Community is an inside job | Denise Van De Cruze | TEDxDonauinselSalon

I am now a half a century old and I find myself Yes. 50 years since the last two days. Yes.And I find myself reflecting on my earlier life as a queer child. I don't know how all of us grew up, but for me, unfortunately, I grew up in an environment that did not fully accept me as I was. And it was really confusing because at the same time that I was not accepted, I did understand that I needed my family.I needed my community. They were integral to my survival. See, my family is a migrant family.We were extre ...