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The District of Columbia Office of Human Rights (OHR) was established to eradicate discrimination, increase equal opportunity and protect human rights for persons who live, work, or visit in the District of Columbia.
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The District of Columbia Office of Human Rights (OHR) was established to eradicate discrimination, increase equal opportunity and protect human rights for persons who live in or visit the District of Columbia. The agency enforces local and federal human rights laws, including the DC Human Rights Act, by providing a legal process to those who believe they have been discriminated against. OHR also proactively enforces human rights in the District through Director’s Inquiries, which allow it to identify and investigate practices and policies that may be discriminatory. We can also be found on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dchumanrights and on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/dchumanrights

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12/30/2020

Today, OHR released the FY19 Language Access Compliance Review. The report provides an overview and analysis of citywide efforts to create equal access for individuals with limited or non-English proficiency. As of 2018, the District is home to nearly 100,000 foreign-born individuals with 30.8% of foreign-born residents age 5 or older having limited English proficiency.

Highlights from the FY19 Compliance Review include:
* Compliance achievements and reporting for 38 covered entities with major public contact and 23 non-major public contact entities detailing performance level of preparedness, accessibility and quality in serving clients
* 183,387 encounters with LEP/NEP customers across agencies
* Language Access compliance training for 41,040 District government employees, including contractor and grantee staff
* 73,277 calls made by frontline employees to reach a telephonic interpreter to communicate with customers speaking 66 different languages
* Translation of 830 vital documents by agencies with major public contact. #languageaccess #limitedenglishproficiency #translation #interpretation

12/01/2020

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12/01/2020

We all have a shared responsibility to protect DC. Wear a mask. Save lives. Stop the spread. Learn more: coronavirus.dc.gov

11/27/2020

Over the past several months, we’ve been challenged, and it’s not been easy. If you need help managing anxiety and stress, please talk to a mental health clinician. Call 1-888-793-4357. We are here for you.

11/26/2020

We hope everyone is saying safe and finding connection (even if virtual) this Thanksgiving! We are grateful for you!

11/26/2020

We hope everyone is saying safe and finding connection (even if virtual) this Thanksgiving! We are grateful for you!

11/26/2020

When around friends and family outside of your household, wear a mask and social distance. Small gatherings do not mean less risk of spreading or getting COVID-19!

11/24/2020

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the culture, traditions and histories of Indigenous people in the United States, as well as acknowledge the many contributions they have made to this country.
Use this time to learn more about the various tribes of Indigenous Americans and what tribal land you're currently on or have lived on. Washington DC sits on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (also documented as Nacotchtank) and over time neighboring the Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
Piscataway, Pamunkey, the Nentego (Nanichoke), Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Monacan, and the Powhatan cultures thrived along the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. (American Library Association). You can use the website from Native Land to learn more about local Indigenous history.

11/20/2020

We all have a shared responsibility to protect DC. Wear a mask. Save lives. Stop the spread. Learn more: coronavirus.dc.gov

11/20/2020

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is a day to honor those who have been murdered because of transphobia and those who have survived gender-based violence. OHR stands with the trans and non-binary community everyday and will continue to fight for the equal treatment of all individuals; today, we honor those who have lost their lives to senseless violence.
#tdor #translivesmatter

11/19/2020

As cases increase nationwide, protect your family: limit exposure to other people, require all guests in your home to wear a mask, and practice good hygiene.

We've created signs for you to print for your home or to share with guests before coming over: bit.ly/dcsignage

11/19/2020

Learn more about available District resources to keep you in your home 🏘by visiting coronavirus.dc.gov/rent.

11/18/2020

The DC Contact Trace Force is part of the team working to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. When they ring, answer the call!

We’re celebrating stories of trans excellence for this week of #transgenderawareness ! gc2b

11/17/2020

Community stories: 2020 Transgender Awareness Week - Google

We’re celebrating stories of trans excellence for this week of #transgenderawareness !

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The trans community consistently uplifts and empowers despite hardship. See how we’re celebrating trans excellence for 2020 Transgender Awareness Week.

