Intervention 2

 For my second intervention, I wanted to write about LGBTQ+ rights. 

    To this day, children who come out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, some children are welcomed with open arms, while some children sadly are disowned. Parents who do not accept their children often shame their children for wanting to be the person that makes them happy. To me, children or even teenagers who become part of the LGBTQ+ community should not be shunned by their loved ones, but they should be accepted and welcome into their family, even if the family does not understand exactly what the term means. When I was a teenager, I came out as pansexual on Instagram. This meant that I loved a person not based on gender but based on how their personality blended with mine. Once I hit that post button, anxiety-filled me but my mother commented on my post where she wrote that she was happy that I could see love in everyone.  

    I was very happy knowing that she accepted me with just as much love as she did before I came out as pansexual. For my object of protest, I have two flags, one pansexual and the other an LGBTQ+ flag. Protests can be used in different forms, some can be as simple as a flag or a t-shirt handmade, to something written like a speech or a poem. According to the book, "The Interventionalists", many artists in the book use works of art as a way to protest a particular issue. For instance, the book reads, "Lucy Orta's Refuge wear series, she highlights issues of community shelter and mobility through the use of a multiperson tent and clothing," (Chapter Three).

     Lucy Orta made a series of clothing and other things which allowed people who were homeless to access a place to sleep as well as clothes to aid in their struggle. Sometimes, artists may not create something but they may gather with others in order for all artists and other people to discuss their issues. In the same book, it reads, "16Beaver is a network of artists, curators, writers, thinkers, and activists who converge on a regular basis at a space in Lower Manhattan to discuss issues, exchange ideas, and raise questions," (Chapter Four).