Religious Freedom
Everyone has the right to worship as they so choose, or at least they should. Our founding fathers, deists, were adamant about the separation of church and state. The fact that this line is blurring is terrible and hearkens to the day of government enforced religious practice and ostracizing of those who chose to worship something different. The idea that Christianity is the only religion that is true is laughable, and as a pagan, I find the idea offensive that Christians should be allowed to take priority over others.
Mental Health
I'm very vocal about my own mental health struggles. As someone with bipolar disorder, autism, ADHD, and anxiety, I firmly believe in the right to everyone to access good, quality mental health care. People have the right to have medications prescribed that work for them, and be able to work with a therapist to learn skills they need to survive in the world despite their struggles with mental health.
Immigration
Put simply, no human is illegal. We are all humans trying to make it in this would. There is no reason that we should be rounding up people and shipping them back to the places they have left to find a better life. The whole of the United States are immigrants (with the exception of indigenous people). For most of us, our ancestors came to the United States to make a better life for themselves. How can we, as a nation, turn away people today who are doing the very same thing that built this nation?
Racial Equality
Black Lives Matter. It is as simple as that. I support my BIPOC friends and allies just as much as any group I actually belong to. I, as a white person, have to speak up when the opportunity comes. I cannot allow racism to exist around me, for my friends, for my readers, for those I've never met. There is no debate on the issue. All races are equal and deserve equal treatment, and that may mean instances where they are elevated to make up for the losses that came before.
Disability Advocacy
There is a lot wrong with the existing system of disability services and providers. These situations are only worsening as time goes by. Disabled people are expected to live on a quarter of the income of the average person. They cannot marry without losing their meager benefits. And if they are married, and somehow still qualify, they may be stuck with massive medical bills for what Medicaid refuses to cover for them. The country is not built to be kind to our disabled, and that shows how little people care about those who cannot work.