11/17/2020

A healthy family is a happy family. Take the time to plan and take steps to keep your loved ones safe this holiday season. Learn more: bit.ly/dcholidayguidance

11/12/2020

November is National Caregivers Month, a time to recognize, support, and empower family caregivers. This is also a good time to remind you of the Universal Paid Family Leave Amendment Act – this law was passed by the DC Council in 2016 and provides a new employment benefit which allows private sector employees in DC to receive paid leave when taking the following types of leave: up to eight weeks to bond with a child (including adopted or foster children), six weeks to care for a sick family member with a serious health condition, and two weeks of personal medical care. Employees are eligible as long as they spend 50 percent of their time physically working in the District. #paidfamilyleave #nationalcaregiversmonth

11/11/2020

#HappyVeteransDay! Thank you to all that have served this country. We honor you today and always 🇺🇸

11/10/2020

The Language Access Program is dedicated to removing language as a barrier to obtaining information and services from the District government. Find out more at https://ohr.dc.gov/page/LAportal/

11/02/2020

Parents have the right to breast/chest-feed in any public or private location in DC and employers MUST provide reasonable accomodations to a breast/chest-feeding person. #Breastfeeding #Chestfeeding #UniversalBreastfeedingSymbol #HumanRightsDC #KnowYourRights

https://ohr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ohr/publication/attachments/Breastfeeding%20DCHOR%20Work%20PlacePosters.pdf

10/29/2020

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month! In 2013, the District put together the Citywide Bullying Prevention Program within the Office of Human Rights. The program, in partnership with Child Trends, aims to reduce incidents of bullying across the city by emphasizing prevention and implementing appropriate procedures when incidents occur. The groundbreaking, citywide approach – moving beyond just in-school policies and procedures – makes it one of the most unique and far-reaching government bullying prevention programs in the nation. You can find helpful tools on our website: ohr.dc.gov/page/bullyingprevention

10/29/2020

@nws_baltwash has issued a Flood Watch for DC until 11PM tonight. Keep these safety tips in mind
📲 Sign up for #DCWx alerts: alertdc.dc.gov
🚘 Turn Around, Don’t Drown - this simple step can save lives
💻 Visit ready.dc.gov/flood for more info

Check out this important article featuring OHR’s own Charles Thornton! Due to the Revitalization Act of 1997, Washington...

10/27/2020

Preparing to Vote, D.C. Residents in Federal Prisons Face Challenges

Check out this important article featuring OHR’s own Charles Thornton!

Due to the Revitalization Act of 1997, Washingtonians convicted of crimes are placed in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Once convicted and sentenced, these individuals are transferred to any of the 122 federal prisons scattered across the country, sometimes thousands of miles away. Recently passed Council legislation lets Washingtonians in federal prisons vote in local and federal elections, but the BOP is making it difficult for advocates to reach all eligible voters.

“The struggle to ensure incarcerated people can vote this November is yet another episode in the District’s long fight to acquire equal voting rights for its citizens in the absence of statehood. While the 50 states are in charge of their own prisoners and facilities, the federal government has, for more than two decades, had jurisdiction over people in D.C. who have to serve prison time, even if they haven’t committed federal offenses.”

D.C. Council legislation lets residents in federal prisons vote, but a lack of cooperation from the Bureau of Prisons complicates the process.

10/27/2020

It’s a celebration! Join the Office of Paid Family Leave on October 28th at 11am for the DC Virtual Baby Shower. Get advice from parenting experts, learn curated mocktail recipes, sweat with a mommy and me fitness class, and hear about DC’s Paid Family Leave benefits. Register today: bit.ly/DCVirtualBabyShower

10/27/2020

Early Voting starts today! Vote Centers will be open from Tuesday, October 27th through Monday, November 2nd, from 8:30 am - 7:00 pm. Early voting does not have to occur in your designated polling place or even your ward. On November 3, 2020 (Election Day), Vote Centers will open from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm. For a list of locations, go to: https://earlyvoting.dcboe.org/
You should have received a ballot in the mail; you don't have to go in person to cast your vote: you can also drop off your completed ballot in the mail or to one of the 55 ballot drop boxes around the city. All the ballot drop box locations can be found here: https://dcboe.org/Voters/Where-to-Vote/Mail-Ballot-Drop-Sites

10/23/2020

Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Social distance. Do your part, DC.

10/22/2020

OHR staff wears purple to honor and to stand with survivors of domestic violence. We join @dccadv in the fight against domestic violence on this #PurpleThursday during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Please remember that the DC Victim Hotline is available 24/7 through phone, text, or online chat at dcvictim.org/ or 1-844-4HELPDC

Last year, Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Offenses and Stalking (DVSOS) was added as the 21st protected trait in the District! Enforced in the employment sector, it means that employers, employment agencies and labor organizations cannot discriminate against someone based on them being a victim or a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses and/or stalking. For more information or to file a complaint, visit our website; ohr.dc.gov.

