in peace. Many Elverum residents assist and have a very good angle in direction of the very best issues for Elverum, and we’re very glad about that. We’ve got come a great distance.
We’ve got seen progress, however we additionally see a rise in unfavorable attitudes and hate crimes, particularly towards trans individuals. As well as, the standard of life for these involved as a bunch is way worse than within the case of heterosexuals, the continued discrimination and the variety of suicides communicate for themselves.
We respect the progress and thank those that have stepped ahead, however we’ve taken the baton in hand, as a result of the battle is just not over. It’s more likely to be a perpetual battle – and we as a bunch can’t handle it alone. On this textual content I problem three widespread statements about Delight.
Assertion 1: “I can not put any extra into that risk”
“Then they had been at it once more with this desk. Is not that sufficient now? Have they got to provide a lot away concerning the individuals they love and who they’re? Is not {that a} non-public matter?”. Has anybody heard that mentioned?
We most likely must “hustle” slightly extra. And never just for us queers in Norway and Elverum, however for queers in these nations that aren’t allowed to “fuss”, the place it’s downright harmful to “fuss” about who they’re, who they love or concerning the life they miss. to stay.
Delight is a chance to protest towards these injustices. And we, who’re comparatively privileged in Norway in comparison with different nations, must take the collective duty, queer or heterosexual.
Assertion 2: “It isn’t about me”
Delight is just not a specific curiosity to these of us who fall outdoors the heteronormative. Delight is the marking, wrestle and celebration of variety, inclusion and acceptance of all – and these are values that the river neighborhood can determine with.
A area people characterised by good attitudes advantages everybody. That’s the reason we’re so glad when the heterosexual man and girl rise up! You’re the essential individuals.
Elverum is a small city. There are few assembly locations for queers and few traditions related to a quieter setting. Our metropolis has companies, however they haven’t any companies particularly aimed toward queers, who’re there when life is depressing and who actually know what that is all about.
It is most likely simpler to stay in a much bigger metropolis the place there are extra locations the place you may really feel acceptance, neighborhood and assist. In Elverum, the place “everybody is aware of everybody”, the duty for creating such a sense of safety will probably be extra on each resident. Let those that want that additional reassurance see that it is okay to be who they’re, present them that.
Assertion 3: “They’ll maintain their bizarre issues to themselves”
Sure, I am most likely slightly bizarre. However that has little to do with my bias. Besides that I used to be born queer, my life is just not very completely different from yours. I stand up, placed on the espresso, grease the lunch bins and get the youngsters prepared for college and day care, say “have a pleasant day” to the lady at dwelling with two young children, and rush out the door – all the time slightly late to reach at breakfast time in kindergarten.
I’m going to a job I am fortunate sufficient to take pleasure in, and persistently work method an excessive amount of, similar to another riverwalkers. When the day is over, I pack the pc in my bag and hearken to Lars Mytting on audiobook as I drive from Terningen and throughout the river.
I choose up from the nursery, drive dwelling with the “Badebussen” at full pace on the times my head can take it, flip into the yard and neglect to place the automobile in cost. As soon as inside, I give a tour of footwear I have not changed and the schoolboy will keep dwelling in a grimy LFC go well with with stains I can by no means take away, in any other case I put the shoe in such a nasty place, mom.
Then we sit across the dinner desk and share the nice and not-so-good moments of the day, praying to larger powers that will probably be doable to eat a reasonably civilized meal with out “food-seeing”.
The corporate Hus og Hjem AS continues till the youngsters have gone to sleep, and we will breathe slightly earlier than a brand new day begins, admittedly whereas doing the third shift, we discovered all of the socks that had been thrown. round the home, wash garments and bins of bitter meals. That is not bizarre, is it? Just a little chaotic, possibly, however it’s not about laying. I am mainly quite a bit such as you?
What can the river room do?
It’s clear that we welcome everybody to participate in Elverum Delight 2024. Information, neighborhood and tradition are the principle headlines on the overwhelming majority of occasions. But it surely additionally occurs in on a regular basis life. The dialog you will have with the youngsters about acceptance, the message you give while you hear a nasty angle, and the dialogue about our occasion and Elverum as a beneficiant metropolis. , the center room factor. As a result of it is at Elverum!
See you at Elverum Delight 2024!