The fight for LGBTQ+ rights continues in the U.S., and today’s politics make it clear: equality isn’t optional, it’s essential. Every law, vote, and voice matters for the community.

There must not be a state—a sovereign state—for sale. It is strange that we have reached a point where a state can even be discussed as a commodity. A state, by definition, is the totality of its land, people, history, and identity.