#SpreadLoveDC #DVAM2020 #SaferStrongerDC

10/22/2020

OHR staff wears purple to honor and to stand with survivors of domestic violence. We join @dccadv in the fight against domestic violence on this #PurpleThursday during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Please remember that the DC Victim Hotline is available 24/7 through phone, text, or online chat at dcvictim.org/ or 1-844-4HELPDC

Last year, Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Offenses and Stalking (DVSOS) was added as the 21st protected trait in the District! Enforced in the employment sector, it means that employers, employment agencies and labor organizations cannot discriminate against someone based on them being a victim or a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses and/or stalking. For more information or to file a complaint, visit our website: ohr.dc.gov.

#SpreadLoveDC #DVAM2020 #SaferStrongerDC

10/22/2020

Are you homebound because of COVID-19? We’re here to help. To request food and other essentials:

☎️ Call: 1-888-349-8323

💻 Online: coronavirus.dc.gov/gethelp

10/21/2020

We all have a shared responsibility to protect DC. Wear a mask. Save lives. Stop the spread. Learn more: coronavirus.dc.gov

10/21/2020

Learn more about available District resources to keep you in your home 🏘by visiting coronavirus.dc.gov/rent.

10/20/2020

The DC Contact Trace Force is part of the team working to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. When they ring, answer the call.

10/20/2020

DC Health’s DC COVID Alert Notice (DC CAN) protects our community while protecting our privacy. If you have an iPhone, opt-in to Exposure Notifications in your device Settings. If you have an Android, download DC CAN from the Google Play Store. coronavirus.dc.gov/dccan

10/19/2020

Feel sick or believe you were exposed to COVID-19? Call a doctor or health care provider. Unable to get tested through your doctor or at a clinic? Go to a public testing site:
coronavirus.dc.gov/testing

10/19/2020

Students and families can receive fresh fruits, vegetables, and non-perishable groceries at several grocery sites across the District. Learn more: coronavirus.dc.gov/food

10/18/2020

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OHR is highlighting and celebrating Fania Davis. Davis is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, restorative justice practitioner and scholar with a PhD in indigenous knowledge. In efforts to bring healing amoung justice in Oakland, Davis currently serves as the founding director of Restorative Justice of Oakland Youth (RJOY). The RJOY focuses on reducing racial disparities and public costs associated with high rates of incarceration, suspension, and expulsion. We recognize Fania Davis because her hidden story inspires! #HerHiddenStory #WomensHistoryMonth

OHR is highlighting and celebrating Urooj Arshad. As an advocate for LGBTQ rights for more than 20 years, Urooj has designed and implemented programs on local, national and global levels, which has led her to becoming a sought out speaker and trainer on these issues. Urooj has been recognized for her work in advancing the rights of LGBTQ Muslims. She mobilized resources and developed programs for several initiatives, including two programs at Advocates for Youth, the Muslim Youth Leadership Council (MyLC) and the International LGBTQ Youth Health and Rights Program at Advocates for Youth, as well as the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD).We recognize Urooj Arshad because her hidden story inspires.#HerHiddenStory #WomensHistoryMonth

District Dialogue Part Two: Can't Fight the Future

For our second installment of #DistrictDialogue we sat down with native DC activist Montae Williams to discuss the power of youth in shaping the most prolific movements in Black and American history. Do you agree with his take? #BlackHistoryDC #BHM2020

District Dialogue Part One: Soul Survivors

Check out part one of our new #BlackHistoryMonth series ‘District Dialogue’. Our goal for these conversations is to connect DC’s future to its history through intergenerational discussions highlighting the perspectives of those living & working in DC. #DistrictDialogue #BlackHistoryDC For our first installment, we spoke with Patricia Mitchell, who serves as Executive Vice President of Industrial Bank. She explained the rich history of black business along the U Street Corridor and how that community supported each other through the city’s peaks and valleys.

Building Bridges Book Club is hosting our second FB Live discussion of the book Biased by Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt. Feel free to share your thoughts, reflections and comments if you’ve read the book.

Building Bridges Book Club is hosting our first FB Live discussion of the book Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Feel free to share your thoughts, reflections and comments if you’ve read the book.

Yesterday, OHR participated in the annual #MLKParade. It was great to see so many people come out despite the cold, inspired by Dr. King’s legacy and activism. Let’s continue his fight for civil and human rights for marginalized groups, right here and around the world! #MLKDay #Ward8 #HumanRights

#HappeningNow We’re out at Marshall Heights Day educating the community on their rights! But of course we’re enjoying this weather and the local talent! Come out for food, entertainment, and family fun! Here until 4pm. #DrumCircle #Community #HumanRightsDC

Meet The Makers

#HappeningNow.... Come tell us about your business and let us connect you to resources!!!#dcbiz #rubyscoops #cakelove #ausomefoods

It's lit! #DCPride

Director Palacio speaking now at Law Library of Congress #Pride #LGBT

Returning citizens are among the most vulnerable populations in our society. Take one minute to hear from two of them, who speak to the importance of recognizing the whole person, not just a past mistake. Help lessen the obstacles for success returning citizens face by attending this weekend’s event, visit rebuildingreentry.com for more details.

Director Palacio has a little dance in her step for the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! Trabajamos para que todas puedan "vivir sus vidas." More to come throughout the month…

30 second #BlackHistoryDC vid. Watch and Respond: How has the Civil Rights Movement inspired you? #BlackHistoryMonth

#BlackHistoryDC Quote Bridge: Rosa Parks

#BlackHistoryDC quote bridge video of the week: OHR staff member Stephanie explains how Rosa Park's actions and legacy impacted her life as a #Black woman, and how it motivates her to help others. #BlackHistoryMonth

Meet Anna: Immigrants Contribute Campaign

Anna, an immigrant from South Korea, talks about why she wanted to be part of the #ImmigrantsContribute campaign. Excited to launch next week!

March on Washington: 50th Anniversary Tribute

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, our staff created this moving video by weaving together powerful moments from speeches given at the March in 1963. PLEASE SHARE to celebrate all that's been achieved, and the work that still needs to be done.

Meet Arnoldo: Immigrants Contribute Campaign

MEET ARNOLDO, one of the nine participants in our upcoming campaign! He talks about the importance of #immigrants to #DC! More info about the campaign coming soon! #ImmigrantsContribute

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The Incident Of Secoriea Turner Shows The Present Mindset Of Society To Disregard Children. She Was Special, As Other Children, And Should Not Have Been Mistreated Like Being Shot, Or Lied To About Christmas With Its Vain Traditions! Children Matter!

How Would You Like If This Happened To You? Christmas Is Troublesome, And Should Not Be Practiced, Nor Should Children Be Tricked By It With Its Vain Traditions! Children Matter!

Christmas Is A Hoax! Stop Being Fooled By It, And Its Pagan Traditions! The World Is In Trouble, Because Of It!😲

Do You Know Who Secoriea Turner Was? She Was An Innocent Girl Shot In Atlanta! She Was Special Like Children Are Which Is Why They Should Not Be Lied To About Christmas, And Its Pagan Traditions! Children Matter! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVzT-2wSrc 😲

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Please Stop Lying To Children About Christmas! Please Stop Lying To Children About Christmas! Children Matter! 😲

How Would You Like Being Lied To? Children, Like Secoriea Turner, Are Special, And Should Not Be Mistreated By Lies Told Them About Christmas With Its Profane Traditions! 😲

This Is How Some People Mistreat Children! Lying To Children About Christmas Is Another Way Too! Researchers In Singapore Found That Study Participants Who Were Lied To As Children Were More Likely To Say They Lied To Their Parents As Adults. They Also Had More Difficulty Meeting Psychological And Social Challenges, And Grew Up To Be More Selfish And Experience More Guilt And Shame. Children Matter!

It Is Just About Sun Worship. Did You Know That Cathedrals Are Designed So Congregations Can Face East For Sun Worship? Christmas Is Also About Sun Worship Which Is Why It Is Celebrated In December, And Children Are Lied To Which Causes Long-Term Effects!

How Would You Feel If This Happened To You? Children Are Special, Like Secoriea Turner, And Should Not Be Mistreated By Lying To Them About Christmas With Its Pagan Traditions, Or Harming Them!

😈The Medellin Cartel kids😈 My name is Dennis Homer Love Jr. As a child in the 1980s I became the first underaged person recognized by the United States government for helping efforts involving the CIA during the Ronald Reagan presidency. Many other kids were recognized after me, but it seems there efforts were not life threatening as mine were. I was privileged to work with or along side of some of Stephen Shaffer's clandestine work involving such people as Barry Seal, Pablo Escobar, Manuel Noriega, Oliver North and South American people that were to be used in an army that would take over locations in various South American countries and create a new country governed by democracy that ultimately would be backed by the USA. Turns out it was a clandestine tactic used to trick Pablo into giving up all his cartel locations used in producing and smuggling cocaine and other durgs into the United States. The CIA got as much information as possible and the executed an airstrike destroying all the locations they knew of with the U. S. Navy from an aircraft carrier off of Peru. Of course under the permission of then president Ronald Reagan. Setting Pablo's cocaine industry back but not out of commission. During all the time I was involved I ended up getting left in South America for a more extended time than planned on. Long story short when I was finally brought back to America by my pastor Fred J Foster he dropped me off on a well known military base in Louisiana called Barks Dale Air Force Base. Truns out I had body parts and military documents of interest to national security at the time. Not really what anyone would call secret but compromising documents of military interest to say the least. I guess you could call me at that time a very patriotic kid as far as believing in the United States of America and as a man I still do. Go Air Force. When I was a child in grammar school Stephen Shaffer of the CIA came and got me one day at Central Elementary School of Calhoun Louisiana. He took me to Mena Arkansas on Barry Seals land where there was a private airport. There was South Americans there who where training with the CIA learning military tactics for a war that never really got fought. Pablo Escobar flew in on a Cessna and Stephen and I where to fly down to Colombia South America to take pictures of the Medellin cartel's durg production. Stephen didn't trust Pablo and thought he would have a better chance at coming back with a kid going along. I had previously met Pablo at Mena with Barry Seal and other CIA and FBI officials. I was there with the boss of the water service company my dad worked for. We where there in Mena delivering a pressure tank to improve the water pressure on Barry Seals land. While in Colombia I met hundreds of kids South Americans staying on the cartels housing. Despite the horrible condition of drug slavery to Pablo Escobar. The South Americans that he had in his control actually had a better from of life with his cartel than they would on there on. However the majority of the drug slaves started out as bought or given from there parents four to five year olds that were kept in cartel housing consisting of a large building for shelter on top of a southern Colombian Mt top. That had dirt floor and a kitchen of sorts were they would make fresh tortilla chips and other simple but wonderful tasting food. It wasn't hard for it to be wonderful because that's all they had. Most all of the boys and girls there were skinny but they had a sick notion of death that is how they embraced looking at it. They were not scared of death as American kids were. There religious views gave them this fascination with death but it was more of a respect than fascination. Despite this and the condition of slavery these kids had the best and most beautiful spirit and attitude towards life. They were very loving and caring kids not like you would find in America due only to environment. I do wish they could have had a chance at freedom in America like all the kids I grew up with. But picking coca leaves and cocaine production and transportation is what life had in-store for them. As long as they followed the rules and obeyed the cartel killers they had a pretty good life but not all of them would be lucky even ones that obeyed were killed at the whim of the cartel killers when the killers were trying to make an example or just horribly wasting lives. The kids grew up in this environment and they were tougher than you could imagine and each one worthy of the best love and environment any American kid has received and took for granted I'm sure. It was a time that happened and I was there as a witness in the late 1980s in Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel housing on top of a southern Colombian Mt top with in walking and viewing distance of the equator. Which is were a sacrificial pit was carved out of the Mt top and were the cartel would burn and destroy bodies from the organ harvesting that was just as big part of the cartel as the durgs were. There was sex education there too. I know I'm not the only one who has went through this but I would guess people like me and my experiences in sex this way are very few and far between. While in Colombia South America in the compound Pablo Escobar used to house his drug trade workers as a grammar school child I was having sex with a Colombian woman and was almost at the peak of what a grammar school boy should have had for one of his first sexual experiences when a cartel killer that had his mind on doing what he did the whole time came up and pulled his pistol out and shot the woman in the head while I was directly on top of her and her face that I was concentrating on suddenly became something that would scar me sexually for the rest of my life with her precious smile turning in an instant to something that would horrify even the most mature. After this the cartel killer wasn't though messing with me and proceeded to cut her up exposing her internal organs and forcing me to help him cut her liver out completely whole without any unnecessary cutting of the liver as a strict punishment if I did. After removing her liver he took it to the kitchen were he proceeded to cut it up as if it were a piece of meat for the market. He fried it up and placed it on the table that evening for supper needless to say I had lost my appetite and did not desire to be around him for some time. The other killers kept criticising me and tried to boost my confidence until I finally got the courage to do the same thing to him I caught him on top of another woman and before he could react I shot his woman in the head the same way except I didn't have any interest in her liver and he showed me his respect from that day forward promising not to do it again as long as I promised the same. Some life lesson I had been forced to destroy something as beautiful as sex by being exploited in death with the pull of a trigger needless to say I have a real hard time forming any kind of bond with a woman. Unfortunately it didn't stop there he noticed that I became very friendly with some mature young teenage Columbian boys that were working in the fields of coca trees and sleeping with them at night I formed a bond very quickly with one in particular that I grew a crush on and basically became his boyfriend and was sleeping with him every night one night weeks after the woman incident the cartel killer came up behind us and I could only think up he was choking him out while we were hooked up but as it turns out he didn't pass out his throat had been cut and I began to have the most tramadic sexually experience of my life he fell limp on to my back and the other boys w told me he was dead but I couldn't believe it I was a child I had no reason to believe it. As his blood ran down my back as I attempted to stand up and kept calling out to him but he wouldn't respond the blood hit the floor with a heavyness that will never forget it sounded like the empting of a full bucket being poured out at once and sent me into a panic that took some of the other boys working together to calm me down long enough for another one to get him loose off of me because rigamortous had set in and I was screaming as I pulled him like a slay back and for over there blankets and them trying to get free convinced he wasn't dead because he wouldn't let go. Then once calmed down the cartel killers demanded that his body be throwed in the pit and only one boy stepped up and offered to help me. As we proceeded to get it over with on the way to the pit it became to difficult to carry him together and the boy decided it would be easier to finish cutting of his head that was hanging by very little and kept slinging back and forth on to his grip he had on him. He decided it was too much indeed for both of us and said if I would carry his head he would carry his torso the rest of the way. By the time I got to the pit I had become carzy temporarily because of all the stress and began to kiss his head crying and sobbing turning into laughing as I tried to push it out of my mind that it even happened. But as I went back and took a shower with the boy who helped me we went back to lay down on the floor to sleep and I realized that I would never really get over it or the women that had been killed and attribute that to my main difficulties forming a bond with any one I love. Having my only sexual relationship with a friend who had a girlfriend and was just really putting me on feeling sorry for me though he never knew about my experiences in South America he would only help me out when I needed him the most and sadly in 2007 after he was having a break down of sorts he took his own life in front of me with a shotgun to the head I tried to get to him in time but he had already pulled the trigger and fell back I reached out to him only grasping a little of his body mass picking him up from the ground to hold him in my arms as I yelled into his face calling out his name he seemed to almost come to one last time and sincing that I was near as if he heard me his face began to smile then fade away into a motion less shattered version of it's original form. He spoke to me repeated before saying that his one wish in life was to kill himself in front of someone that really loved him I always thought he was kidding but it has been my experience in the past that there is never any joking around when suicide is concerned and I do not take lightly to the matter of people making fun of that type of comment. Your life is precious and beautiful no matter how painful or sorrowful it becomes stick it out and hang on. It will get better. It will never rain every day hold on to something stronger than you are. Reach out to the Lord and ask Jesus for help and he will get you though another day. One day at a time and every day is a good day if you don't believe me try missing one it just can't and shouldn't be done. The truth is something that people rarely embrace and even more seldomly tell anyone much less totally stangers but I feel what you hold in secret will destroy you and what you speak honestly about you will be forgiven and Jesus is the only one that I seek forgiveness from and the only person I owe all my life to. I pray to always be as honest as that about everything in my life but it's not easy when it's not tramadic when you see it as every day sin. PS Thanks for listening to my problems hope you don't have any like mine in your life. My name is 🇺🇸Dennis Homer Love Jr.🇺🇸 Left as a guest on a flight from Mena Arkansas to Colombia South America by Pablo Escobar and Stephen Shaffer of the CIA in 1980s. Don't take your freedom and liberty for granted America it costs more than can be paid.💰💰💰💰

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Community stories: 2020 Transgender Awareness Week - Google

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